Iwas raised in a nice, quiet,remote part of Long Island,New York, in a little town

called Shelter Island. It wasvery quaint and mostly forsecond-home owners and theelite. I went there at age 8 andlived there until age 15, visit-ing during most of my life, asmy grandparents owned ahome there. Little did I knowhow much this place wouldaffect my life, still having animpact upon me today. Yousee, I was drinking the hardwater from a well system that wasloaded with heavy metals, namelymercury and lead. By the age of19, after years of consuming thelocal water, vegetation andseafood, I found myself in a crisisstabilization unit under the care ofa doctor in Florida, diagnosedwith paranoid schizophrenia andbipolar disorder. I was given various kinds of drugs for treat-ment—something was obviouslywrong with my central nervoussystem and brain. Back in 1989,there was little yet known aboutchelation therapy and the removalof heavy metals from the bodyand brain tissues.

I met a holistic physician inBoston at the age of 23 who toldme I did not have bipolar disor-

der, but a Lithium toxicity,because I had been on Lithiumsince age 19. He recommended acleansing program based on thegenotype diet and suggested I takealfalfa tablets, stop consuming allwheat, dairy, shellfish, sugar, alco-hol and tobacco, and drink onlydistilled water. In addition, he gave me an herbal powder containing slippery elm, oat bran,ginger and senna to heal mydigestion track.

Over the years, I kept intouch with this doctor, mostly for support and consultation. In2000, he retired in Livingston,MT. Last year, in June of 2011, I came to see him again andthanked him for all of the won-derful work he did with methroughout the years. I found

myself stayingin Livingston toundergo a seriesof chelationtreatments as I was still toxicin lead, mercury,cadmium,gadolinium and16 other heavymetals! From

what I understand today, cadmi-um is one of the most toxic ofmetals, which is accumulated inthe body in many forms, in par-ticular from tobacco use. (I’vehad a 43-year addiction to nico-tine from first-hand and second-hand smoke.)

I went through treatmentat Absaroka Natural Medicinewith Dr. Seth Stenseth, a natur-opathic physician here in town.(I also sought services from Dr.Karen Stenseth for hormonalissues.) I was on the fast trackto recovery. I have had 17 treat-

ments and found tremendoushealth benefits in my mind andbody. The most impacting resultwas the fact that I got both mylong-term and short-term memoryback, along with many other cognitive abilities. My brain cellscould now communicate withoutinterference with the heavy metalsand were working much better.

To recap briefly about the for-mer “bipolar” diagnosis. Yes, therehave been many psychologicalstruggles in my family of origininvolving domestic violence andother forms of abuse. The times I had to go in to an inpatient psychiatric center were due torepressed traumatic memories thatwere surfacing and because myfather didn’t want to face the factthat he mistreated me when hewas drinking alcohol. He labeledme as the one with the problems;hence, I took on the “sick role”instead of him. In addition, Ilearned how to be verbally abu-sive based on the poor role model-ing of my abusive father. The“psychotic” breaks were caused bya central-nervous-system break-down that was initiated biochemi-

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cally from the years of heavy-metalpoisoning. There are many otherinteresting details in this long journey I have traveled. Along withthe trials I’ve endured, I have alsobeen blessed with many gifts.

To leave you with a note about my professional credentials. I received my bachelor’s inPsychology and Sociology and amaster’s in Social Work and havedone clinical social work in Florida,New York and California. I havespecialized in adoptions, foster care,juvenile delinquency, mental health,homelessness, and geriatrics, withan emphasis in Alzheimer’s care.Currently, I am a holistic practition-er offering my services to the localcommunity and throughout thecountry. I have been training with aholistic physician, Dr. Rick Buckley,who had a great hand in helping mebecome whole and complete.

In closing, I welcome those that are sick and suffering to call ore-mail me with any questions theymay have, so that I may share withthem my knowledge, gifts and com-passion. Dedicating my life to serv-ing others has been a joy and mypath to healing of body, mind andsoul has had many great rewards.

Sincerely,

Michelle E. Buckley, LMSWP.O. Box 348Livingston, MT 59047(406) 223-0039michellebuckley69@yahoo.com

AUTHOR’s NOTE: My purpose is to help otherswho are under the oppression of a DSMDiagnosis (The Diagnostic and StatisticalManual of Mental Disorders). I offer my profes-sional and personal experiences to assist thosewho are open to looking into underlying causesof their symptoms commonly diagnosed asbipolar, ADD, ADHD, depression, etc.—andwho are commonly given drugs to suppressthose symptoms. ALWAYS consult with yourphysician before altering or stopping any pre-scription medication. Recommended Reading:Choice Theory by William Glasser, MD; TheNatural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder,Revised, by Stephanie Marohn (2011).

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