WC AND CERVICAL DYSTONIA

Yesterday and this morning Brother Harold (BH) worked on WC, a new patient who suffers from cervical dystonia. The disease distorts her face, moving her head to uncomfortable positions, and causes extreme pain in the neck and head.

The first visit yesterday, found WC in a dark place; her body was all tied up and twisted, and depression was taking over. It was not a pleasant place to be. I had contacted BH the night before to give him a “heads up” warning of what we were going to see the next morning. It is an unusual disease, and he likes to do his studying before hand. Yesterday morning when we arrived, he started right in, doing his work on her with a plan in mind. After thirty minutes, she was in a much lighter place; she appeared straightened out, and there as a lot more light on her body.

This morning, WC appeared better at the start. BH did his work, and I talked with the daughter this afternoon. She said her mother’s face was a lot less drawn this morning. This afternoon she had an appointment with her doctor, and she came home with her face drawn again. I promised more visits to see if we could win the battle.