“I think that we’re left on this Earth as long as there’s something for us to do. And I think one of the things that this whole business does is, we take care of people. It isn’t just a business venture—it’s a calling.”
—Madlon D.
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Madlon D. is 87 years old and works as a registered nurse at her own women’s health care center in Indiana. She mainly cares for breast cancer patients and was primarily a surgery nurse for most of her medical career. Madlon has been taking Balance of Nature supplements for about two years.
Working as a Nurse and Starting Her Business
Madlon says she has been involved in lots of things as a registered nurse (RN) for over 20 years. She trained from 1954 to 1957 and primarily worked in surgery.
“When I was younger, I worked in surgery,” she says. “I have quite a history of teaching, and my area of expertise was anatomy and physiology, as well as being a surgery nurse. So when I started a business for myself, I looked to see what was not being done well in Indiana, in my locale, and I started the women’s center where we take care of breast cancer patients. And from that, it just grew into what it is today.”
Madlon helps a lot of repeat patients that she sees by appointment, but she will also take care of drop-ins, which often end up being new patients.
Madlon says that people will ask her about Balance of Nature supplements when they see her take them at lunch.
“I keep my Balance of Nature supplements here,” she explains. “Oftentimes people will say, ‘Do you really take that stuff?’ And I say, ‘Yes, I do.’”
Age Is Just a Number
Madlon says people can’t believe she is 87 years old.
“I like to stay active,” she says. “I don’t watch a lot of TV. I work out in my yard a lot. I go to work five days a week. I try to keep up with what’s going on in the community. High school was a good many years ago, but I’m still president of my high school alumni association. So in order to be that active and to be able to go, I have to stay healthy, and one of the elements to be healthy is a good diet, and I supplement mine with Balance of Nature supplements.”
In addition, Madlon stays up late and wakes up early. “I’ve always been a night owl and, unfortunately with old age, that’s not changed,” she says. “I never go to bed before midnight. I read a great deal, and if I really have a good book, I’ll look at the clock and it’ll be 1:00 or 2:00, and I’m not in bed yet. My little alarm barks at 6:30 or 7:00 every morning. So I’m up relatively early.” Not that she likes to be an early riser, but she has to take care of her two little dogs.
How Madlon and Her Dogs Stay Active
Madlon’s dogs often go to work with her.
“We always say they’re our greeters,” she explains. “Most of the time they’re back under my desk; I have a little doggie bed under there for them. They know when they hear the door open somebody’s going to come in that pets them, so off they go. Of course, they take a lot of care and they have to be walked. They have to be bathed and cleaned up, et cetera. So they’re my activity at home.”
Madlon likes taking her dogs on walks around her community. There are two ponds and a nice walking track. “It’s quite easy for me to get exercise that way. Plus, the business where I work is a fairly large area, and I walk a lot there as well.”
She adds, “They’re both 15 now, and they sleep a lot. I’ve really noticed them slowing down. So other than when there’s treats around that they think they can weasel out of me, the dogs do need care. It’s not something that you can put off or say, ‘Well, I’ll do that next week.’ Whatever the dogs need, they need it now.”
Making Changes
“I just come from a family that has long lives, and I’ve always taken care of myself,” Madlon says.
“I had been seeing the ads on TV for Balance of Nature supplements, and I ordered them. I’m not one much to just try something because I see it in an ad.”
Along the way, Madlon moved from living out in the country into town. She no longer has the six acres she used to, so she remodeled the outside of her house in order to plant things. “This spring, I planted over 200 moss roses around my house,” she says. “I’ve been weeding those and taking care of that. I also am quite active as far as the business is concerned. It is a family-owned business, so we all do what needs to be done.”
Madlon still goes out with old friends frequently, and she sees her two sons every day at work.
Craving Fruits and Vegetables
Madlon says she has never been a fruit person, but that’s changed since taking Balance of Nature supplements. “I would eat an apple maybe once a month, and that was it. But since I’ve been taking Balance of Nature supplements, I find that I’m eating more fruit.”
She adds, “You know, that was something that was totally unexpected for me. I did not eat any fruit. I didn’t, but now I’m eating bananas, apples, and I just started eating oranges.”
When she wants a snack, Madlon will get a piece of fruit, which she said she never would do before. “Since I’ve been taking Balance of Nature supplements, I find that when I have cravings, instead of going for a piece of chocolate, I’m more prone to go for a piece of fruit, and that takes care of the cravings I have.”
Madlon Visits with Her Clients
Madlon says she doesn’t look at her clients as just cancer patients; she looks at them as whole people, so she spends a lot of time with them.
“One of many of my clients have multiple problems, and I often recommend things to them,” she shares. “That has nothing to do with why they’re coming to see me, but I recommend things that I think will help them.”
Madlon has been in the world of medicine since she was 18 years old, and she became aware of how important eating right is throughout that time.
“When I first started to go in through nurses’ training and, because of things that I have done within my lifetime, I became very aware of how important nutrition is to your general overall health and, quite frankly, I’ve seen a lot in my years,” she says.
“As time goes on, people have become busier and busier, and things have changed. Fast food became very, very much a staple in people’s lives, and they really weren’t getting the fruits and vegetables like they had back in the good old days when they stayed at home, when mom cooked the meals and this sort of thing. So one of the things that I do with my clients, because they’ll often look at me and say, ‘You’re just always so full of life. I wish I was.’ And my response to that is, ‘Well, tell me about your life. What do you do? How do you eat?’”
Taking Care of People for Years to Come
Madlon believes that as long as you have a good mental outlook, you can really enjoy life despite the hardships that may come.
Madlon says she has a patient who is exactly 10 years older than her and still goes to work every day. Madlon suspects she will do that too.
“I enjoy taking care of people,” she shares. “Besides that, I think that we’re left on this Earth as long as there’s something for us to do. And I think one of the things that this whole business does is, we take care of people. It isn’t just a business venture—it’s a calling.”
Madlon concludes, “I’ve been taking Balance of Nature supplements for close to two years, maybe a little bit more. I will continue to take it.”
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