138 QuickCuresforLongstandingIllness
SEVEREMENSTRUALCRAMPSCOSTAWOMANHERJOB
EileneR.cametovisitmethreedaysaftershewasfiredfrom
herjob.Shehadbeenemployedonlyfourmonthswhenhersuper-
visordecidedhecouldnolongercontendwithEilene'sabsenteeism.
Since Eilenehadbeenemployedasanurse'saidandherabsence
meantthattheparticularshiftforwhichshewasscheduledtowork
would go shorthanded at the patients' expense, Eilene was not
consideredagoodemployeeinahospitalsetting.
"Iunderstandtheirproblemandwhymysupervisorfiredme,
butitdoesn'tmakeitanyeasierformetoaccept.Ireallylovedthat
joband hadbeengiving alot ofthought aboutgoingto nursing
school. If I can'tdosomething about thesesevere cramps each
month,itdoesn'tseemlikelythatIcouldholdanyjob."
Eilenehadrunthegamutofnon-prescription medicationsfor
menstrualcrampsandhadalsotakenseveralprescriptionmedica-
tionsinanattempttofindsomethingthatwouldcontrolherpain.It
seemedthatfinding apainrelieveronlypresentedherwithanew
problem.IfthepainrelieverwasstrongenoughtokillthepainEilene
experienced, itwasalsostrongenoughtoaffectherawarenessand
effectiveness as an employee. Eitherway Eilene had agenuine
problemconcerningemployment.
(^4) 'WhenIwasinhighschoolandhadtobeabsentIcouldwork
twiceashardtomakeupfortheworkI'dmissed.I'mafraiditdoesn't
worklikethatinthebusinessworld.
"Iwantyoutoteachmethemetaphysicalhealingtechniquefor
curingmycrampsonceandforall.Myfriend,NormaN.,toldme
thatshehasn'thadcrampsoncesinceshebeganusingthemiracle
techniqueyoutaughther.IjustwishshehadtoldmeaboutitbeforeI
lostmyjob."
WediscussedthestepsEilenewastofollowandsheleftwiththe
statement,"It'stoobadthatwehavetowaitalmostamonthtofind
outtheresults. I'llletyouknowassoonasIknow."
"Eilene,I canguaranteethatthistechnique works.Theonly
reasonwe'llhavetowaitamonthissoyou'llknowthat,too."
OnemonthpassedandIheardnothingfromEileneR.Atthe
endoftwoandahalfmonths Ireceivedaphonecallfromher,
"I'msorryIdidn'tcallyousoonerbutIwantedtomakesure