Dear Andrea,

How can I ever begin to thank you for the help that you have given Laura? Flowers hardly seem adequate to say thank you for dramatically improving my child's life. Moreover how can I find enough words to express my feelings of gratitude? Maybe a description of our day last week will illustrate Laura's changes and explain both my effusiveness and my difficulty with finding enough ways to tell you thank you.

Until now our mornings had been quite a struggle. Laura has always woken up in a particularly surly mood. She was overwhelmed, negative and subject to constant helpless fits over every task and transition. We walked on eggshells with her for fear that the tiniest thing could send her into a rage.

Now let me describe a recent morning. To surprise us Laura woke up and without being asked meticulously cleaned up her room. She selected her clothes, dressed, washed her face and brushed her hair all on her own. Previously, each of these tasks would have either been a terrible struggle or impossible for her to do by herself. Now it appears easy and she is so proud and happy to finally be able to do a good job.

Laura can also enjoy physical affection for the first time in her life. Andrea, just imagine that I have not been able to hug, kiss or even look at my child without her being uncomfortable for her entire 6 years! Now she does not recoil angrily at the slightest touch. She actually welcomes and initiates cuddling. I finally, finally feel free to love her totally for the first time in her life.

I commented to her that her music (The Listening Program) makes her seem calmer and happier. Her reply was the music therapy "helps me to think."

Thank you, thank you, thank you Andrea for the dramatic healing that you have brought Laura and all of us Lundegards. I have told Laura's symptoms to many professionals and have always been told that she was fine. I always knew that she wasn't. Now finally she has a treatment and is improving in what Dave calls "chunks." Your help has spared Laura so much present and future pain.

She is so relieved, we are so relieved. We are so very grateful to you. She used to begin every day struggling and growling, "I hate everything!" Now she begins every day happily and in the same way. The first thing she does on awakening is to locate me and say "I love you Mama!" Words fail!

Sincerely,
Jane Lundegard