"In May 2000, our daughter, Sophie was a healthy, active, six-year old, when she suffered an aneurysm and multiple strokes caused by a congenital defect on her brain stem. She was initially declared brain-dead, and then she responded. Thus began a nightmarish hospital stay. She had severe spasms and shaking, and was given a shunt tube to drain her brain fluid. At several points during the hospital stay, she had further trauma, seizures and abnormal drug reactions; when the fluid thickened and could not be drained, she lost more function and brain tissue, almost dying again. After coming home in the Fall, she worsened, and doctors were unable to correct the hydrocephalus. She was given less than a week to live, and was barely breathing, with constant suctioning needed to keep her airway open.

"At this point, we went to Douglas James Cottrell, a well-known local medical intuitive, for a reading; he told us that in the next six days Sophie would decide whether or not to stay. If she chose to do the work, she would improve, but if not, she would rapidly deteriorate and die. He suggested shiatsu and cranial-sacral therapies to support the body while Sophie made her decision. She had daily shiatsu and weekly cranial treatments, and her breathing slowly cleared. By the end of the month, she was breathing without suction. This allowed doctors to change a valve in her shunt. The fluid finally drained, bringing rapid changes: some speech and motor control returned, and she was eating and drinking again. Doctors were astounded at this "miraculous" turnaround. Since then, Sophie has regained a lot of her cognitive function. She has some speech ability and limited use of her right arm. She now attends school. She has had further challenges with improper shunt placement (described in great detail by Douglas's "remote viewing" ability), compromised immune system, and continued spasticity issues. All along the way, we have consulted Douglas when doctors, therapists, or our own intuitive resources were at a loss. We could always count on accurate, detailed descriptions of the body functions, down to the most minute detail, plus reasons for the impairment, and solutions to help correct it. We also benefited from Douglas's insights on the "big picture" as to why Sophie is going through this. This has allowed us to cope and continue the exhausting care that is required. Simply put, Sophie would not be alive if we did not have the information that Douglas provided. The method of gathering this information seems unbelievable to some, but we have come to count on his readings, having seen the proof of the physical information time and again with Sophie's care.

"Many people ask if Sophie has to be present during a reading, and are shocked by the fact that Douglas simply "finds" her mind remotely while in a deep meditative state in another city. However, he describes recent events - such as a seizure from the day before - in such detail, that it is impossible to doubt the accuracy of the physical information.

"Projections for Sophie's recovery have remained constant, with an expectation for improvements as the brain heals, leading to an almost complete recovery of function. The time frames given in the readings fluctuate, as Sophie is very fragile and experiences many difficult impediments to the linear progress of her recovery; however, Douglas continues to "see" her healed in the near future. We continue to shift therapies and remedies, working with Sophie's ever-changing needs and challenges, hoping to maintain her health long enough to allow the brain to heal and take over those functions that we are artificially supporting. Once an improvement in one area occurs (digestion/assimilation, for example), it should lead to improvements in other systems, allowing for the strengthening she needs to do the physical rehabilitation for motor control.

"Douglas offers insight that Sophie's case - and the methods we have adopted to maintain her health - will be studied to the benefit of future generations, changing the way the medical community deals with these fragile children. Most children who suffer aneurisms die, not from the initial trauma, but from the complications afterward. It is this area where we seem to be breaking ground. Already, doctors in Stratford, Canada sent another little girl immediately to the neurosurgeon, because of the knowledge gained from Douglas's insights, thereby sparing her many hours of needless trauma and unnecessary strokes. She was spared the extra impairment and damage that Sophie suffered, because of the use of Douglas's Cayce-style readings. The neurologist who cared for Sophie in the hospital attended a paediatric brain injury conference in Europe, and spoke of our use of cranial-sacral therapy with Sophie. She was approached by doctors in other countries to see how they could use this method to help their patients. We are proud that Sophie's example is already affecting children far outside our immediate circle."

- Tim Weber and Claire Roy-Weber,
Stratford, Ontario, Canada

[The Weber family is grateful for any donations you may make to help them with the financial burden caused by Sophie's medical and health expenses. You can deposit to a special account set up for this purpose at any Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Canada, or you may send a money order from any country to this account: Sophie Roy-Weber, c/o CIBC, 30 Downie St. Stratford Ont., Account # 73-45933, Transit # 00252]

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