Reports of Remarkable Recoveries

AIDS

van der Zee, Harry. Healing Humanity with Homeopathy: Homeopathy for epidemics, collective trauma and endemic diseases.
International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-28.

Cancer

Brain - glioblastoma multiforme
Koopman, Barbara G. and Blasband, Richard A. Psychic healing and the anisotropic universe. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2002, 2(2), 1-16.

Breast
Miller, Lauren. A Remarkable Recovery from Breast Cancer. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(3), 1-6. 
(NOTE: While this is not a report of a cure through EFT, it is a remarkable recovery from many of the symptoms associated with cancer and its treatments.)

Lung
Robert M Mack. Lessons From Living With Cancer, New England J Medicine 1984, 311
Reprinted in Singapore Medical J. 1985, 26(7), 561-565.

Ovarian
Anderson, Robert. Things I wish I had been taught in medical school: A family doctor’s real-life education. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(1), 1-6.      

Skin 
Anderson, Robert. Things I wish I had been taught in medical school: A family doctor’s real-life education. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(1), 1-6. 
     

Cerebral Palsy

Look, Carol and  Larson, Zachery. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for Cerebral Palsy. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(3), 1-8. 

Crohn's Disease

Anthony-Green, Patsy. Emotional Freedom Techniques: A journey of healing from Crohn’s Disease. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-9.

Collections of self-healing reports

Gawler,Grace Women of Silence, Hill of Content 1994 (Excellent series of self-healing reports from people with a variety of problems)

Hirshberg, Caryl/ Barasch, Ian Mark, Remarkable Recoveries, New York: Riverhead 1995. (Excellent discussion of self-healing.)

(See also several collections of 'spontaneous remissions' below. These are listed separately, because the orientation and conceptualizations around 'spontaneous remissions' differ significantly from those around 'remarkable recoveries.')

Diabetes

van der Zee, Harry. Healing Humanity with Homeopathy: Homeopathy for epidemics, collective trauma and endemic diseases.
International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-28.

Homeopathic remedies - NEW APPROACHES THAT PRODUCE RAPID, REMARKABLE RECOVERIES

van der Zee, Harry. Healing Humanity with Homeopathy: Homeopathy for epidemics, collective trauma and endemic diseases.
International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-28.

Ichthyosiform Erythrodermia of Brocq (congenital)

Mason, AA. A case of congenital Ichthyosiform Erythrodermia of Brocq treated by hypnosis. British Mededical J. 1952 Aug 23;2(4781):422–423.

Wink, C. A. S. Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythrodermia treated by hypnosis. British Medical J. 1961, 2(5254): 726-2, 741-743. (2 Cases)

Knee cartilage deterioration

Anthony-Green, Patsy. A Journey of Healing with My Knee, Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-4.

Malaria

van der Zee, Harry. Healing Humanity with Homeopathy: Homeopathy for epidemics, collective trauma and endemic diseases.
International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-28.

Multiple Sclerosis

Gardener, Jaentra Green. The wave brings us happiness: Healing for Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2003, 3(2), 1-8. (Report from a woman who cured herself of Multiple Sclerosis, primarily with spiritual healing. She beame a healer and has cured others of MS.)

Paralysis - post spinal injury

Johnston, Laurance and Boxtel, Amanda. Stem-cell conscsiousness: the Divine ground of healing. Townsend Letter, June 2010, 50-55. (Paralysis and loss of sensation below T11-12 improves after 15 1/2 years following human embryonic stem cell (HESC) therapy plus deep forgiveness.) Click here to see copy of report

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Veterans

Church, Dawson; Geronilla, Linda; Dinter, Ingrid. Psychological Symptom Change In Veterans After Six Sessions Of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): an observational study. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(1), 1-13. (Veterans are able to release their PTSD symptoms and return to much more normal life after as little as six sessions.)  

Dinter, Ingrid. Veterans: Finding Their Way Home With EFT. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2008, 8(3), 1-21. (Veterans are able to release their PTSD symptoms and return to much more normal life after as little as six sessions.)

Swack,Judith A. Elimination of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Other Psychiatric Symptoms in a Disabled Vietnam Veteran with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in Just Six Sessions Using Healing from the Body Level Up Methodology, an Energy Psychology Approach. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(3), 1-8.

van der Zee, Harry. Healing Humanity with Homeopathy: Homeopathy for epidemics, collective trauma and endemic diseases.
International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-28.

Scleroderma

Scweikart, Ellen Marie. Scleroderma: My Path to Healing. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-15.
Report of 2 women who cleared their scleroderma using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) plus other wholistic methods

Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS)

Hopps, Nancy. “And the greatest of these is love”: Impressive results of non-traditional healing methods in treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS). International Journal of Healing and Caring 2008, 8(2), 1-17.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Craig, Gary; Bach, Donna; Groesbeck, Gary; and Benor, Daniel J. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Traumatic Brain Injury. International Journal of Healing and Caring 2009, 9(2), 1-12. (Woman clears symptoms of TBI, possibly also of PTSD and depression, in one session of EFT)

DISCLAIMER

"SPONTANEOUS" REMISSIONS AND HEALINGS

Most earlier references did not consider the psychological contributors to diseases and to their recoveries. They merely noted the fact that they had occurred, inexplicably. They were called 'spontaneous remissions," with the general assumption that diseases could mysterioiusly halt their progressions, presumably on the basis of unknown physiological mechanisms.

Everson, Tilden C/ Cole, Warren H. Spontaneous Regression of Cancer, New York: Saunders 1966. (First published survey of spontaneous remissions)

O'Regan, Brendan/ Hirshberg, Caryl. Spontaneous Remission: An Annotated Bibliography, Sausalito, CA: Institute of Noetic Sciences 1993. (3000 annotated reports from world literature on remissions - focused on the physical changes, not mentioning personal, psychological, spiritual transformations)

Weil, Andrew. Spontaneous Healing: How to discover and enhance your body's natural ability to maintain and heal itself, New York: Knopf 1995. (Focused on CAM therapist interventions that can bring about remissions of illnesses.)

TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALING

Numerous personal stories of healing have been published, though rarely with medical documentation. Medical practitioners are always cautious in accepting these because laypeople may not be medically accurate in identifying their illnesses, their symptoms, and the changes they experience. In addition, most medical practitioners are not trained in psychosomatic medicine or what is now termed 'mind-body medicine.' They are therefore unaware of the powerful influences the mind and emotions (note this missing element in the current terminology) can have on the body.

The best book I've found on transformational healing is

Hirschberg, Caryl/ Barasch, Marc Ian. Remarkable Recovery: What Extraordinary Healings Tell Us About Getting Well and Staying Well, New York: Riverhead 1995. (Excellent descriptions of personal transformations through illness.)

References on self-healing

Historical Notes