Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4 Issue - 6, 1 December 2019 | Page 13

“No, not at all, she really wants to try the treatment that I have told her about”,
her brother said and showed us to her room.
Under an almost transparent sheet there was the shape of a small body, thin
and curled up as a baby. Our colleague Robert Ntabwoba, who knew her
from before, sat down beside her.
“Marie, amakuru? How are you?”
She did not answer but removed the sheet from her face and looked at us.
With a soft voice Robert explained what we could do for her and asked if she
wanted us to try.
“Yego”, she whispered. “Ntakibazo.” Yes, no problem.
Since Marie was so obviously connected to the emotions of her memories,
having the headaches when the thoughts and feelings from the genocide
came back, we did not need to ask her to think about her problems. She was
already in touch with them.
I did a gentle tapping. Marie had her eyes closed and was laying still. After
the third round Robert asked her how she felt. She didn’t reply in words but
opened her eyes and gave us a faint smile and murmured: “Nimeza” Fine.
She turned towards the wall and seemed to fall asleep.
We didn’t know for sure if Marie was properly helped by the tapping at this
point, but she seemed calm. We didn’t want to disturb her by asking
questions and rating the pain. The answer would be obvious anyway, sooner
or later.
We sat down and chatted a while with Marie’s brother. He was very
concerned about his sister, whom he had cared for just like the other four
siblings since they were reunited after the genocide.
They had managed well in life and studies in spite of being orphans. It was
only Marie who couldn’t continue her education. She was too traumatised, as
if she was not present in her own life.
After a couple of days I came back to check up on Marie. When I walked
down the slope I saw her in the garden hanging clothes behind the house.
When she saw me coming she put down the rest of the clothes in a bucket
and gave me a warm hug.
She looked different: Her face was open, and what a smile! She had her hair
done in plaits and wore a pretty and ironed blue jeans dress.