"Macular Degeneration & Arthritis "

A few years ago I was told that I was very young to have MACULAR DEGENERATION but not much could be done about it. I was told to look at a grid every day to see if there were any changes, and then to call the doctor. I was also told that some doctors think vitamins and minerals might be helpful, and if in 5 years "they" said "Yes, vitamins are helpful," I would have 5 years on it.

Note: Many people do not know what Macular Degeneration is. The Macula is the most sensitive part of the retina. The Macula focuses on the center of our field of vision, controls reading and fine detail work, and eventually people have only peripheral vision. For example, you could see the outline of a clock, but not be able to tell what time it is.

The beginning of June, I could not read a page or two without getting so tired that I had to lie down for 15- 20 minutes. So I had just about stopped reading when my husband and I decided to take our first trip to Hawaii. Let me say it was very depressing not to be able to read more than a few pages at a time about a place I had wanted to go since childhood.

On June 11, 1997, I started taking Noni Juice. After a week I noticed my back did not hurt any more from the ARTHRITIS, and curves in my spine, and I felt FANTASTIC!

About the 25h of June, I realized that I had just read about 40 pages of Noni literature before I tired. Still I didn't make a connection to Noni. After feeling so good and telling others about Noni I became a distributor and ordered the Satellite Video.

On the video Dr. Mona Harrison was talking about Macular Degeneration and that it was reversing the problem. That is when I realized what was happening to my eyes; they were getting better. Thank you, Morinda, and Dr. Ralph Heinicke for all your work in bringing Noni to the world It's been an answer to my prayers.

On August 27, 1997, while helping out a new distributor, I realized that I could make out the "a's, e's, c's, o's in print. Before that the print was blurred, and I would guess most of the time as to what the sentence said. In checking the grid (that I hadn't looked at for a while), I also realized that there were VERY FEW wavy lines, so I am extremely anxious to see my doctor in October.

September 19, 1997: I can thread a needle again. I can actually see the eye of the needle!

Update: October 24, 1997. I went in yesterday for my yearly check-up on the Macular Degeneration. The doctor came in and said that the Macular Degeneration was not worse. I asked, "Is it better?" He answered, "Well, it is easier to see if something is worse than better, and you are the better judge of that."

So I told him about the reading, etc. He seemed very interested, and I think was ... because he was the one who told me to go ahead and take vitamins in case five years down the road the "experts" would say, "Yes, vitamins really do help with Macular Degeneration.".

Since I first found out about the Macular Degeneration on December 4, 1995, I have had three more prescription changes for my lenses. Now my eyes are back to what they were on December 4, 1995, and again I will say, Thank you Lord.

Prayers are answered, and how many other people are also praying for help or a miracle that we might be able to help with God's wonderful gift to us of Noni Juice.

We simply have to tell all the world about Noni!

Jean Bartel - Oct. 25,1997

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