Deeply Saddened!

I’m deeply saddened and heartbroken as I share the painful journey my mother went through, a story that has left me forever scarred. My mother, a woman I adored, made the difficult decision to move to another country to live with my sister. The language barrier between us was immense, as I only speak English, but despite that, I wanted to ensure that she had the best care possible. My mother’s well-being mattered to me more than anything, just as it did to my sister. Initially, my mother received standard medical treatment, and there was no involvement with alternative medicine.

That all changed when my mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. At her age, the prognosis was bleak. The doctors gave us little hope, and we all struggled to come to terms with the news. Desperate to help, my sister turned to alternative medicine, hoping for a miracle. In hindsight, I deeply regret this decision, as the treatments my mother received—colloidal silver and various herbs—may have hastened her decline rather than helping her.

I can’t say with certainty that the alternative medicine caused her rapid deterioration, since no autopsy was performed, but everything I’ve learned points to the fact that it may have played a significant role in her decline. Before she started this regimen, my mother’s health was stable. After she began the treatments, her condition worsened so quickly that it was impossible to ignore. What makes this even more painful is that I wasn’t there to intervene. I felt powerless because of the language barrier and the distance between us.

The worst part is that my sister, in an effort to help, did everything she could to verify the legitimacy of the alternative medicine practitioner. The practitioner’s credentials seemed legitimate—much like Sheba Roy’s practice—and my sister believed she was doing the right thing. The devastating truth, however, is that it’s so easy for a practitioner to deceive patients, especially when the patient is too weak to speak out or to file complaints, and their family members are too far away to intervene.

I can’t ignore the tragic reality that patients often convince themselves they’ve been cured by these alternative treatments when, in reality, it’s often a placebo effect or mere coincidence. It’s a cruel deception. Stories like that of Mary Selep, a woman who was treated by Sheba Roy, are all too common. She likely didn’t have the strength to do anything more than leave a one-star review before passing away, and her story is a grim reminder of the dangers posed by people like Sheba Roy. My mother’s case wasn’t much different, and I now feel the weight of my inability to protect her from harm.

I can’t definitively say that the alternative medicine killed my mother, but my research and instincts tell me that it very well might have. The pain is compounded by the fact that I couldn’t be there to help her, and my efforts to protect her were thwarted by the distance, language barriers, and my own uncertainty. This uncertainty also led me to agree with my wife about seeking Sheba Roy’s treatment, despite my initial concerns about alternative medicine.

I’ve always believed in the potential benefits of alternative medicine in some cases, but I was hesitant to use it for my wife. When we first encountered Sheba Roy, I was initially cautious. However, the marketing surrounding Sheba’s practice—her website, social media presence, and the referrals—gave the strong impression that she was a licensed doctor in Michigan. A person who referred us to AIM Natural specifically mentioned that Sheba Roy was a licensed doctor, and that’s why we felt it would be safe to proceed with her care.

This is the part that haunts me most: I believed Sheba Roy was a licensed doctor in Michigan, just as her marketing suggested, and I trusted her because of that. Sheba Roy, in her marketing materials, constantly referred to herself as “Dr. Sheba Roy,” and the word “doctor” carried a strong implication of being a licensed medical professional. It’s an implication that most people, including myself, didn’t question because in situations of life-threatening illness, people tend to trust authority figures, especially those who present themselves as medical professionals. I was not alone in this belief. Even the officer who took the police report didn’t initially believe me when I told him that Sheba Roy wasn’t a licensed doctor. He had to be shown evidence before he would accept the truth. The word “doctor” was used so often in the report that it created the impression that Sheba was a licensed medical professional.

It wasn’t until after I discovered the truth—that Sheba Roy was not a licensed doctor—that my concern for my wife’s health intensified. The realization that Sheba Roy had misled us—and continues to mislead patients—was a harsh wake-up call. When patients are in a vulnerable, life-threatening situation, they can develop tunnel vision, focusing on any potential hope and ignoring warning signs. This was true for us as well, and I now see how easy it is for someone to be deceived in such a fragile state.

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Please always talk to a licensed medical doctor before making any medical decisions. We recommend avoiding unlicensed Michigan doctor such as “Dr. Sheba Roy” of Associates of Integrative Medicine, aka AIM Natural in Michigan.