Six months shy of my thirtieth birthday, I was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). ITP is a life threatening auto immune disease where antigens attach to the platelets in your blood. The spleen then destroys these platelets that are now considered foreign objects. This causes a low platelet count. (The effects of this disease are similar to leukemia and hemophilia.) After several months of medication, my platelet level remained low and my HMO wanted to remove my spleen. Not only would this render me immuno-compromised for the rest of my life, it was not a guaranteed fix of my problem. It was simply the next step of treatment. I was not comfortable with this. My spleen was just doing its job. It was at this point that I sought alternative treatment.

My Liver was Toxic 

I began seeing Dr. Crawford to get to the root of my problem – the antigens in my blood. He began testing my body to determine where the stress was and what was causing it. I began a regimen of herbs and diet to detoxify my body. My platelet count began rising. We continued for several months and found the root cause to be mold. My liver was toxic from working in a moldy classroom for three years. My spleen was stressed from working so hard, but it was healthy! Two years have passed. My platelet count remains normal. I have my spleen. I am healthy and I have Dr. Crawford to thank for it.

Allison Dampier, Sacramento, CA