Maybe this is not a commonly seen problem. But I want to list it to tell you that you should never be scared by any scary and fancy diagnosis. This is the real case I experienced.

I once rented a house, partially for my moxibustion practice as it’s hard to find a commercial location to allow moxibustion, due to smoke, smell, ventilation and safety. I rented the top floor to other tenants to help me cover the rent.

This young lady tenant was about 22 years old. On the first day of her moving in, she told me she was just being diagnosed with some health issues. The doctor told her that she had multi-scoliosis. She said the situation was really bad and complicated, and that she might need more spinal tests, medicine and surgery, etc. I could see that she was really depressed.

Normally, I don’t offer any service to a person unless he or she is seeking my service. But I had a selfish reason: I was worried that she would not be able to pay my rent if she went to the hospital.  So, I decided to offer my help. I had no clue what multi-scoliosis was. I just followed my traditional way of holistic diagnosis. I checked her tongue, her pulse and asked her about all her symptoms. Actually, she had a lot of other issues, such as stomachache, painful periods, stress, depression, sleeping issues, etc. To me, these are commonly seen issues. I told her it was her liver qi stagnation with her stomach and spleen coldness. I told her not to worry. I just told her what she should do for her diet. She said she trusted what I said. After 5 days, she told me she was much better. Then she told me she wanted to try my moxibustion and herbal tea. I did one moxibustion for her and she felt very comfortable. In total, I gave her customized herbal tea two times, each cycle with 10 bags or 10 days of supply. She told me she felt so good. 

To save her money, I suggested that she use a heating pad often, and I told her what kind of habits and acupressure she could do to help herself. I also told her that her problem was also related to the stress from her family. She should learn to trust God and be more peaceful. She is a very bright girl, on her way to getting her master’s degree in psychology. I told her not to let her family issues stop her dream of achieving higher or being healthy. I suggested that she listen to Joel Osteen’s video preaching and let God help her.

So, all was well after quite a while—until the second story below happened.