Success Stories: Melissa Dobney
The AIM business is about people and products, and Melissa Dobney, a Product Consultant from Payette, Idaho, would not be where she is today without both.
Melissa became an AIM Member in the fall of 2008, but her AIM story begins the year prior. Melissa began dating her husband, James Dobney. in April 2007, and James had been taking BarleyLife® off and on under the encouragement of Opal Wright, Royal Emerald Director and wife of AIM co-owner and CEO Ron Wright. James and his connection to AIM turned out to be just what Melissa needed.
“I had been very sick off an on for over six years,” Melissa says. “I suffered from dizziness, fatigue, muscle weakness, and recurrent bladder infections. This would cycle every three to four months, and it became worse in the summer or if I was stressed.
“In 2007, my symptoms got much worse. I was having difficulty walking, talking, and swallowing; my muscle weakness got much worse. I couldn’t even do the exercises I had been doing to stay healthy. I started pool therapy, and this helped but didn’t alleviate many of the symptoms. A doctor I worked for finally told me I needed an evaluation. At that point, I didn’t realize how bad I was. I was very emotional and this wasn’t like me either.”
Seeing her struggle, James and Opal teamed up to see if AIM might provide the answer for her health issues.
“James had talked to Opal about me,” Melissa says. “Opal asked him to bring me over so we could meet. I was hesitant but went anyway. While I was there, I met a man who had recovered from lymphoma, and I got to hear his testimony. Afterward, Opal gave introduced me to AIM BarleyLife®.”
Not long after, Melissa was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The BarleyLife that Opal had given her was helpful, but it did not relieve all the symptoms Melissa had. Fortunately, there was another AIM product that ended up fitting her needs even better: AIM LeafGreens®.
“LeafGreens has changed my life,” Melissa says. “It gives me the anti-inflammatory nutrition I need. I have always been anemic, so the iron content helps. My facial twitching is gone, same with the numbness and tingling, and my muscle strength is much better. I sleep better, my skin looks better, and my hair has started coming back in.
“I am a medical assistant for an ear, nose, and throat doctor, and I have always been leery of alternative health. I now take AIM Just Carrots®, AIM Redibeets®, BarleyLife® in the afternoon, as well as AIMega®, AIM Frame Essentials®, AIM Peak Endurance®, CalciAIM™, and Herbal Fiberlend®.”
AIM products have had such a profound effect on Melissa that she made them a constant part of her family’s routine.
“I feel great, and now James, my grandmother, and our four kids take AIM products daily in a breakfast smoothie,” Melissa says. “We all realize being healthy is a lifestyle choice.”
AIM nutrition has been a blessing for Melissa and family, and now she is beginning to reap the benefits of AIM’s rewarding opportunity plan, too.
“My business has grown without even trying,” she says. “I can see all the people that need help and medications, and doctors just give another pill or surgery to placate. I would like AIM to be my job eventually.”