This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 17th day of July, 1944, in accordance with request made by the wife - Mrs. [...], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Jeanette Fitch, Stenos.

TEXT

1. GC: You will go over this body carefully, examine it thoroughly, and tell me the conditions you find at the present time; giving the cause of the existing conditions, also suggestions for help and relief of this body; answering the questions, as I ask them.
2. EC: Yes, yes, rather serious are the disturbances here. As we find, there has already been the damage in the hemorrhage in the central portion of brain. This may be prevented from recurring but as to gaining control of the use of the body in these afflicted areas little help may be had owing to the age and owing to this being the second stroke. For the third very probably will not occur. But we may keep this down by a daily gentle massage, all away from the head. Not merely along the spine, but along either side of the spine where the sympathetic nerves parallel at cerebrospinal, see? And this should extend even on to the feet, down the backside of the legs. This should be with the combination of two ounces of Peanut Oil and one ounce of Olive Oil.
3. When this has been massaged in, as much as possible, then sponge this off with lukewarm water, and then apply the electrically driven vibrator (sponge applicator) but always away from the head.
4. Don't let the body take any foods or strong drinks or carbonated water or those which carry malt or hops in same. No heavy meats; a little fish and fowl may be taken occasionally. This never fried. Vegetables and fruits are also well for the body.
5. These will help, but these will not cure the body.
6. We are through with this Reading.

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BACKGROUND

1. 4/10/44 [5336]'s letter: "I have had 2 paralytic strokes, the last one about 5 years ago. Doctors claim I will have no more. After being in a terrible condition I have gotten so that I eat well and am able to be up every day and walk some but have a lot of trouble walking on account of dizziness. My worst trouble is a thumping in my right temple which causes me much concern about my head. If I lie down during the day my head starts to thumping. I have trouble going to sleep. Sometimes at night in my bed my head starts to thump and I will smoke about 1/4 of a cigarette and the misery will stop. My equilibrium is bad. If I can get relief from the trouble in my head I would feel like living... I can get temporary relief with medicine but I have decided that only through God can I be relieved permanently. For 5 years I have been unable to work..."
2. 5/21/44 Letter and phone call from wife: "He had a cerebral hemorrhage in 1935 from which he recovered, then in 1938 he had another cerebral hemorrhage from which he has never recovered. He has been in 4 hospitals and 2 sanitariums, and is steadily getting worse; has had 20 or more doctors, some of them head and brain specialists, also psychiatrists. He also has head thumping - in his ear...the stroke has affected his equilibrium and he is dizzy and gradually getting dizzier, and his head hurts him so bad he can hardly stand it...the doctors could do no more for him."
3. 6/15/44 Wire from wife: "Physical condition very bad - has great head and eye misery - has read literature and is expecting much help from this reading."

REPORTS

1. 4/05/49 Report requested by GD from [5336]'s wife. 4/19/49 questionnaire returned: "Sorry - No report."

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