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| June, 2009 | ||||
An Appreciation for Luelle (1909 -2002)- Alan V. Schmukler |
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| Luelle Hamilton was a physician, naturopath and poet for 49 years. In her eighties, she would still drive a hundred miles to see patients too sick to reach her. She would get in her little Volkswagon and tear down the road. Her healing methods included osteopathic manipulation, diet, homeopathy, herbs, drainage, colonics, exercise and more. Among her clients were the Amish in Pennsylvania, as well as people from the poorest rural areas, living in backwood shacks. I remember the first time I met her. When I arrived, she had me soak my feet in salt water. Later, she gave me a big hug and her large hands gently probed my spine for subluxations. This was a typical Luelle hug, a sort of instinct from all her training. Just as I was expecting her to take my case, she said, “Do you like Bach? There’s a recital at one of the local churches. Would you like to come?” “Sure” I said. Ultimately, we became friends. She invited me to live with her, to teach me her healing methods. It was a big house and her husband, a violinist and pianist, filled it with classical music. Patients who arrived at lunch time, were invited to stay for a feast of raw food. When they were very ill, she put them up in the spare rooms, turning her house into a hospital. One night, a very sick woman said to her, “I’m not sure I’ll be alive in the morning”. Luelle replied firmly, “Listen... God loves you, and I love you, and you will be here in the morning. She was. In the early days of AIDS, when it was a mystery, Luelle was one of the first doctors to seek out and have success with AIDS patients. She told me there was always something you could do, no matter how desperate the case. At one point, she had the longest surviving AIDS patient in the country. Luelle used food in the most precise manner. Once a patient complained that he didn’t feel well after taking the soaked almonds she prescribed. “How many did you eat?” she asked. “A handful - maybe 15.” “Next time just seven, as I suggested.” Patients arrived with ailments caused by destructive lifestyles, but no one was ever judged. She just started from the present. Luelle understood that sick people were often frightened or demoralized and needed spiritual help. When she thought it was helpful, she shared stories about her own life. Sometimes she would sing or recite one of her poems. In the United States a battle is being fought over how medical care will be funded and what it will cover. Whichever side wins, there will never be enough money to buy the kind of care that Luelle Hamilton gave to her patients. It was priceless. --------------------------------- This Issue This month the primary content of the ezine was produced by the Hahnemann College for Heilkunst in Canada. Rudi Verspoor, one of the world’s foremost Hahnemannian scholars, discusses Hahnemann’s complete system of healthcare. He gives us a much broader view of Hahnemann’s teachings, which included diet, psychotherapy , energy manipulation and detoxification. We learn about a positive use for the law of opposites and about the sustentive and generative aspects of the living principle. Patty Smith gives a very lucid explanation of the miasms and explains the addition of miasms for Lyme, Ringworm and Malaria. Susan Cohen clears up much confusion about the meaning of the “Constitutional Remedy”, which is not selected homeopathically. Gudula Beythien explores Schussler’s Cell Salts and the different levels on which they can be understood and prescribed. Marion Elliot clarifies the much misunderstood “Sequential treatment” and discusses how to treat using traumatic and dramatic timelines. You’ll find much more, including Mexican homeopaths’ experience with Swine flu, Elaine’s marvelous quiz, and the cartoon of the month. I hope you’ll enjoy this issue and please do send your feedback!
Send us your feedback about all the articles at editor@hpathy.com Alan V. Schmukler ---------------------------------------------------- Alan V. Schmukler is a homeopath and educator. He is the author of Homeopathy An A to Z Home Handbook. You can visit his website at www.healgently.com. Questions and comments are welcome at Alanheal@aol.com |
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