Trail of healing 101 begins       For Jan 11th 2016

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FROM A PATIENT:

1. I enjoy:  Chasing my daughter around playing

2. I am confused about: Tantrums and my anxiety

3. My favorite activity is:  Watching movies with family

4. My greatest wish is:  For my daughter to live a full healthy life

5. What makes me special is:  My ability to overcome obstacles

6. I am unhappy about:  Loss of a best friend and then my baby’s father killed himself

7. My father:  Is a loser, however my stepfather is amazing

8. My mother:  Is wonderful

9. Some people: Are judgemental, cruel and ignorant

10. Happiness:  Is my greatest wish and I’m not there yet

11. One thing that I have lost is:  My confidence

12. The best thing about my job (or school) is:  I’m disabled

13. At night:  I toss and turn and wake up startled

14. When I am alone:  I’m never alone

15. I would like to forgive:  Tommy for killing himself

16. I wish others would see me as:  A strong mother

17. Many times I have tried:  to be a strong person

18. I have been surprised about:  How great I changed so far

19. The thoughts that are hard to let go are:  Abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse

20. My best trait is:  My intelligence and compassionate behavior

Trail of healing 101 begins       For Jan 10th 2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

I want to thank you for helping me address the source of my pain and also thank you for telling me it’s OK to take this journey at my own pace.  I think it’s really working!  I am already feeling accomplished just for starting to address my emotional hurt.  thank you for sharing all the messages of hope from these brave women.  Thank you for being you.  You certainly stand out as a Doctor.  I’m heading back across the country but I will remember and take with me your words.

Jessica

Trail of healing 101 begins       For Jan 9th 2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

It would take forever to tell you how grateful I am to God that he blessed me with a doctor like you.  I’ve been your patient for around 30 years and you walked a long journey with me mentally, physically and spiritually.  You were always a doctor that would put your patients before yourself.  When you swore the oath to be a doctor, you did it with a heart for God and a heart for helping many people.  Most doctors are in a hurry when it comes to patients, but you will listen to the patient with a caring heart.  I’ve been so blessed to have you as my doctor and as I grew close to God, I learned through you that we are to love one another.  As God commands.  I pray I may growto love and care for all different walks of life of people like you do.  May God bless you always and in all things.

You are blessed.  I am so grateful that you are my doctor

A.G

Trail of healing 101 begins       For Jan 8th 2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dear Arif,

Today was overwhelming.  I was at the center twice today – once for Ob/Gyn and once for Adult Medicine for my blood pressure.  I was also there Friday.  Today is Monday.  Your kindness and compassion brought me to tears.  I thought previously I may need to use my insurance references to find a new primary care physician – Today I found my primary care Doctor.  It was more of a spiritual visit than a Doctor visit.  When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.  We are all students and we are all teachers. This issue of blood pressure will soon be under hand

Thank You!

D.J.

Trail   of  healing  101   begins       For  Jan  7th   2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dear Dr Shaikh,

Thank you for your insightful book.  It has been very helpful to me as I reflect on choices I have made in my life and the consequences and outcomes that have followed.  The healing tips in your book, on your website and when I see you in the office make me realize some of the destructive behaviors I have allowed in my life and MY ability to make positive changes.  It is no one else’s fault but mine if I can’t be happy.  No one controls my happiness except me – I am the only person that can allow someone to take my happiness away.

I have made some positive changes in my life over the last year.  I’m upset that it has taken me as long as it has to realize the negative influences I’ve allowed around me but I also feel  a certain peace and happiness which I haven’t felt in years – Maybe I needed to experience one to recognize and realize the potential of the other?

Family and friends that care about me tried to help me understand this but I know now that I needed to experience this journey by myself for any lasting changes to be made.

It’s easy to go through each day and think about the future and not realize the best things about the day and timeyou are currently experiencing.  I’m trying to practice being present in each moment.

I am not perfect and each day, I must evaluate myself and make sure I’m not veering off the right path.  I want to continue to evolve and become better each day.  I try to start each day asking God to help me be the best I can be and guide me into making good choices.

You mentioned to me recently that a man that found your healing tips helpful had been throught a lot but he was happy.  That stuck with me.  You also said that most people have to go throught difficult times that test their strength to really appreciate the small things in life.  You said that if everyone would recognize the strengly they have inside of themselves before they are tested, it would make so many people stronger and aware of their full potential.

Thank you for your support and help as I work on my won personal journey.  I hope that I might be able to help others one day realize their potential and ability to be happy.  You are in inspiration to all!

A.H.

Part 2  Trail   of  healing  101   begins       For  Jan  6th   2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

I loved your book “Healing Tips”.  I have been meaning to tell you how beneficial my visits to you have been.  Your book and your encouragement and overall positive approach have been profoundly helpful in restoring my self-image and providing insights into the root cause of my problem.

I just want you to know how much I appreciate your approach.

Stan Shohl

Trail   of  healing  101   begins       For  Jan  5th   2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

You are my friend as well as my physician.  The book “Healing Tips” is a plethora of information.  Many talks we’ve shared over the years have brought to light and many pieces of advice for both of us.  As Ben Franklin once said, “Something well done is better than well said”

You know a spiritual problem can’t be fixed by a physical (worldly) solution.  The man with all the worldly goods and no spirituality is still bankrupt!

The Body, Mind and Spirit needs to be “fed” equally.  Thus starving one will surely sicken ALL!  With that my Doctor, friend and mentor, I close.

John Cavalier

P.S.  At times we must lose sight of the comfort of shore to find and explore new oceans.

Trail   of  healing  101   begins       For  Jan  4th   2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

You’re book Healing Tips has been extremely helpful and insightful to me.  It’s a great guide for difficult times for people everywhere.  Certainly it has helped me a lot with my circumstances.  Many points taught me that foremost we are all important, be grateful, find purpose through suffering, take care of the moment, judge yourself first, we control our reaction to circumstances.  Survive by excercising your mind, body and spirit, your state of mind controls what you see, develop immunity to offences, condemnation and put downs.  Don’t judge successes by outcome, learn from others, and worship God through service, hard work and love.  Think positive thoughts, stay strong and focus on the goal.

You provide inspiration and guidance to so many of us.  When so much turns against us, God sends you full light and wisdom.

Challenge after challenge has visitedus.  Your words come through the clouds.  You provide faith, hope and love.  It comes on a plate of humility.  Your words turn trash into beauty.  You gave a reason to go on, the way to do it, and the genuineness to help everybody listen.  Your words are remembered; your life is admired.

Thanks!

Jerry Sandusky

Trail   of  healing  101   begins       For  Jan  3rd   2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

I want to let every woman out there know that they are not alone and there is help out there for us – we just need to reach out and ask for help and talk about what is going on or what happens in your life.  I have see first hand what happens to someone when they didn’t reach out for help.  My best friend was one of them.  She was going through so much she was abused, raped and beaten by a family member but whe would not go get help.  She kept on telling me she had control of everything.  She got married in 1986 and had a son in March of 1987.  She owns her own hair salon.  She and her husband owned there own home.  She had everything she ever wanted.  That is what she thought.  Just like all of us.  She never did drugs or drink.  One day on a Saturday, she and I were meeting each other for dinner.  When I got to the resturaunt and I was waiting for her we were supposed to meet at 6:00 and she never showed up.  When I called her, I got no answer so I called her husband at his job and he told me to call her mother’s house because she was taking her son there before meeting me.  When I called her mother, she said she hasn’t seen her and she has been calling as well.  I told her I would go to her house to make sure everything is alright.  When I got there the door was hanging half open.  I opened the screen door and yelled for her.  I got no answer, all I heard was her son screaming and crying.   I went in and picked him up and walked back the hall yelling her name.  So I got to her beadroom door and I could not open it – something was blocking it, so I went through her bathroom to enter the bedroom.  When I got there I saw her lying on the floor.  When I went over to her, there was no pulse, so I started CPR and Called 911.  They operator was telling me what to do .  When the medics arrived they took over.  They took her to the hospital but they could not bring her back.  She had overdosed on heroin – which was planned because she left a note for her husband telling him she was sorry but she could not take anymore and that this was the way she could be at peace.  She never did drugs in her life.  She was hurting so bad and thought she could just move on with her life and everything would be alright.  I begged her to go get help and she would always tell me that nobody would understand and they would just judge her.  I just want to let all women out there know that there are people out there who’ve been where we are.  I lost my best friend in a split second and I don’t want to see that happen to anyone else.  So speak up and be heard.  We can do this together.

Tammy Echols

Trail   of  healing  101   begins       For  Jan  2nd   2016

LETTER TO THE AUTHOR:

Dr Shaikh,

I want to say thank you for not only being my doctor but for also being a wonderful, amazing, kind, caring, concerned and gracious human being.  You have a big heart.  I want to thank you for taking time when I come to see you to talk with me.  Everytime you give me more hope and determination and you inspire me to keep pushing forward.  You are my angel from God.  Everyday I wake up I thank God for waking me up and I thank God for you.  Then I go and look in the morror and tell myself everyday that I am beautiful, strong, and I will never let anyone or anything bring me down or hurt me ever again.

I want to let everyone woman out there know that they are not alone.  I am one of a million women that been where you are or were.  I have been raped by my own father from the time I was 9 until age 14 and got pregnant by my father when I was 13, had an abortion.  I was beat with a baseball bat by an ex-boyfriend and he also molested my daughter.  I have been throwen down, stepped on, punched, kicked and called all kinds of names and cheated on.  I started drinking to cover up the shame, hurt, pain and guilt.  The drinking got worse and I would drink a fifth a day everyday and started neglecting my daughter and did not care about anything.

I’m now married to a wonderful man that loves and supports me 100 percent.  I do have my days but I get up and dust myself off and keep pushing forward and tell myself no, not today.  I will not let them control me.  I won’t deny that it is not hard because it is, but I am determined to keep moving forward and to talk about it.  I want to inspire other women that you are worthy and beautiful and strong and you are worth it  –  we all are worth it.

Thank You