I am a 44-year old woman who had been led to believe all my life that I would never be able to enjoy the companionship of a pet, preferably a dog due to my severe allergies. Growing up in the 60s and 70s doctors weren’t curious enough to determine why every time I went to a friend’s house I would get sick. As I got older and wiser it was very apparent to me that any time I was around dogs or cats I would develop several allergy symptoms, rashes, swollen eyes and the worst of all asthma. There were times when the breathing would get so bad I would have to be rushed to the emergency room, but again the diagnosis was always you have asthma, learn to live with it.
As an adult I finally had the skin tests to confirm that I was indeed allergic to dogs and cats. Well until I had children the only option I could see was to stay away from animals as much as possible. Anyone with allergies knows that is not always possible and can make visiting friends very difficult.
When my children were growing up they continually asked why Mommy couldn’t have a dog. They acted like they understood but you know in their hearts they didn’t. When the boys were about 6 and 1 year old we did get a dog, in fact two dogs, one of which we inherited. They both had to be outside dogs, which was fine to some degree but was not the kind of companionship or relationship I wanted or the boys wanted with these new members of our family.
In 2007 when the last of the two dogs passed away of old age my husband and I agreed we would not get any more pets if there was no way we could have the pets with us in the house. A year went by with no pets until just before Christmas 2007 my youngest son, who is 12 now asked for only one thing for Christmas and that was another dog, specifically a puppy he could raise.
After much research on allergy treatments it looked like the traditional allergy shot treatments were still the primary way people were dealing with the problem, and many were less effective than what the patient was expecting. During my research I stumbled upon the NAET treatments and Dr. David Beaulieu. Having a medical background I will say my first impressions of the treatments were this is too simple to work and what clinical proof was there that this would actually take care of a problem I have dealt with for my lifetime. My son’s, during the treatment, would jokingly say “Mom, are you going to the witch doctor today?” because they too couldn’t understand how this could work.
After receiving the basic treatments and then treatments specific to our new puppy I am ecstatic to say that each evening I now enjoy the loving companionship of my dog, Kenai (Goldendoodle). I can breathe; my eyes are not swollen and no more rashes when the dog licks my skin. I can honestly say my lifelong prayer to enjoy the companionship of a pet has been answered and I owe thanks to Dr. David providing me with this new found freedom to enjoy life and for making a believer out of me for alternative type treatments such as acupressure and acupuncture.
I now fully believe that not everything in the world can be cured by a shot or by taking a pill, sometimes it is just learning how the body and mind works. Thanks, Dr. David.
Theresa