Remedy code: 3-652.13.08 .
A 79-year-old woman; her husband passed away three years ago. Since then, she has been experiencing stomach problems again, including frequent diarrhea and frequent bowel movements. Her stomach had been calm for a while after a course of antibiotics. She finds it difficult to “get her life back on track”; she finds it hard to be alone and has to make a real effort to cope. The first year was filled with grief and mourning; now there is emptiness. She can’t bring herself to go out; she doesn’t enjoy anything. She is trying her best to appear strong to children and friens, as before. She used to be creative—music, painting, poetry—but now she does these things only rarely and out of a sense of duty. She is scheduled for hip surgery, which will limit her even further. She is stiff and cautious. On the anniversaries of loved ones, she is nervous and has particularly severe diarrhea. She has decided to get her life back on track, but when she invites someone over, she is nervous for a week and has even more intestinal issues. Her stomach is worse in the morning. After coffee, her stools become mushy. She can’t be alone, “I don’t enjoy being alone at all; I do enough, but you have to draw everything out of yourself,” she sighs. After two years, she moves; she adjusts, knows it’s for the best, but she isn’t truly alive inside yet. She misses her friends, her social life, and cultural activities. She forces herself to keep going, to stay active. Her eyes are hard and empty; when she smiles, it’s forced. Previously, she worked in management, sat on many committees, was good at getting things done, and for years supported and guided her husband through his illness.
AnalysisWe look for a defining characteristic, a theme. Sadness is too general; we’re looking at what’s important to her in life, how she experiences it. We see a lot of the Silver
Series.
Series 5: art, culture, social connections, the need of sharing feelings.
Series 2:
Phase 1: it is all (still) new to her; it feels unfamiliar, her being alone.
Phase 3: she is cautious; she was dependent on her husband, on his presence.
We searched using Q-search, search term ‘coffee’ and
Series 5; this yields only
Paeonia officinalis, but
Phase 5 does not match her current feelings. However, it does indicate the possibility of the
Saxifragidae; we recognize
Series 2: the basic of her problem, the survival as a theme, the world that is still unsafe, not feeling at home. Q search term ‘stomach’ 5 gives more possibilities:
Q-search with search term ‘stomach’ and filters
Series 52 mentions
Heuchera americana, here the Subphase is appropriate in the list op options, but the
Stage 11 is not fitting. We therefore choose in the same family
Stage 8: forcing oneself, trying very hard
Stage 8 so
3-652.13.08,
Heuchera villosa, sense proving reports ‘heavy, serious.’.
Prescription:
Heuchera villosa C30.
UpdateWithin a week, the pain in her stomach and intestines has disappeared, though it still “rumbles” occasionally. She now feels better, as if she has crossed a threshold. She is going out again; there is a sense of perspective in her life once more. She feels optimistic and can enjoy the garden and her children. Her children notice that she is no longer always tense; she is now gentle, her smile is warm and fluid, and the forcedness has left her demeanor. She acts and speaks more spontaneously. She makes plans, goes on bike rides, and joins friends on vacation. She looks back on the past few years: “I don’t want to have to try so hard to have fun anymore.” the following months she is okay.
We see that
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