Many return from international trips tired and fatigued, in need of a vacation from their vacation.

Not Rob Darwin, though.

Back from his medical tourism stay in India, Darwin feels better than he has in a long time.

“I want people to know my feet are warm and skin colour; I want people to know that the kind of brain fog I had before I had the surgery is completely gone. I’m thinking more clearly, colours seem brighter and everything is sharper and in more detail,” he said.

As readers may remember, Darwin was in India recently for the so-called Liberation Treatment that can rid symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

Darwin hopes the surgery means he’ll eventually be out of his wheelchair for good, but he’s already celebrating the small successes he’s experienced so far.

“My fatigue level has decreased and I have more energy on a daily basis. Before I had the surgery I would have to use two hands to drink from a glass — it was a two or three stage process to get that glass up. Currently I’m able to pick up a glass with one hand, and drink from it.”

His balance has also improved — he’s using his walker for a bit every day to strengthen the muscles in his legs and back.

“Even though I’m not walking I feel good,” he added. “This procedure is definitely not a cure — far from it — but in my eyes it’s the next best thing available.”

Darwin again thanked the community for helping him raise the $20,000 needed for the procedure, which is not yet recognized in Canada. He also offered kudos to Surgical Tourism Canada, the company that helped him get to India for the treatment.

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