Although NMD's Walter and May Cooper had been in the work force for most of their lives,
neither of them was able to retire. That is until early
1993 when their son, Eric Cooper, brought a bottle of Intra over for them to
try.
The rest is history !
At 66 years of age, Walter felt financially, physically and emotionally,
ready
" for the grave." " I felt like a financial failure, living from paycheck to
paycheck
and always having more month left at the end of the money ." As a man,
Walter
felt a deep sense of responsibility, to support and provide for his family.
Now
in his retirement years, the future looked bleak at best. " I've always worked
hard
for my employer, having high work ethics, although they never paid me what
I felt
I was worth . " Not only was Walter broke with no monetary hope for the
future,
but his health was deteriorating rapidly. " I love playing music, as a matter
of fact
I'm the hottest accordion player to come out of Ireland. But my hands were
getting
stiffer and sorer due to arthritis in my fingers, making it very painful to play a
tune.
"Among other ailments, Walter was suffering from low blood pressure, was
always
cold, chronically tired yet unable to get a good night's sleep, and had
headaches
daily. " I wouldn't leave the house without my headache pills for fear another
headache would hit ." Walter says at all family gatherings, his kids would
take
pictures of him in his typical position. Asleep.
May's health was a little better than Walter's,
though not much. At the
beginning of each winter, May developed a chronic,
hacking, dry cough
which
would eventually turn into bronchitis, and
would hang on until the end of the
season.
All their financial and physical problems left Walter feeling extremely
despondent. " I was looking forward to Heaven," Walter says with his
trademark
smile, " Now my life seems like Heaven ! "
What led to this miraculous turn-around ? Walter and May both agree
it was
the liquid gold , Intra ! In March of that year, son Eric, using his parents as
guinea
pigs, gave them their first bottle. " I wasn't interested in trying anything that
didn't
taste like meat and potatoes. Except the Blarney Stone, but in my case I
swallowed it !
Now I'm drinking Intra to help wash it down." After two weeks of "friendly
persuasion ",
Walter finally agreed to try it. " We have never looked back ! " they both
excitedly
exclaim. May's bronchial
condition
cleared up never to return !
May's comment now is, " We are having great fun together and are doing lots of travelliong and meeting people from many cultures around the world. We are having fun doing the business together.
We both have more energy than we've had for a long time ! " Walter's results are no
less dramatic.
Now over six years later, Walter sings while doing an Irish Jig, "
Look out world
the Accordion King is back in business, " Walter sings while doing an
Irish Jig,
" even though I'm now 72, I feel like 39 ! I no longer suffer from
painful headaches,
I'm sleeping when I'm supposed to, and I am full of beans ! "
Now Walter and May are making an
income they
could only have dreamed about before. " No more rat race for us ! "
After 53
years of trading time for money, Walter finally retired, in October 1993.
Their
natural enthusiasm and excitement for all the products has propelled
them into
a very successful "Lifestyles" career. Walter never thought he'd be able
to say it,
but, retirement is truly sweet !
When you meet Walter, make sure you ask him to demonstrate his
famous
Irish Jig !
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