The e-mail that got me the job.

So Jack, my day didn't end yet so here goes my short-notice version of a press release.

Open minded Mr. Wu says no to credit crunch

Mr. Wu is one of London's most well known Acupuncture Therapist. He learn this art in Beijing from one of the best Chinese Acupuncturists ever, the renowned Mr. Lin Kong. But he also inherited his skills from his grandfather who use to do acupuncture in Hunan Province.
With this excellent mix, after doing his apprenticeship Mr. Wu found it quite easy to establish for himself a small practice right in Beijing. Things were good for him as he recalls: that was a very peaceful and quiet time of his life. But in 1996 things changed, he decided he really wanted a son from his wife. And because they already had two twin daughters, they decided to come to London and start over.

So in August 1996 Mr. Wu became the proud owner of a Acupuncture Practice on Baker Street. Things grew step by step and as time went by the more he worked the more happy patients he got and so he established a good name for himself and his London Practice. Oh!... And by the way, he has now four children, three daughters and a son.

Mr. Wu was always open minded so when the credit crunch came and began to affect everybody's businesses he tried to find alternative ways to get more patients. This is when he started to work with LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) people from the Directory of Pink Therapist. People who needed acupuncture (in this case), but maybe they were a bit uncomfortable with receiving treatment from therapists a bit less like Mr. Wu, who was never judgmental and was only concentrating on healing and treating his LGBT patients just like all his patients in the best way possible.

Sarah is one of Mr. Wu's patients, she is a male-to-female transsexual who now lives full time as a woman. She told us that because she is in early transition, she considered stopping her acupuncture treatment for her lower back pain, treatment which proved very useful in the past. But being an active member of the on-line LGBT community, she found Mr. Wu trough the Directory of Pink Therapists, therapists who in stead of judging, decided to work with sexual minorities in a positive manner. And to use her own words, she is absolutely delighted and relieved that she can continue her acupuncture therapy.

But Sarah is just one of the LGBT people Mr. Wu treats and heals, all thanks to the Directory. Now he feels there was no credit crunch for him and as he told us himself trying to find patients in alternative ways was one of the smartest things he had ever done, after coming to London of course.