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Hello. I hope you are able to set aside a few minutes and read my
story. My name is Jamie Cook, I am 24 years old, and was assessed during
March, 2000 with dyslexia. I can remember driving to Meadowbrook as if
it were happening this very moment. The air was cold and the sky
overcast adding gloom to the day. I was crying, wondering if I would find
any resolution to my unknown problem. My hands were sweating. I was so
nervous and completely scared and wondering if I was dumb or would I
find a reason for my condition.
I was on the road to no-where, sleeping about 23 hours a day, had
just lost my small business, and was confusing everyone around me. I
came from a dysfunctional family and I was determined no matter what to
have a healthy marriage till death do us part and be a very accomplished
mom to our son and future children. I was very depressed for no
explainable reason. (Medication is not a solution). I always wanted to
know why I felt so different from everyone else. Throughout grades 6 -
12 in school my GPA suffered. The harder I tried the more it suffered.
This precluded me from being involved in sports, ceramics, or college
courses I really wanted to take. Continual failure without an apparent
reason wears on a person physically and emotionally.
When people met me we would get along great but for some reason
communication would always cease. I wondered why; I'm a good honest
caring person.
After my assessment at Meadowbrook determined I was dyslexic and they
explained how they could help me correct this condition I awaited anxiously
for the third week of April when I would start my program. My loving
husband watched our son so my time at Meadowbrook would be most beneficial.
I want to find the answers to all my questions. I cried some, came home
exhausted but by the end of the week I was off antidepressants.
Six months
later I would sleep 8 - 10 hours. On January 20th, 2001 I completed my
trigger words and now I sleep 6 hours nightly. I am very efficient at
being a wife, mom, friend, and business owner all at once. All of my
family can finally have talks with me. It's nice being able to talk to
my mom and listen. My business is running again far more efficiently
than before.
The Meadowbrook program is a God Send. I now have control of my life.
My canvas is being painted quite beautifully. Before the program I felt
like a new born foal - afraid of everything and knowing nothing. I am
not, let me repeat, that I am not afraid of failure for myself anymore. I
can do anything I want. It's just up to me to do it.
Sincerely,
Jamie Cook
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