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Page 18 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com The story goes that one day an entrepreneur visited Tampa with his son who had been ill for quite some me. They had traveled near and far trying to find someone that could tell them what was wrong with him. A er visi ng Republic Health Food store, they heard about Abby and decided to return the next day for a consulta on. A er consul ng with Abby, she made some nutri on recommenda ons, gave them some supplements and send them on their way. Within days, the boy began to feel be er. Within weeks he was back to full health and enjoying life. The man approached Abby and together in early 1997 they opened Abby's Health and Nutri on. That boy Abby helped ended up working at Abby's and eventually went on to get his Naturopathic degree. Abby… A mentor and friend That's where I come in. A er taking the advice of a friend, I visited Abbys and accepted a posi on with the company that required pricing every product that came in the back door and cleaning. It didn't take me long to realize that there was something special about Abby. People were coming in asking for her by name. Some waited for over an hour just to see her. Eventually we put a table in the front of the store where she did some of her consulta ons. With every opportunity I got, I listen to her recommenda ons and advice she gave people. I began to get fascinated by how the body works and the importance of preven ng disease instead of trying to treat it with conven onal medicine. I was discovering my passion and calling. That would mark the beginning of a 21-year rela onship between us. A rela onship I will cherish forever. Abby was my mentor, my friend and someone that was always there for me and my family. Just like she was there for many. She was "one of the most amazing individuals I have ever known." Abby's reputa on as a "Health Guru" spread rapidly within the community. Soon, the demand for her services outgrew her schedule with people seeking advice they could not get anywhere else. In order to meet the demand, she began consul ng seven days a week, some mes ten to twelve hours days. Her day would begin with a phone call at home and con nue in the car un l she got to the store for some one on one me. Somehow, she managed to successfully operate the company, meet the needs of others and have a li le me for her personal life. She was so focused and determined to help people. There was not enough me in the day for Abby, if she could not sleep, she probably would. You can simply say that she was never "off the clock". As the demand for her advice grew, she began falling behind as her consulta ons wait me went from days to weeks to months. I remember her famous words she used to tell me "Victor there are so many sick people!" Working alongside Abby was always very inspiring. She never missed the opportunity to teach me something new. She was always so pa ent and always took the me to explain how the body works. Every chance I had, I would ask her ques ons. I am sure I asked the same ques ons over and over again, but she never got upset. She would look at me with her beau ful blue eyes and put her finger ps together and tell me "it will all come together". What she meant was, the more you understand about how the body works, the more everything about it make sense. "We are so beau fully and wonderfully made!" "Prevention is better than treatment" ~ Abby always thought preven on is be er than treatment. If she could educate people early in life about health and nutri on, she could prevent many from disease and suffering. Unfortunately, a lot of people came to her as a last resort, a er nothing they did had worked. Even then, she was always op mis c and was able to give them hope and make recommenda ons so they can have a be er quality of life and in some cases, help them achieve what was o en considered impossible. Some mes, they came to her late in their prognosis, and there wasn't much she could do. When that would happen, she would take it personally. It was if she would lose a family member, at the very least a close friend. On the flip side Abby Sayler