09/14/2026
I figured it was time for a little update on my Calgary trip for treatment. ❤️
As most of you know, I spent the first week of September in Calgary at ANew Chiropractic, being treated by Rachel Frontain. Each day included four to five physiotherapy treatments.
During my assessment on the Friday before treatment began, we discovered that I still had primitive reflexes retained from infancy, my eyes weren’t communicating properly with my brain, and my eyes weren’t working together the way they should. It was also found that my eyes were working four times harder than the average person’s to perform the same task — among many other things.
My brain also wasn’t recognizing where my right ear canal was, which was creating a lot of unnecessary dizziness.
My nervous system was in severe dysfunction, and while it has improved, it is still experiencing some dysfunction. It wasn’t properly regulating where to send blood and was struggling with many other normal body functions. This was likely a major contributor to my neck swelling, high blood pressure, high heart rates, and the overall awful feeling I had been experiencing.
My brain also wasn’t properly telling my body to breathe, which meant I would often forget to breathe.
After just one day of treatment, my mom noticed something different on the way back to the hotel. She said I was walking differently.
I told her, “Yeah. I’m looking up. I’m not looking at my feet.”
That moment seems so small, but it was huge for me.
My neck now has a new normal, neutral position. I’m no longer dizzy, and I can do a lot of things that I couldn’t do before. I’m still experiencing increased heart rates at times, and my neck still swells for seemingly no reason, but overall, I’ve had a HUGE improvement since Calgary.
I’ll be returning to Calgary for one day in October for a reassessment. We’ll review my progress and adjust my at-home exercise program as needed.
After that, I’ll need to return to Calgary at least one more time this year for another five-day intensive treatment, which will be another $5,000. Hopefully, after that, I’ll feel better than ever.
Honestly, the week before I went to Calgary, I was debating whether I was really bad enough to go or if I was just wasting Rachel’s time.
Within the first 10 minutes of my assessment, Rachel humbled me pretty quickly. 😂 The testing showed just how much was actually going on.
I truly believe everyone could benefit in some way from therapy with Rachel and her team at ANew Chiropractic. But for those dealing with really complex issues — especially things like vision problems, dizziness, concussions, headaches, nervous system dysfunction, or being bedridden — I genuinely think it would be worth looking into and giving her a shot.
I had such a great week working with Rachel and her team. We laughed as I struggled, because we were genuinely in it together. I never once felt judged or discouraged. She was with me 100% of the way.
At the end of the week, Rachel gave me a hug, and I completely lost it.
I bawled my eyes out because, for the first time in months, things started to make sense.
I no longer felt like I was making things up. I no longer felt like I was crazy or “just anxious.” There was a reason I was experiencing the things I was experiencing. There was a reason I had been doing things the way I had for such a long time.
It was validating. It was reassuring. It was helpful. And honestly, it was amazing.
I cannot wait to see where this new life takes me and to continue improving. ❤️
I’ll also be posting some videos from my treatment. They are completely humiliating on my part 😂, but seeing the progress between day one and the end of the week is something I honestly cannot explain.
If you asked me how this treatment helped without medication, I honestly wouldn’t know how to answer. At the beginning, I kept wondering how these little exercises were ever going to make a difference. I questioned whether I was wasting my time.
But by the end of the week, the difference was HUGE.
Thank you again to everyone who supported me — emotionally, physically, financially, and in every other way. To everyone who reached out, encouraged me, checked in on me, or simply reminded me that I wasn’t doing this alone:
I feel so incredibly loved and supported.
I’m so grateful for every single one of you, and I cannot wait to continue getting better and see what comes next.
