Harley Street, London
Jean Lawrenson - Harley Street Advisor
My name is Jean Lawrenson and I work as an advisor to The Private Clinic in Harley Street, London. The role of an advisor is simply to discuss in layman’s terms the benefits of certain procedures for particular problems, once the patient has undergone an assessment procedure carried out by medical personnel.
In a typical working week I can see an average of 100 patients. One day, a patient called Douglas Ballard came to the clinic. From the moment we shook hands, I knew he was different. There was a very serene energy around him, and I knew our consultation time was going to be good. Douglas explained that he wanted to have some treatment. I told him this would not be a problem. As we both relaxed, Douglas told me he was a healer, and my heart immediately lifted.
I have a lung condition known as bronchiectasis, which I have had for 30 years. This problem started when I was a young single mother, trying to bring up a baby and a toddler on my own with no support. A chest infrection turned into pneumonia, and within the next eighteen months I had pneumonia not just once but twice more. What followed seemed like a never-ending battle of antibiotics and bed rest. The specialists at the chest clinic recommended that I have half of one lung removed: I felt this option was too drastic, and so I have always contined to cope with my condition.
On the day that Douglas came to the clinic, my lung was aching. I told him about my condition, and he offered to do some healing on my lung. Our roles reversed – he was the healer, I was the patient. In a very positive, confident manner, he placed his hand on my poorly lung and as soon as he did, I felt an incredibly warm sensation. That in itself was comforting and relieved the nagging pain, but what followed in the longer term was quite unbelievable. It had become natural for me upon wakening to get quite a profound ache in my weak lung after sleeping. My natural reaction was to cough a lot to open the airways – not the best way to start each and every day! The morning after the healing session with Douglas, there was no pain, and I have not had any more pain from my lung since.
Like many who have been healed by Douglas, I feel extremely blessed to have this real quality of health – and, therefore, quality of life, back again.
Jean Lawrenson
February 2005