My name is David Carlson. I
am 47 years old and I live in Iowa.
On December 31, 1987, I was
out pheasant hunting with a friend. There had been some snow and ice the
night before so the roads were slick. We had been hunting for a few
hours and decided to quit for the day.
We were walking up the side
of the road to our pickup when we saw a car coming toward us over the
top of a hill. The driver hit his brakes and started sliding toward us.
I was hit by the car and thrown 125 feet. Both bones in my lower right
leg were broken.
I later developed
ostemyelitis (infection of the bone) in my leg and have underwent
numerous surgeries (14 within 6 years) since the accident. My doctor has
told me that there is really nothing more that can be done for me, even
though the leg is crooked and I have a lot of pain and swelling. The
lower part of my right leg is much larger than my left leg.
I have had to buy carpenter
pants to wear to work because by the end of the day my leg was so
swollen up that a normal pair of pants would not fit over it. It was so
painful that I was taking up to 16 ibuprofen each day just so I could
get through the work day.
Then I spent my evenings and
weekends laying down with my leg evalated trying to reduce the pain and
swelling. I have not been able to stand up from a kneeling or squatting
position without using some sort of support to pull myself up with and
have been suffering with pain in both knees.
I was introduced to "Noni" in
December 1996. I was really skeptical at first.
It was hard for me to believe
that a fruit could really help people with serious health problems. I
decided that it wouldn't hurt to try it, so I started taking two
tablespoons each morning before leaving for work.
I noticed a difference the
very first day. When I got home from work, my leg wasn't nearly as
swollen.
As the days went on I noticed
more and more improvement. I now get home from work after working a
ten-hour day and my leg is not swollen up from a kneeling or squatting
position without any assistance and I do not have the pain in my knees
either.
I no longer have to come home
and spend all my time laying down. I feel a lot better and have a lot
more energy. My life is finally more than just working and resting. I
have been able to almost stop taking the ibuprofen. I may take two or
three a night before I go to bed but that's a lot better than 16 a
day.
Noni has done wonders for
me.
David A. Carlson
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