Lisa Kongsdorf went through a dark time in her life last fall but the future is looking bright.

A month after having the controversial Liberation Treatment for multiple sclerosis she feels like she has her life back. The operation took place in Bulgaria the beginning of December.

“Within five hours of the operation, I could touch the floor with my hands without pain and I hadn’t been able to do that in years. There was some numbness and tingling when I touched the floor with my feet but no pain,” she said. “Since I’ve been home my headaches are gone, my skin colour has improved, the numbness has improved and my energy level, memory and eyesight are so much better. That was immediate. I feel so much better and I can walk and run.”

Kongsdorf, 46, a single mother of four children, two still at home, had been through years of unexplained pain before being diagnosed with MS. It started in her teens with a struggle with headaches. She had numbness in her feet, spasms, joint pain, heart pain and vision problems and was diagnosed five years ago.

“I didn’t know much about MS. I thought it was something where you get numb and stiff and don’t walk anymore.”

By late summer last year, she was suffering from devastating fatigue, anxiety and depression.

“It took me to more depths of despair than I had ever had in my life. I felt like I was dying. I phoned everyone I knew to ask for forgiveness and say goodbye,” she said. “Then for some reason, I had an urge to get a passport. I had never had one before and had no plans to travel but I managed to get it done.”