From Shadows to Strength: Duane's Journey
From Shadows to Strength: Duane's Journey From Shadows to Strength: Duane's Journey with Red Light Therapy In the crisp autumn of 2024, Duane Thompson , a 52-year-old construction worker from Flint, Michigan , faced what he thought might be the end of his active life. A freak accident on the job site—a slippery scaffold giving way—left him with a severe laceration across his thigh and a torn ligament in his knee. The wound was deep, ragged, and slow to heal, compounded by swelling that made every step a grimace-inducing ordeal. Doctors stitched him up and prescribed rest, but weeks turned into months with little progress. The pain lingered like an unwelcome shadow, and inflammation flared relentlessly; Duane worried he'd never return to the job he loved or the weekend hikes with his family. " It felt like my body had betrayed me ," he recalled later, staring at the stubborn scar that refused to fade. Desperate for alternatives beyond painkillers and physical the...