NLP arrived in Gaziantep in Southern Turkey, where 17 participants attended eager to learn and make a change.
Gaziantep January 2008
Organised by Gap Consultancy in Gaziantep in conjunction with NLPNOW, it was a lively course, which allowed me to meet many more people, and try out new food and culture, including the tasty spoon and fork fruit, or its’ Turkish name of Medlar or Musmula. click to read.
Perhaps the most amazing and moving story to come out of the course was of a lady who had Bell’s Palsey (Palsy).
Bell’s Palsey is a condition which causes damage or inflammation of facial nerves, which results in paralysis or weakness of one side of the face, maybe resulting in the drooping and none closure of the eye and side of the mouth. The causes of Bell’s Palsey remains a mystery, perhaps with a viral infection playing a part, causing inflammation that presses on the nerves.
Around 80% of sufferers make a recovery after about three months, but this lady had the problem for many years.
I was determined that at some stage, the problem with this lady would start to be resolved, and sure enough, she began to feel sensations returning to her face and her eye beginning to blink and close. We even saw a smile on her face.
It is at these times that I know that my work and training has worth, and that if there is a belief in that change can be made, then it can be.