But it's behind me now and I'm just savoring my last couple of days without pills.
The best thing is that my son graduated with honors from high school! And the great part is that I was there to see it and enjoy it- and I'm so grateful for that!
Showing posts with label alternative cancer treatment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alternative cancer treatment. Show all posts
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Graduation Day
The last few days have been pretty busy. I finished doing my "purge" cleanse, and aside from almost fainting outside of my son's graduation ceremony, it went by unceremoniously. It's pretty tough eating nothing for two days save for 2 oranges and a couple of gallons of watered down citrus juice.
But it's behind me now and I'm just savoring my last couple of days without pills.
The best thing is that my son graduated with honors from high school! And the great part is that I was there to see it and enjoy it- and I'm so grateful for that!
But it's behind me now and I'm just savoring my last couple of days without pills.
The best thing is that my son graduated with honors from high school! And the great part is that I was there to see it and enjoy it- and I'm so grateful for that!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
My appointment with God
I've gone over this in my mind so many times. I thought I'd gone over all the possibilities, thought I was prepared. Then came the case of the clairvoyant oncologist and the disappearing tumor.
I walked into the office with my posse, hereinafter referred to as my cheering section. Dr. Medical walks in and flips through my chart. "Well, this is very good." Cheering section agrees.
"So, what are you doing for treatment?" asks Dr. Med as he frantically flips through my chart. I tell him I'm doing an alternative protocol. "Are you taking Tamoxifen?" he asks after some more flipping. I tell him no, not anymore. "But you were taking it, right?" I say yes, I was up until about a week ago.
"Well that's what killed the tumor." HUH? But you told me that there was no curative treatment. And this is the really unexpected part: "There isn't. It will come back", comes the response. Cheering section is looking considerably less cheery by now.
Ok, I know there's always one party pooper in the crowd, but this is a bit extreme. But Dr. M isn't done yet. He goes on to tell me that the trouble with us alternative nuts (I paraphrase of course- Dr. M is nothing if not polite) is that we attribute our victories to that treatment and then abandon the conventional treatment that's really doing the job.
I guess I should have realized that my body's lack of Tamoxifen was the real reason for my cancer and now that it was being replaced, I'd be all good. At least until it comes back. Or gives me cervical cancer.
So now that I'm off the Tamoxifen I speculate that any future gains will be attributed to the following, in the order listed:
1.Tamoxifen (Dr. M made sure to inform me that it stays in my body for 2 months)
2.Being in the same room with Tamoxifen
3.Sharing a straw with someone taking Tamoxifen
4.Living within 50 miles of a drugstore selling Tamoxifen
Gosh, with such a wonder drug out there, it's surprising that we have so many people dying of cancer, don't you think?
And even more amazing, since Dr. M is apparently God, he can now be sure who's tumors will come back!
What a joyous day in the War against Cancer!
I walked into the office with my posse, hereinafter referred to as my cheering section. Dr. Medical walks in and flips through my chart. "Well, this is very good." Cheering section agrees.
"So, what are you doing for treatment?" asks Dr. Med as he frantically flips through my chart. I tell him I'm doing an alternative protocol. "Are you taking Tamoxifen?" he asks after some more flipping. I tell him no, not anymore. "But you were taking it, right?" I say yes, I was up until about a week ago.
"Well that's what killed the tumor." HUH? But you told me that there was no curative treatment. And this is the really unexpected part: "There isn't. It will come back", comes the response. Cheering section is looking considerably less cheery by now.
Ok, I know there's always one party pooper in the crowd, but this is a bit extreme. But Dr. M isn't done yet. He goes on to tell me that the trouble with us alternative nuts (I paraphrase of course- Dr. M is nothing if not polite) is that we attribute our victories to that treatment and then abandon the conventional treatment that's really doing the job.
I guess I should have realized that my body's lack of Tamoxifen was the real reason for my cancer and now that it was being replaced, I'd be all good. At least until it comes back. Or gives me cervical cancer.
So now that I'm off the Tamoxifen I speculate that any future gains will be attributed to the following, in the order listed:
1.Tamoxifen (Dr. M made sure to inform me that it stays in my body for 2 months)
2.Being in the same room with Tamoxifen
3.Sharing a straw with someone taking Tamoxifen
4.Living within 50 miles of a drugstore selling Tamoxifen
Gosh, with such a wonder drug out there, it's surprising that we have so many people dying of cancer, don't you think?
And even more amazing, since Dr. M is apparently God, he can now be sure who's tumors will come back!
What a joyous day in the War against Cancer!
Monday, May 12, 2008
No skeptics allowed
I was discussing with some friends the other day why some people have such difficulty believing that alternative treatments work. It seems that even though the proof is in the pudding, they want cake instead.
In my case, I had a tumor on my liver. It showed up clear as day on an MRI and lit up like a Christmas tree on PET CT. No, I didn't have a biopsy and the reason I didn't is because my oncologist told me there was only a 5% chance that maybe it wasn't cancer. Factor in the coincidence that it just happened to disappear during the 3 months I've been using this treatment and your 5% goes down somewhere close to 0%. Yet, somehow it's easier for people to align themselves with almost zero odds in favor of believing that it was my treatment that made the thing disappear.
If I told them that chemo made my tumor disappear, they'd surely believe that. Hell, I'd bet that if I told people that the Virgin Mary appeared on my grilled cheese sandwich and the tumor disappeared, many of them would believe that. So no matter how far fetched the theory, (I mean grilled cheese? Please! I'm a raw vegan after all! ) it's still easier for people to accept. The fact that something natural could work is simply unfathomable.
This is just such a sad commentary on the state of medicine in this country. People are so brainwashed into thinking that diseases can only be cured or controlled by toxic substances, drugs, and invasive procedures. My logical mind tells me that if the disease wasn't caused by a deficiency of the drug then it can't be the answer. We must address the cause if we have a hope of preventing it from recurring. People must begin to think outside of this nice, neat box that's been constructed for them. It's up to us all to open up to new possibilities and be the change.
On a lighter note, I had a fabulous weekend exploring an organic farmer's market in Miami, spending some quality time with my older son at the beach, and going to dinner at an awesome new raw, organic, vegan restaurant called LifeFood. It's in Miami, owned and run by a great guy named John, and the food was delish! At least for me- I don't think the family is quite ready for this yet. But at least we didn't stop at McDonalds on the way home.
In my case, I had a tumor on my liver. It showed up clear as day on an MRI and lit up like a Christmas tree on PET CT. No, I didn't have a biopsy and the reason I didn't is because my oncologist told me there was only a 5% chance that maybe it wasn't cancer. Factor in the coincidence that it just happened to disappear during the 3 months I've been using this treatment and your 5% goes down somewhere close to 0%. Yet, somehow it's easier for people to align themselves with almost zero odds in favor of believing that it was my treatment that made the thing disappear.
If I told them that chemo made my tumor disappear, they'd surely believe that. Hell, I'd bet that if I told people that the Virgin Mary appeared on my grilled cheese sandwich and the tumor disappeared, many of them would believe that. So no matter how far fetched the theory, (I mean grilled cheese? Please! I'm a raw vegan after all! ) it's still easier for people to accept. The fact that something natural could work is simply unfathomable.
This is just such a sad commentary on the state of medicine in this country. People are so brainwashed into thinking that diseases can only be cured or controlled by toxic substances, drugs, and invasive procedures. My logical mind tells me that if the disease wasn't caused by a deficiency of the drug then it can't be the answer. We must address the cause if we have a hope of preventing it from recurring. People must begin to think outside of this nice, neat box that's been constructed for them. It's up to us all to open up to new possibilities and be the change.
On a lighter note, I had a fabulous weekend exploring an organic farmer's market in Miami, spending some quality time with my older son at the beach, and going to dinner at an awesome new raw, organic, vegan restaurant called LifeFood. It's in Miami, owned and run by a great guy named John, and the food was delish! At least for me- I don't think the family is quite ready for this yet. But at least we didn't stop at McDonalds on the way home.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Clean Sweep
Well, another enzyme cycle bites the dust. As appreciative as I am for my enzymes, 5 nights of uninterrupted sleep is such a treat! It's positively Zen-like- eating when I want and no pills! Ah, the little things we take for granted!
This month's detox is called "The clean sweep". It's actually the easiest for me of the 3 procedures that I alternate on my off cycles. The clean sweep is achieved by adding Bulking agent to 8 oz. of apple, carrot, or tomato juice followed by a glass of water twice a day for 5 days. That's it! Piece of raw carrot cake!
What happens is that the bulking agent absorbs tons of water like a sponge and enlarges, gradually working it's way through and pushing out all the stored wastes, bacteria, and other organisms in it's path. These wastes can accumulate over many years and can interfere with nutrient absorption. Ok, probably t.m.i. (too much info) already. Time to get started on my z's.
This month's detox is called "The clean sweep". It's actually the easiest for me of the 3 procedures that I alternate on my off cycles. The clean sweep is achieved by adding Bulking agent to 8 oz. of apple, carrot, or tomato juice followed by a glass of water twice a day for 5 days. That's it! Piece of raw carrot cake!
What happens is that the bulking agent absorbs tons of water like a sponge and enlarges, gradually working it's way through and pushing out all the stored wastes, bacteria, and other organisms in it's path. These wastes can accumulate over many years and can interfere with nutrient absorption. Ok, probably t.m.i. (too much info) already. Time to get started on my z's.
Monday, May 5, 2008
It's Raining Miracles
The universe is providing for my family big time these days!
In addition to my health miracle, the other night my amazing, precious 18 year old son was involved in a roll over crash while a passenger in his friend's car. The car rolled over and over 4 times, yet all 5 boys walked away without a scratch! The paramedics told one of the boys that he's lucky to be alive, never mind unharmed.
Then as if that's not enough, my son went back the next day to the scene of the crash looking for his wallet and found it just laying there on the grass with everything still in it.
All I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, A MILLION TIMES THANK YOU!!! I hope I'm worthy enough to be able to pay it forward and give something back to the universe.
Of course this is not what I have in mind, but it's a start. I've gotten some requests for the raw cereal I eat every morning, so I promised I'd post the recipe and directions. Here it is:
RAW 14 GRAIN CEREAL
Wheat Berries
Buckwheat
Rye
Oat Groats
Millet
sesame seeds
brown rice
flaxseed
corn
alfalfa seeds
lentils
mung beans
barley
almonds
Mix all together and store in fridge.
To prepare:
The night before take 2-3 tablespoons and grind in a coffee grinder or magic bullet until a fine powder consistency.
Put in bowl and add purified, spring, or coconut water. The cereal soaks up many times it's weight in water, so make sure it's a bit thin.
Cover and put in fridge overnight.
The next morning mix and add more water/coconut water if necessary. Add berries, coconut meat, stevia to taste.
I also found a great interview with Dr. Gonzalez wherein he explains in detail his program and how it works.
In addition to my health miracle, the other night my amazing, precious 18 year old son was involved in a roll over crash while a passenger in his friend's car. The car rolled over and over 4 times, yet all 5 boys walked away without a scratch! The paramedics told one of the boys that he's lucky to be alive, never mind unharmed.
Then as if that's not enough, my son went back the next day to the scene of the crash looking for his wallet and found it just laying there on the grass with everything still in it.
All I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, A MILLION TIMES THANK YOU!!! I hope I'm worthy enough to be able to pay it forward and give something back to the universe.
Of course this is not what I have in mind, but it's a start. I've gotten some requests for the raw cereal I eat every morning, so I promised I'd post the recipe and directions. Here it is:
RAW 14 GRAIN CEREAL
Wheat Berries
Buckwheat
Rye
Oat Groats
Millet
sesame seeds
brown rice
flaxseed
corn
alfalfa seeds
lentils
mung beans
barley
almonds
Mix all together and store in fridge.
To prepare:
The night before take 2-3 tablespoons and grind in a coffee grinder or magic bullet until a fine powder consistency.
Put in bowl and add purified, spring, or coconut water. The cereal soaks up many times it's weight in water, so make sure it's a bit thin.
Cover and put in fridge overnight.
The next morning mix and add more water/coconut water if necessary. Add berries, coconut meat, stevia to taste.
I also found a great interview with Dr. Gonzalez wherein he explains in detail his program and how it works.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Enzyme Appreciation
It's so freeing to have the proof that what I'm doing is working. I mean I've read my report so many times it's about to make the bestseller list. The wording on those things is so darn ambiguous that I want to make sure I didn't misunderstand anything. Like, for example it says that the prior liver lesion is "no longer appreciated". To tell you the truth, I never appreciated the damn thing to begin with. If there's someone out there that appreciated my liver lesion at any time, I want to know who you are!
At any rate, after careful analysis my original interpretation still stands. It's now a history book.
So let's move on to something I really do appreciate. Since my great news, there's been much interest in my protocol, so I thought I'd re-post my oh so exciting schedule. It would bring me so much joy to help even one person make a decision that may just save their life.
Here goes:
Wake up at 3:30AM- take 16 pancreatic enzymes. Roll over and pass out.
Wake up again at 7:20AM- Take 16 enzymes and 2 supplements.
9AM- juice carrots and greens
9:30 AM-eat breakfast of raw 14 grain cereal with berries, take 24 supplements and 3 enzymes.
Heat up coffee for morning enema-(made the previous night)
Dry brush skin
11:30AM- take 16 enzymes and 4 supplements
2PM- Green Smoothie in Vita Mix, take 1/2 tspn vital 10, 22 supplements, and 3 enzymes.
3:30PM- take 16 enzymes and 4 supplements. Make coffee for afternoon enema.
4:30 afternoon enema, green juice
6:30- prepare and eat raw veggie dinner. Take 24 supplements and 3 enzymes.
8 PM- Green or carrot juice, take 16 enzymes and 2 supplements. Prepare coffee for morning enema. Prepare raw 14 grain cereal to soak until morning.
9 PM- Salt and soda bath (2X per week), dry brush skin.
11PM- take 16 enzymes and 8 supplements.
3:30AM- lather, rinse, repeat
In between there at some point take a walk, jump on rebounder, live life (believe it or not!)
Oh, and the diet is not exactly as prescribed, but it works for me, since eating animal products just doesn't resonate with me. The prescribed diet is actually much more liberal and each person gets an individualized diet according to their metabolic type.
At any rate, after careful analysis my original interpretation still stands. It's now a history book.
So let's move on to something I really do appreciate. Since my great news, there's been much interest in my protocol, so I thought I'd re-post my oh so exciting schedule. It would bring me so much joy to help even one person make a decision that may just save their life.
Here goes:
Wake up at 3:30AM- take 16 pancreatic enzymes. Roll over and pass out.
Wake up again at 7:20AM- Take 16 enzymes and 2 supplements.
9AM- juice carrots and greens
9:30 AM-eat breakfast of raw 14 grain cereal with berries, take 24 supplements and 3 enzymes.
Heat up coffee for morning enema-(made the previous night)
Dry brush skin
11:30AM- take 16 enzymes and 4 supplements
2PM- Green Smoothie in Vita Mix, take 1/2 tspn vital 10, 22 supplements, and 3 enzymes.
3:30PM- take 16 enzymes and 4 supplements. Make coffee for afternoon enema.
4:30 afternoon enema, green juice
6:30- prepare and eat raw veggie dinner. Take 24 supplements and 3 enzymes.
8 PM- Green or carrot juice, take 16 enzymes and 2 supplements. Prepare coffee for morning enema. Prepare raw 14 grain cereal to soak until morning.
9 PM- Salt and soda bath (2X per week), dry brush skin.
11PM- take 16 enzymes and 8 supplements.
3:30AM- lather, rinse, repeat
In between there at some point take a walk, jump on rebounder, live life (believe it or not!)
Oh, and the diet is not exactly as prescribed, but it works for me, since eating animal products just doesn't resonate with me. The prescribed diet is actually much more liberal and each person gets an individualized diet according to their metabolic type.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
The bright side of the moon
The results of the MRI and PET CT scans are in, and the news is AMAZING! It's better than I could have ever anticipated that after only three months on Dr. Gonzalez' enzyme therapy protocol my liver mets have "resolved". Roughly translated that means gone, see ya, buh-bye! Hello, healthy liver. I could say it a million ways, but to keep the redundancy to a minimum I'll just say that I'm over the moon and I like it here!
My bone mets are stable with no new lesions seen, so that's also a blessing as bone mets can be very aggressive. Dr. Gonzalez also explained to me that bone can look metabolically active on a PET even while it's healing, which makes sense as bone heals via metabolic activity. So in other words, my bones could be healing and remodeling, with cells laying down more bone, which would simply show up as activity on the PET and therefore be misinterpreted as still being cancer. I'm definitely going with that one.
At any rate, I'm so happy and grateful for all the things that make living a beautiful thing. I'm living my life for this moment and all it has to offer. I'm blessed with an amazing array of family and friends who have been and continue to be an integral part of my journey. Thank you for all your love and support.
I've made so many wonderful new friends on my journey, mostly as a result of landing in Kris Carr's CSL community of hope and love. There I've been lucky enough to have been able to learn and share, to give and receive love, prayers, great advice, laughter, pain, and most importantly hope. So thank you Kris for creating this haven for healing and to my friend Eileen for sending me Kris' book. Your thoughtful expression of kindness set off a chain reaction which would become an essential part of my healing journey.
Love and eternal light to all!
My bone mets are stable with no new lesions seen, so that's also a blessing as bone mets can be very aggressive. Dr. Gonzalez also explained to me that bone can look metabolically active on a PET even while it's healing, which makes sense as bone heals via metabolic activity. So in other words, my bones could be healing and remodeling, with cells laying down more bone, which would simply show up as activity on the PET and therefore be misinterpreted as still being cancer. I'm definitely going with that one.
At any rate, I'm so happy and grateful for all the things that make living a beautiful thing. I'm living my life for this moment and all it has to offer. I'm blessed with an amazing array of family and friends who have been and continue to be an integral part of my journey. Thank you for all your love and support.
I've made so many wonderful new friends on my journey, mostly as a result of landing in Kris Carr's CSL community of hope and love. There I've been lucky enough to have been able to learn and share, to give and receive love, prayers, great advice, laughter, pain, and most importantly hope. So thank you Kris for creating this haven for healing and to my friend Eileen for sending me Kris' book. Your thoughtful expression of kindness set off a chain reaction which would become an essential part of my healing journey.
Love and eternal light to all!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Vitality and abundance
Things have been going well for me. I'm on my last day of the 20 day pill cycle, so I'm looking forward to 5 days of being able to sleep through the night. Of course there is always a but in this program (and also a lot of butts), which this time is the liver cleanse. The liver cleanse consists of drinking a gallon of apple juice mixed with phosfood over 4 days, which amounts to about 3-4 glasses per day. Sounds like a walk in the park so far, right? Well if it is then day 5 is a walk in a dog park without shoes. Maybe even doing cartwheels and headstands.
On day 5, I have to drink epsom salts several times (see my earlier post about the "purge" for reference to how I feel about epsom salt), eat heavy cream and berries, drink bentonite clay, then drink 1/2 cup of olive oil. Let me just tell you that while this may make for a good science experiment, it doesn't sit in the stomach too well. Don't try this at home, folks.
Anyway, it's a good thing that I'm reading Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" and learning to live in the moment so I don't have to think about those future events. The book is giving me many "aha" moments and contributing great insights into my mind and the games it plays. I've had many laughs at my mind's expense.
Over the last few weeks I experienced some firsts. I went to dinner with my family to celebrate my dad's birthday and brought my own food for the first time, I went to my first raw foodies meetup at my first raw restaurant, and I had a model search company invite me to audition in the mall. I guess A.A.R.P. magazine was looking for models, but I decided the market was already saturated with 40-something, 5'2" models, so I politely declined.
Seriously though, I've been really loving my new lifestyle and have met so many awesome people who share my views about health and wellness. I'm really passionate in my belief that proper diet, nutrition, and avoidance of chemicals can really bring about or restore health and vitality. I also strongly believe that when one is presented with a health issue, it is a warning which calls for action. Conventional medicine has it's place in buying us the time we need to address the cause of the health issue, but if we stop there and return to our previous lifestyle we are probably in for a relapse or recurrence somewhere in the future. If this all sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo propaganda, please be assured that it is the vital truth. It's something I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed 11 years ago. Instead, like many others, I believed what I was told that cutting and burning the cancer out would be the end of it. It just doesn't work that way. I can only pray that more people begin to see that.
On day 5, I have to drink epsom salts several times (see my earlier post about the "purge" for reference to how I feel about epsom salt), eat heavy cream and berries, drink bentonite clay, then drink 1/2 cup of olive oil. Let me just tell you that while this may make for a good science experiment, it doesn't sit in the stomach too well. Don't try this at home, folks.
Anyway, it's a good thing that I'm reading Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" and learning to live in the moment so I don't have to think about those future events. The book is giving me many "aha" moments and contributing great insights into my mind and the games it plays. I've had many laughs at my mind's expense.
Over the last few weeks I experienced some firsts. I went to dinner with my family to celebrate my dad's birthday and brought my own food for the first time, I went to my first raw foodies meetup at my first raw restaurant, and I had a model search company invite me to audition in the mall. I guess A.A.R.P. magazine was looking for models, but I decided the market was already saturated with 40-something, 5'2" models, so I politely declined.
Seriously though, I've been really loving my new lifestyle and have met so many awesome people who share my views about health and wellness. I'm really passionate in my belief that proper diet, nutrition, and avoidance of chemicals can really bring about or restore health and vitality. I also strongly believe that when one is presented with a health issue, it is a warning which calls for action. Conventional medicine has it's place in buying us the time we need to address the cause of the health issue, but if we stop there and return to our previous lifestyle we are probably in for a relapse or recurrence somewhere in the future. If this all sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo propaganda, please be assured that it is the vital truth. It's something I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed 11 years ago. Instead, like many others, I believed what I was told that cutting and burning the cancer out would be the end of it. It just doesn't work that way. I can only pray that more people begin to see that.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Felony in CancerLand
As I write this it's been just about 48 hours since I've eaten, with the not so notable exception of two oranges. I couldn't finish all my citrus punch yesterday because it felt like it was burning a hole through my esophagus, so I added water and finished it today. The epsom salts gave me such severe stomach distress that I didn't take my dose today. So, now I feel guilty that I cheated and didn't comply with my detox. I feel like the cancer police are going to come and put the cuffs on me. And I'm too weak to resist, so I hope someone bails me out. Well, at least the Reiki circle was a success.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Purge this!
Today is the first day of my five day vacation from the pills, but like always there's a caveat to that- this time the ominously named "Purge".
I started my morning as usual with my "upside down coffee break" and then began my purge. The recipe calls for drinking a tablespoon of epsom salts dissolved in water three times in a one hour period. Simple right? Well, if you've never had the displeasure of drinking epsom salts let me just say that if I was faced with a decision of whether to drink a glass of epsom salts or a glass of my own urine, I would actually have to think about it. I have never questioned compliance with this program until now, but I have to confess that the thought did cross my mind more than once this morning. Actually three times to be exact.
Now with that experience behind me I have to ingest nothing but a gallon of punch made from orange, grapefruit, and lemon juice mixed with water for the rest of the day. A glass every hour in fact. Oh, I forgot- I can eat an orange for dinner. Better pull out the good china for that one.
And I get to repeat the whole process again tomorrow. Pulling out the heavy artillery from my weapons arsenal this time!
On a positive note, I'm going to a Reiki Circle with my fabulous cousin later and my good friend is in from NY. Isn't life great?
I started my morning as usual with my "upside down coffee break" and then began my purge. The recipe calls for drinking a tablespoon of epsom salts dissolved in water three times in a one hour period. Simple right? Well, if you've never had the displeasure of drinking epsom salts let me just say that if I was faced with a decision of whether to drink a glass of epsom salts or a glass of my own urine, I would actually have to think about it. I have never questioned compliance with this program until now, but I have to confess that the thought did cross my mind more than once this morning. Actually three times to be exact.
Now with that experience behind me I have to ingest nothing but a gallon of punch made from orange, grapefruit, and lemon juice mixed with water for the rest of the day. A glass every hour in fact. Oh, I forgot- I can eat an orange for dinner. Better pull out the good china for that one.
And I get to repeat the whole process again tomorrow. Pulling out the heavy artillery from my weapons arsenal this time!
On a positive note, I'm going to a Reiki Circle with my fabulous cousin later and my good friend is in from NY. Isn't life great?
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Having your card confiscated- PRICELESS!
I think the magnetic stripe on my cancer card is damaged. I mean, once in a blue moon I come out of the cancer closet and pull out my cancer card- and it's rejected!
First my son got stopped for riding his dirt bike and the police officer acted like he was public enemy number one. I was just barely able to exchange the cancer card for a get out of jail free card, but the cop was so unimpressed that he still gave him four tickets and a court date. I think I should ask for a credit line increase.
Then I tried to use it to get some medical bills reduced but again- Rejected!
Is this card getting so darn commonplace that the members are no longer afforded any benefits?
Of course I'm just looking forward to the day mine gets permanently confiscated. "Oh sorry miss, but your no-cancer credit's no good here". Who the heck needs the stupid thing anyway!
First my son got stopped for riding his dirt bike and the police officer acted like he was public enemy number one. I was just barely able to exchange the cancer card for a get out of jail free card, but the cop was so unimpressed that he still gave him four tickets and a court date. I think I should ask for a credit line increase.
Then I tried to use it to get some medical bills reduced but again- Rejected!
Is this card getting so darn commonplace that the members are no longer afforded any benefits?
Of course I'm just looking forward to the day mine gets permanently confiscated. "Oh sorry miss, but your no-cancer credit's no good here". Who the heck needs the stupid thing anyway!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
What are you grateful for?
That's what it says on a plate my best friend gave me for my birthday. I had one of the best birthdays I've ever had. I am so grateful for the people I have in my life who help make every day on this earth special. It's amazing how when the chips are down some people just show up so incredibly for you that it takes your breath away. I feel so lucky and blessed to receive and return so much love.
I even took some new pictures so I can post one that actually looks like me. I've changed so much mentally over the last year or so that I figured I may as well reinvent myself physically as well. The best part is that I'm pretty happy with the new me and that's always a good thing!
I even took some new pictures so I can post one that actually looks like me. I've changed so much mentally over the last year or so that I figured I may as well reinvent myself physically as well. The best part is that I'm pretty happy with the new me and that's always a good thing!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Hooray for getting old!
I remember when my birthdays were a big deal. They were cause for a big, celebratory night on the town complete with the requisite post birthday hangover. I'm not quite sure when my birthdays themselves started getting old, but at some point they became something I didn't want to think about let alone celebrate.
Well thank you cancer for making me appreciate my birthdays again. I'm having another one this week and I'm not only looking forward to it, but I'm actually relishing it.
That's right, I'm grateful for getting older. I guess I've realized that the alternative is decidedly less attractive. So yeah, I'm gonna celebrate. I'll be rocking my family room dance floor. I'll drink my veggie juice from a martini glass, eat raw,organic birthday cake, and have a pajama party with my posse.
I'll put birthdays on the list of things I'm grateful for and on the list of things I won't take for granted. Every day is an opportunity to learn and grow, to mess up and get it right. Birthdays are like big, fat curtain calls for the year gone by.
It's all a journey and the ride's as important as the destination.
Happy birthday to me!
Well thank you cancer for making me appreciate my birthdays again. I'm having another one this week and I'm not only looking forward to it, but I'm actually relishing it.
That's right, I'm grateful for getting older. I guess I've realized that the alternative is decidedly less attractive. So yeah, I'm gonna celebrate. I'll be rocking my family room dance floor. I'll drink my veggie juice from a martini glass, eat raw,organic birthday cake, and have a pajama party with my posse.
I'll put birthdays on the list of things I'm grateful for and on the list of things I won't take for granted. Every day is an opportunity to learn and grow, to mess up and get it right. Birthdays are like big, fat curtain calls for the year gone by.
It's all a journey and the ride's as important as the destination.
Happy birthday to me!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Life in the fast lane
I thought I would illustrate a typical day on my program. This is during the 20 days each month that I'm on my enzymes and supplements and has been abridged to include only program-related tasks. Obviously, life still takes place somewhere between the lines (believe it or not).
So hold onto your hats and send the kiddies under cover, cause this is not for the faint of heart! (kidding...Disney is more titallating than my life these days)
Wake up at 3:30AM- take 16 pancreatic enzymes. Roll over and pass out.
Wake up again at 7:20AM- Take 16 enzymes and 2 supplements.
9AM- juice carrots and greens, eat breakfast of raw 14 grain cereal with goji berries, blueberries and blackberries, take 24 supplements and 3 enzymes.
Heat up coffee for morning enema-(made the previous night)
Dry brush skin
11:30AM- take 16 enzymes and 4 supplements
2PM- juice carrots and greens, prepare and eat raw veggie lunch take 1/2 tspn vital 10, 22 supplements, and 3 enzymes.
3:30PM- take 16 enzymes and 4 supplements. Make coffee for afternoon enema.
4:30 afternoon enema
6:30- juice carrots and greens, prepare and eat (mostly) raw veggie dinner. Take 24 supplements and 3 enzymes.
8 PM- take 16 enzymes and 2 supplements. Prepare coffee for morning enema. Prepare raw 14 grain cereal to soak until morning.
9 PM- Salt and soda bath (2X per week), dry brush skin.
11PM- take 16 enzymes and 8 supplements.
3:30AM- lather, rinse, repeat
Well, all that excitement has exhausted me. Goodnight.....
Friday, February 29, 2008
You are what you eat? I hope not!
After much ado, the alternative treatment winner is...enzyme therapy. The treatment is a nutritional one consisting of high doses of porcine (as in oink) pancreatic enzymes, supplements, coffee enemas, and a customized, organic diet.
I take pills around the clock. I actually set my alarm for 3:30 AM to down 16 pig pancreas pills (can you say that 5 times fast?) through a sleep deprived haze. The idea is to sock it to the cancer constantly. My life is like "beat the clock" because the enzymes need to be separated from food by at least one hour.
I'm not complaining, though, because I'm lucky to have these weapons in my arsenal. War is never easy, and cancer is a formidable foe. Plus, I get 5 days vacation from the pills every month. How lucky am I?
I take pills around the clock. I actually set my alarm for 3:30 AM to down 16 pig pancreas pills (can you say that 5 times fast?) through a sleep deprived haze. The idea is to sock it to the cancer constantly. My life is like "beat the clock" because the enzymes need to be separated from food by at least one hour.
I'm not complaining, though, because I'm lucky to have these weapons in my arsenal. War is never easy, and cancer is a formidable foe. Plus, I get 5 days vacation from the pills every month. How lucky am I?
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