I was referred to Edie a few years ago and I can recall debating whether or not I should give acupuncture a try.

Needless to say, I was quite hesitant to receive treatments due to the fact that it requires you to be poked with needles! I was in the midst of receiving fertility treatments then decided – why not, let’s give it a try. As the ol’ adage goes, if the why’s big enough, you can get over any how. Upon meeting Edie for the first time, my anxious thoughts quickly disappeared. She is highly knowledgeable in her craft, warm, and easy to talk to. I could effortlessly sense her desire to help people from the first time I met her. I live on the outer islands and would fly in special for treatments and she was always accommodating to my schedule. She’d even stay late so that I was able to see her. When introduced to Edie, I was facing a combination of fertility issues such as a shortened luteal phase, a thin uterus lining, and endometriosis. She worked in tandem with the fertility specialist I was seeing to help to optimize fertility success. In addition to the acupuncture treatments, I was placed on a regimen of drinking Chinese herbs, taking some herbal supplements, and placed on a diet to help with my endometriosis. Over the course of my treatments, I was able to see improvements. My luteal phase lengthened, blood flow to my uterus increased resulting in a thicker and richer uterine lining, my endometriosis was managed, the size of my follicles increased, and as a byproduct of the treatments – stress was alleviated. Going through fertility treatments can be a very stressful experience because of the fact that you want so badly for it to “take”.

After trying to conceive for two and a half years, the feeling of disappointment became harder to swallow with each “failed” IUI attempt, but it was as if Edie’s desire of getting me to the goal of parenthood grew stronger each time. As my faith began to dwindle, it seemed like Edie’s desire to help me get pregnant intensified, and that rekindled my fading glimmer of hope of someday becoming a mother. I received treatments from Edie for over a year and it was on our 6th IUI cycle that our hopes and prayers came to pass.

Although I finally conceived, treatments didn’t stop at the sign of pregnancy. Edie worked with me throughout my entire pregnancy making sure I got through the critical first trimester, she helped to ease pregnancy symptoms such as nausea and fatigue, and she even helped to induce my labor. You see, my daughter was as happy as a clam in my warm and cozy womb. She didn’t’ make her presence known until 41weeks. Had she been born on time, we would’ve shared the same birthday :)!

On February 27th our little beauty was born! She is nothing short of a miracle. Looking back I often wonder if we would be where we are today if I allowed the decision to see Edie pass me by. Edie’s passion and dedication for what she does changes lives…it changed ours – forever! – Terri K., Lawai, Maui