Real Names of Real People and Real Events in Hazleton, PA

by Melissa Lawson
(Hazleton, PA)

Hello, My name is Melissa Lawson. I had a real experience with a psychic named Jonathan. (I'm guessing that's the right spelling of his name. I never did get his last name.)
He saved my life and my son's life.
I was always sick with kidney trouble on and off since i was 12. I have a ureter that closes on the right side and causes major infection and needs to be widened with tubes (stents) every few years when it becomes really bad. I had this tube put into me by Dr. Son. He said it should be taken out in a few weeks. I lost my insurance during the time i had the tube in and Dr. Son said he would not remove the tube without $500 up front. Needless to say i didn't have that much money. The tube remained in me causing infection for 6 months. I became pregnant and lost a child during this time. I was infected badly and was continuing to buy expensive antibiotics that became stronger with every prescription until i could no longer afford them. No other doctor would see me without insurance. I became pregnant again. I was in very early stages of pregnancy when i went to a psychic fair in Hazleton. I wasn't showing and had no idea what i was having. I saw Jonathan and gave him $20 for a half hour reading. He took my hand and smiled and told me I was pregnant with a boy. He told me a sister-like person would not find this to be good news. (I was having a child with my best friend's ex-boyfriend and she hated me for it.) He got serious and said i have a problem on the right side of my body. He couldn't tell what it was but it was very important that i get to a doctor. His next words were what made me believe in psychics the next day. He said: "If you don't get to a doctor right away, you could lose your baby or your life."
I was completely silent except for a hello and thank you the entire time and purposely tried not to make any gestures or faces that would give away any part of my situation because i wanted to know if i could trust a psychic reading.
I went to a new doctor the next day that said he would work with my insurance situation because of my current state. I told him about the pregnancy, the bad doctoring by Dr. Son, and the period of years I was having this problem. He did a test and told me that i need surgery right away or "I would lose my baby, my kidney, or my life." those were his exact words. the infection was so bad because my urine was backed up into my kidney and wasn't being passed. I had 30% right kidney function. The tube in my ureter was embedded in my soft tissue and the tissues were rejecting it causing high levels of antibodies. My body couldn't keep up with all of the infection anymore. I was in surgery two days after speaking with Jonathan. I had a baby boy and named him Cadell. if not for Jonathan and the kind Dr. Bender, Cadell wouldn't be sitting next to me right now. I thank them both very much. Last i heard, Jonathan is working in Wilkesbarre, PA and still comes to psychic fairs in Hazleton. I had seen him once after at a psychic fair at the Ramada Inn in Hazleton and thanked him again, but he didn't remember me. He saved our lives and can't remember us, but i will always remember him.