1. In January 2006 I suffered very severe anxiety attacks
and panic disorder. It was so severe that every day
I dreaded getting out of bed because I would spend
the whole day thinking that I was going to die.
I couldn't go outside the boundary of my home on
my own and was unable to work and would not want
to be left on my own.

By September 2006 I reached such a state that I had
to try to do something other than take medication as
I was unable to continue and felt I was getting
progressively worse. In desperation for help my wife
looked through yellow pages for possible alternative
treatments and I decided to try acupuncture.

My first week of acupuncture consisted of three sessions.
I have to say that after the first week of treatment I had
made tremendous improvements. I continued to have
weekly treatments and within 2 months I was able to come
completely off medication and I was able to return to
work in the early part of 2007. My doctor could not
believe that I felt well enough to be able to return to
work. I now have acupuncture every 2 - 3 months.
I am confident that having acupuncture was the turning
point in my mental illness and currently feel that I have
made a full recovery.

My personal details are withheld for obvious reasons,
however I am willing to talk and share my experience with
anyone needing help. Please pass your contact details to
Cherry Cross who can then pass them to me and I will get in
touch.



2. I came to see Cherry after three miscarriages,
which the doctors could not explain - there was no
scientific reason for them. Only a very small percentage
have three miscarriages in a row, and after the doctors
conducted tests they were still mystified. When I went to
see Cherry, she took my full medical history.

In the first month she regulated my periods to 34 or 35
days. Previous to this my periods had been anywhere from
35 to 62 days, varying wildly! After this, Cherry went on
to treat me for a 'cold uterus', something not recognised
by western medicine. She used herbs, burnt over some of
the needles, which gave a lovely warm feeling in my
uterus. Three months later I fell pregnant and I went to
see Cherry throughout my pregnancy. I always found the
acupuncture really relaxing and it helped boost my
energy levels.

Just over a year after first going to see Cherry, I gave
birth to a healthy baby boy.

- Kymm Stroud



3. When I first met Cherry, I had been suffering
from ulcerative colitis (bowel disease), for about
four years. I had come to the end of the road with
some of the western medication I had been prescribed,
and was therefore facing having a colostomy
(large bowel removal).

It was my hospital consultant who suggested that I
had some acupuncture, as she had seen previous
patients respond well to this treatment. The
acupuncture I have received from Cherry has not only
helped me cope with the withdrawal from some of the
western medication, but has also kept my disease
stable.

I now feel like a different person as the quality of
my life has returned after four years. Friends and
family often comment on this. The latest hospital
tests show that my colitis has been significantly
reduced over the past year.

In a nut shell Cherry's acupuncture has helped me
both physicaly and emotionaly on the way to a full
recovery without a colostomy.

- Clare Edwards


4. I decided to try Acupuncture because three
years of conventional treatment for a spinal problem
had left me still in constant pain and also suffering
from bouts of depression.

When I met Cherry for the first time, I immediately
felt comfortable. She is a very good listener and
over the course of a few sessions she patiently
developed a treatment which has not only given me
pain relief, but has also helped me to fight
depression and cope better with stress.

I know that my treatment with Cherry has given me a
better quality of life. I am now able to look forward
and have confidence that my progress will continue.
If anyone would like to discuss my treatment, please
contact Cherry for my email address.

call: 07979 743289 or
e.mail: acupuncture@cherrycross.co.uk

Cherry Cross B.A. Lic.Ac. M.B.Ac.C. Clin Ac. China
http://www.acupuncture.org.uk