content to read and explore

I've been treated to a bit of acupuncture lately. Natural medicine that uses the powers of the body fascinate me. So I asked my doctor to recommend a good book on acupuncture. I want to read up on it a bit more so that I can fully understand it. He loaned me his Chinese medicine text from medical school. I'm jazzed.

As a young girl, I wanted to grow up to be the first woman doctor. When I found out that Elizabeth Blackwell beat me to it generations ago, my dream was crushed. I decided to do something better than being a doctor, I pursued motherhood and homemaking. But I never lost my interest in healing.

After having children, I decided I was really glad that I hadn't pursued any career in the medical field. They do not treat the patient as a whole person, isolating the symptom, which hasn't turned out good for my health or that of my family. Little by little I turned to alternatives: chiropractic, nutrition, home birth, homeopathy, herbs, and now acupuncture. If I had locked myself into the world of MDs, I would not have learned of the body's amazing ability to heal itself.

With half my life still left before me, I could still go to school to become a doctor. Only now I'd attend Bastyr University to become a Naturepathic Physician instead of the University of Arizona to become a Medical Doctor. But for now I'm content to read and explore.