I receive an acupuncture treatment every two weeks from my friend and now-new mom Jen. Since I can’t really do stairs anymore, and because her Redwood City treatment center facility called Casa de Gallina has quite a large number of them, she brings her box of needles to me. Who says that house calls are a thing of the past?
For the dual purpose of education and entertainment, I present to you a few photos from my latest acupuncture session with Jen.
Jen makes it her mission each time to make sure that I stay warm, hence the plethora of blankets covering my frame. I heard somewhere that rubbing chili peppers on your feet works well too.
The needles in my ears and the one above my nose were placed there by Jen but the Disney Princess tattoo on my neck was all the doing of Emma and Fehmeen.
Since I'm a music snob who prefers not to listen to the typical new age hippie music that is typically associated with this kind of therapy during my session, Jen allows me to choose my own tunage. This week it was the Zac Brown Band.
The Adventures of ALS Boy 
Flower power!
What would that little princess on your neck say to the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter?* I bet Emma’s quite safe, given that her mom seems strong and her dad looks cheery in pink!
* Interview here:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2011/feb/28/sugar-and-spice/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wnyc_home+%28WNYC+New+York+Public+Radio%29
I laughed about the music choice comment. I spent a year in massage school in Santa Fe — had never heard so much Enya in my life. However, it didn’t bother me as much as a couple of my classmates who were jazz musicians. They experienced true soul-filled angst and despair about it.
Hey, you gave me a good idea. I’m taking a CD of my choice to my next pins and needles session. Thanks for the idea.
Oh, and about the Disney Princess tattoo, all I can say is well it proudly. And, it appears you do.
Best,
Donna
That princess tattoo didn’t look like the work of Paco. Thanks for clearing that up!
Those needles look painful