The Neothink packages literally changed my life!

Good afternoon, Mark Hamilton. Below is my testimonial. It is also posted on my Neospace page through the SOS/NT website, and, as you requested, it is posted on the General Discussion board. I welcome all comments.

My name is Arthienyer Laurie Fraser, and just in case you are wondering, because most people are, my first name is part of my father’s name, Arthur, and part of my mother’s name, Dorthienyer. I am forty-four years old and I am a Washingtonian, born and raised.

Like many of you, I have always known that there is more to the world than what we see. I’ve always known the world we live in is “backwards,” I just did not have the tools to change it. Now I do.

My mom suffered with bipolar disorder and was a single parent raising two girls and two boys in Washington, D.C. I felt like I lived in a “glass house,” because my sister and I would rise, prepare ourselves for school, and our mother would be fine, but when we returned she would be a whole different person. The Baptist church was also a huge part of my life. My grandmother was the “mother” of the church we attended, and by the time I was in my early teens, my mother had become an ordained evangelist.

So, Sunday services, Wednesday night prayer, choir rehearsal, Bible study, church camp, and so on, you name it and my sister and I were there. I have always been pretty reserved, and I wanted to “keep the peace” as much as I could in the household, so I did not have many friends throughout school.

One of the main reasons I was so reserved was because at the age of 12 I was diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. When I turned 13, my doctor informed my mother that I needed to be fitted with a Milwaukee brace, which I wore “on and off,” more off than on, for a year. Needless to say, the curve continued to progress, and to correct it before it did more damage, I had surgery at Children’s Hospital when I was 18 years old.

Afterward, I worked in the D.C. government for three years, married my high school sweetheart, divorced him after five years of marriage, and just “drifted” from one job to the next. In 1988 I married my second husband, and the first three years were okay. I became an AA at Catholic University in March 1992.

Then, in April 1992, my life changed: my mother became very ill, fell into a coma, and died in May 1992. She was 59 years old. Two months later I lost a child, and in 1997, my marriage, which had teetered since the death of my mother and child, fell apart, so I got a divorce.

My husband and I always had money problems, but I really did not know the extent of it until I divorced him. After the divorce I was hit with a major tax bill, more than $12,000, that I had to pay back. The “tax man” didn’t care that I didn’t make much money or was struggling to rebuild my life after the divorce, they just garnished my check until the bill was paid in full, and it took me about three years to pay it off.

I know I suffered from depression, but was afraid to tell my doctor and family about it, so I began to drink and smoke cigarettes quite heavily. Unfortunately, I come from a family where many have suffered with alcohol and mental health problems. During all this time, my job and attending college were what kept me sane.

I share this with you because even though I had a “rocky” start in life, I have made some strides as well. November 2007 will be five years since I had a cigarette, and I smoked for more than twenty years and quit “cold turkey.” I received my BA from CUA in May 2004, and I have been a tutor with the PG Literacy Council since October 2004.

As I stated before, the few constants in my life have been family, a few close friends, and work, but I’ve never been quite fulfilled. And I wasn’t fulfilled until I started receiving the three heirlooms in November 2005.

The Neothink packages literally changed my life. Where there once was a woman with little purpose, there now is a woman thriving each and every day. I’ve lost weight, I don’t drink as much as I used to, and I have friends. I now have the drive to make Neothink in the metropolitan area one of the best in the country.

Within Neothink I have established that my Friday Night Essence is writing. I thoroughly enjoy the friends and new faces I see in Nouveau Tech, and I know that together we are unstoppable. We are not lost, in fact we were never lost, we’ve just been waiting for Nouveau Tech to find us, and I am so happy that it has, at this time in my life.

Don’t you feel it? I feel a shift, people. I really do. Every day I feel stronger, smarter, lighter (I’ve lost 15 pounds thus far, and I have 20 more to go), and I feel complete.

There is no looking back, the future is here and now. So, with that said, let’s get to work, let’s get to playing, and I’ll see you at the top. Thanks for reading a bit of my story.

Arthienyer F.

Thanks, Mark, for all that you do.
A. Laurie Fraser
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