Reiki found me

When I got home from my trip I had appointments with many specialists to get tests done to see if my PXE was doing any internal damage. At the time the only thing they found was the change on my skin (at the time it was only on my neck) and a slight heart murmur. Being a teenage girl I was very self-conscious about the skin on my neck, most people thought I looked like a burn victim, so as a jeweler I covered myself in necklaces. I was determined to live my life without dwelling on what could be. I was going to find a way to prevent my sight from going, and since traditional western medicine had no answers, and no treatment, I needed to find another way. As a child I had grown up with homeopathy and chiropractic care, so I knew there were other options out there, I just didn't know what they were. This was back in the mid 90's, before google, before the internet, before pxe.org existed, finding any information about PXE or potential treatment was VERY difficult! The National Association for Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, Inc.(http://www.pxenape.org) was around but the information they had was VERY depressing to read. So I submerged myself in local culture, I grew up right outside of Chicago so this was very easy to do. School was no longer a priority, I just wanted to live life! My priorities became friends, live music, making jewelry, skateboarding, traveling and dancing! I soaked in everything I saw and never took my sight for granted again.
At the end of my junior year of high school I went to Canada for a youth retreat, little did I know this was the trip that would change my life FOREVER! Once there I was introduced to one of our camp counselors who was a massage therapist & Reiki practitioner. I had already received massage before, but I had never even heard of Reiki. I signed up to get a session with her, and that session changed my path in life. When she placed her hands on me I felt something I had NEVER felt before! It was amazing her hands felt like heating pads, hot and comforting, I felt completely safe covered in a warm blanket of Reiki. I felt like this was the answer I was looking for, since the Dr.'s can't help, something inside told me Reiki WILL! I knew after that session that I had to learn Reiki, especially when I found out I can work on myself. So I knew it was now my mission to find a teacher, learn Reiki & teach it to everyone I know!

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This is a photo of the youth retreat where Reiki found me