Originally published June 30 2005
Fibromyalgia sufferer finds healing powers in karate
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
According to the ABQjournal, the pain New Mexico resident Katy Grantham suffered due to fibromyalgia -- brought on when a semi rear-ended her pickup -- led her to believe that she either had to die or get better. When she heard about karate as a mind and body healer, she turned to it, and has never looked back.
Ever been stuck in traffic and glanced in your rear-view mirror only to see a vehicle barreling down on you?
"Is that guy ever going to stop?"
you wonder as your grasp tightens on the steering wheel.
Well, that's what happened to Moriarty-area resident Katy Grantham when an 18-wheeler bore down on her Ford Ranger pickup truck on Interstate 40 near the Louisiana exit in June 1998.
"My neck, lower back and my head were hurt.
I had some brain damage, lost my short-term memory.
"I was in a lot of pain.
I got sicker and sicker from all the stress and pain.
I got so sick I had to retire."
Grantham said fibromyalgia is an "infection that attacks the nervous system.
After multiple operations on her back and neck, Grantham was at her wit's end.
"I told Griff (her husband) that I needed to either die or I've got to get better," she said.
"I did know a little about karate and that kind of thing," said Grantham, who still uses a cane on occasion.
"I fought back with karate and exercise, and I like to work in my yard," Grantham said.
"It took awhile, but they say now I do the kata (forms) horse-stance well.
I still need to work on my kicks.
After a year under the direct tutelage of "Professor" Harry Herrera, she's coached by Moriarty's Rachel Griego, a hairstylist by trade and a black belt at Herrera's dojo.
"She's demanding, but she's a good instructor.
Grantham won the gold medal in the women's 45-and-over kata division in the kenpo/Chinese-styles category at the New Mexico Games on June 11 in Albuquerque.
"And I'm going to the big tournament in Hawaii in October," she said.
But with repetition, a lot of repetition, I get it."
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