Two-time Grammy nominee, Barbara Fairchild, is no stranger to the world of music and entertainment. Barbara has been entertaining since she was five years old.

Recognized by many for her appearances on TNN's Nashville Now with Ralph Emery, Crook & Chase, and most recently, Prime Time Country, people have enjoyed her heartfelt singing, down to earth personality and humorous perspective on life. She has appeared on the Tonight Show, Hee Haw, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Barbara's live performances have also included many European and USO tours.

She and husband Roy Morris settled in Branson, Missouri in 1992, where they have fallen in love with the Ozarks and its people. She has been guest performer at various Branson theaters and in 1993, she started performing in her own show.

Though Barbara's demanding show schedule keeps her busy, she still makes time for her family; husband Roy, their five children and seven grandchildren. Indeed, it was the concern for a loved one that brought Barbara to Immunotec in May 2003.

Barbara and Roy were traveling in the Denver area when their friends and hosts told them that someone was going to come over to talk to them about glutathione. Of course neither one of them had any idea what glutathione was, but when it was explained that it had to do with the immune system, Barbara was all ears. Roy had successfully battled cancer a few years before and they both knew how essential a strong immune system is. That night, as they listened to Immunotec distributors Candice Adams and Mildred Nelson talk about Immunocal, they realized that the bonded cysteine supplement might be helpful for Barbara's mother, Opal. In her late 70s and battling both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's, she no longer recognized her family, didn't talk, kept her eyes closed for days at a time and was fed by tube. In her isolation, her head jerked constantly. Never one to be too quiet, Barbara declared that if Immunocal could help her Mama, the whole would would hear about it.

Watch out world! In the months that followed, the progress was steady but sure. Opal began to reply with single word answers. The doctors took her off six of her nine medications and reduced the dosage of another. In April 2004, a videotape made while she was visiting her home amazed her doctors. It shows her being very interactive and responsive, talking, laughing and playing games with her grandchildren as they gathered around her bed. Today she talks, jokes and is amazingly different from the sickly woman of a year ago.

During this time, Barbara and her sister Bernice Arnold learned to be their mother's surest advocate. Bernice is also an Immunotec distributor and shows her love and concern for her mother by making daily visits to her residence. When nursing home staff found it challenging to mix the protein or to administer it on a regular basis, Barbara and Bernice were adamant that it must be done. They stood toe to toe with health professionals and insisted that they do what it took to help their mother.

A year later, they no longer have to insist. Having seen the marked difference in one person's quality of life, staff members happily comply with the ladies' request that Immunocal be a part of their mother's diet. Persistence pays off! Most of the staff have become Xtra Sharp customers and recently, some have signed up as Immunotec distributors.

And true to her word, Barbara's world is finding out about Immunocal! Hundreds and hundreds of people she has met on her travels have been helped and are seeing joy arise out of suffering. Barbara believes that "a man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument". As a recording artist, Barbara might not think of herself as a salesperson, but when she tells the story of her mother's experience, it doesn't take much more to sell a box of product! Once you have experienced the benefits, then, if you find you don't like selling, you don't sell. You just share your experiences.

In the past year, Barbara has seen her check grow to over $6,000 per month. She and Roy have watched their business become a family affair with all five of their children involved as distributors. And each of their grandbabies, from ages three to eight, takes Immunocal. She continues to count her blessings -- among them, her gift of singing and having her mother literally given back to her. And unlike the lyrics to her trademark "Teddy Bear Song", Barbara doesn't have a "sewed on smile and a painted twinkle in her eye" -- her happiness comes straight from the heart!

     One early morning in November 2002, Betty Murray’s phone call changed Karen O’Handley’s life. She heard from a friend that Karen’s 20-year old son, Brian Carmichael, had been diagnosed with cancer in May and that Karen was actively searching for a natural yet effective way to repair her son’s damaged immune system.

Betty knew that Immunocal/HMS 90 could help protect him from the damaging side effects of chemo and radiation, so despite not knowing Karen, she picked up the phone and made the call. As Karen puts it, "I’m glad I had enough sense to listen to her!"

Brian’s rare and aggressive cancer (Ewing’s Sarcoma/PNET) was considered Stage IV at the time of diagnosis in May 2002. The primary tumor was in his right shoulder blade with growths under his right arm, in his sternum, over his heart and in both of his lungs. The medical community could only offer mega doses of chemo because the spread of the cancer made it inoperable and ruled out radiation. Brian’s CAT scan (Aug. 2002) showed that the cancer had eaten away at his sternum bone and his heart was swollen with a very visible growth over it, projecting out to the side. Both lungs had multiple metastases in them. Because this cancer grew so rapidly, by the time Brian started chemo (February 2003), the massive growth under his right arm was so large he could not put his arm down by his side and he had to walk around with his elbow extended in the air and his hand near his chest.

Brian needed 4 pouches daily and Karen wanted to take 2 pouches herself, along with Immunotec’s other products, but where was this money going to come from in a single-parent household? That was the "WHY" Karen needed to become a distributor! Not only did she need to earn enough in commissions to pay for the products needed, but she also wanted to make this new business her primary source of income so that she could be home to monitor her son’s recovery.

Karen started her business by telling close friends about glutathione. These friends saw the value in taking Immunocal/HMS 90 and started coming on board. By the end of her first month in business, Karen had 17 distributors in her downline and 17 customers on autoship. Those numbers doubled by the end of her second month and after seven months, thanks to her hard-working downline, there are over 170 distributors and over 240 customers in her organization! Needless to say her Immunotec business is Karen’s primary source of income and she never intends to work for someone else again!

Karen’s business grew very quickly. She went from being an Investor entrepreneur to a Diamond in three months.Karen signed on during the qualification period for Immunotec’s annual convention. Karen and her downline got busy fast! Karen worked 7 days a week, 10-16 hours daily for 3 months. The results were outstanding! She earned enough points to go to Victoria and to take three of her downline friends along, fully paid! She even made it into the President’s Award draw for a Mercedes-Benz! Talk about exciting!

When Karen made the commitment to "do whatever it takes" to have a successful homebased business, she did not have a computer, fax machine, printer or cell phone but Jim Britt’s training tapes kept playing over and over in her head, "Why not you? Why not now? Why not?" She knew that she’d somehow accumulate the tools she needed. Sure enough, shortly after making the commitment, a friend called to offer Karen his used office equipment. Karen jumped at the opportunity and since then has been able to buy a brand-new computer, a second phone line, new office equipment and her very first cell phone!

HERE’S KAREN’S ADVICE FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS:

1. Not every prospect is a distributor. Qualify your prospects and differentiate between business builders and customers. Remember, you want to have serious business builders on your team of distributors, as well as many customers on autoship.

2. Sign up on autoship for your minimum requirement and encourage new recruits to do the same. As you strive to achieve the next title your personal volume points become critically important!

3. If you don’t have an email address, get one. Get a free email address and access it from your local library if you don’t have a computer at home. Uplines rely on emailing their downlines with information and the corporate Immunocations keep you in the loop.

Not only has Karen’s life changed dramatically in the past 8 months, but her son is on the road to recovery from cancer. His most recent CAT scan shows that his sternum bone has no sign of cancer in or around it, has filled in and is smooth. Brian’s heart has returned to a normal appearance and the growth over it is gone. The metastases in the lungs are so small it is difficult to tell what they are anymore. The mass under his arm has totally flattened and his upper body has regained its normal appearance. Brian’s oncologist is so impressed with how quickly Brian’s body has responded to the chemo, that he’s telling his colleagues and other patients about Immunocal/HMS 90.

Karen is grateful for her inspiring story: "I don’t think I could ever adequately express how grateful I am to Dr. Bounous for discovering Immunocal/ HMS 90, and how glad I am that so many generous and gifted business people are running this hardworking company! And possibly my biggest debt of gratitude goes to my upline Betty Murray, who had the courage to pick up the phone to tell me about something that could truly help my son, a wonderful whey protein powder called ‘Immunocal/HMS 90’!"

Karen O'Handley

Most of us who have come to know Dr. Code have come to love and respect this man. Here, he tells a compelling story of his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and his personal journey to wellness.

Dr. Code tell us about your life before you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?
As Residency Program Director at the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Code had a busy career of clinical work, research and teaching. The Financial Post Fortune 500 Edition profiled him as the quintessential baby boomer when he left his hectic lifestyle for the quieter surroundings of Vancouver Island in 1992. Dr. Code added the treatment of chronic pain problems to his clinical anesthesia practice but soon after, began to notice major problems with foot drop, fatigue and increasing weakness of his right side. Dr. Code tells a compelling story of his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and his personal journey to wellness.

Dr. Code describes the development of a product that is destined to become the #1 nutritional supplement of choice worldwide and why the medical community should focus on nutritional-based, rather than drug-based interventions. His recovery, as far as he is concerned, has been impacted by Immunocal, a nutraceutical, cystine delivery system product, “Immunocal” developed at McGill University Research Center by Dr. Gustavo Bounous.

Dr. Code tell us about your life before you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?
As Residency Program Director at the University of Saskatchewan, I had a very busy career of clinical work, research and teaching. The Financial Post’s Fortune 500 Edition profiled me as the quintessential baby boomer when I left my hectic lifestyle for the quieter surroundings of Vancouver Island in 1992.

What is your medical background?
I completed 13 years of medical training, which included 2 years of research on the brain. This permitted me to be a specialist in anesthesiology in Canada and the United States. My major interest within this field was pain management in long-term illnesses, such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis and fibromyalgia.

What is multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune illness that strikes people most commonly in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. It is now understood that MS results from some of our own white blood cells attacking the myelin (fatty) coating of the nerves in the brain and the spinal cord.

How long have you had multiple sclerosis?
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996. At the time, I was stumbling when walking and I couldn’t empty a syringe with my right hand because it was so weak. This, coupled with severe fatigue, necessitated that I leave my practice of anesthesiology and pain management.

What type of multiple sclerosis do you have?
I have been diagnosed with either primary progressive or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis by some of the best multiple sclerosis neurologists in North America.

Why do you use Immunocal/HMS 90?
Immunocal/HMS 90 helps optimize and smooth the function of our immune system. It also helps by reducing the free radical injury to the myelin coating surrounding the nerves in the brain and the spinal cord.

How much Immunocal/HMS 90 do you take and how long was it before you noticed a difference?
I initially took a pack a day for three months and noticed no real difference. I then spoke with a number of experts who suggested that I take three packs per day (2 at once and then another later on an empty stomach.) Apparently those of us with MS usually only have 5% of our optimal glutathione! Within three to four weeks of increasing the amount of Immunocal/HMS 90 as suggested, I noticed a big improvement in my energy and my cognitive function.

Does Immunocal/HMS 90 interfere with any of the drugs used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis or the symptoms of MS?
No, it does not. In fact in many cases, it might reduce the unpleasant side effects of agents such as interferon.

What has Immunocal/HMS 90 done for you?
I know that Immunocal has greatly enhanced my energy levels and muscle strength. It has almost eliminated the shooting electrical pains that are quite common among up to 70% of people with multiple sclerosis. Certainly the extra stamina has helped me regain my balance and position awareness (proprioception.)

Certainly Immunocal/HMS 90 has been the largest piece of the puzzle in my recovery process. I recommend this product to all the people who want to stay healthy, to those folks facing health challenges and to my medical colleagues. If medical professionals will just take the time to research this product they will look at it differently than most alternative health products.

-Dr. Bill Code, MD, FRCPC