Little things like seeing her toes move, feeling them, are signs of success for Liza Glynn.
The Brentwood woman suffers from multiple sclerosis, and is confident in her faith that the still controversial liberation treatment will help curb her symptoms.
With a little help from her friends, and relying on faith, Glynn headed south of the border in late February for the chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency treatment known as liberation treatment.
Day one of the trip entailed an MRI that showed two twists in her veins, in her neck and chest. Day two she watched the procedure at the Hubbard Foundation in San Diego.
“I watched the whole thing on the screen,” she said. They hope to follow up in six months to see if there’s a chance to improve her symptoms even more.
The treatment isn’t offered in Canada; it’s still considered experimental. Patients have extolled the virtues of the treatment, while others suffered complications.
“Right away my right arm was a lot easier and the swelling in my feet was gone,” Glynn said.
The Brentwood Bay woman had one goal, to drop some of her symptoms. While she’s still bound by her motorized wheelchair, Glynn has already dropped two of her medications.
“If I can cut back and still be able to function, that’s what I’d prefer,” she said.
While medical experts are still uncertain, Glynn couldn’t fathom not trying the treatment.
“If someone were to do this, they should do it not when they’ve been sitting in a chair for years,” Glynn said. “I wouldn’t wait. Be proactive, do your research.”