Journey
My New Emotional Diet
My New Emotional Diet. As I mentioned in a previous post, in response to my experience with a horrible rash that just would not go away I started to go into a new season in my journey of healing and discovery. One of my doctors, Dr. Tony, said something that really hit me. He said,…
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
September is Thyroid Cancer. This month is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, a time to educate the public about the most common type of endocrine cancer. Also called “thyroid carcinoma,” thyroid cancer is a malignant tumor or growth that originates within the thyroid gland. That’s the official definition—true, but very impersonal. To me, though, thyroid cancer…
The Rash
The Rash. Shortly after I got the good news that the alternative approach to cancer treatment that I was pursuing seemed to be having a positive impact, I started developing a mysterious rash. And I don’t just mean a basic, run-of-the-mill rash. This rash was dramatic. I itched like you wouldn’t believe, and when I…
After Tijuana: Good News
After Tijuana: Good News. After my month at the Tijuana cancer treatment clinic I went home and continued with the home program that the clinic physicians had recommended. Thankfully I had the full support of my husband, and my kids were very understanding, because this home treatment program affected all of us. There were things…
So Much Suffering / Cancer a Multi-Factorial Disease
Cancer a Multi-Factorial Disease. After arriving at the Hope 4 Cancer Institute clinic in Tijuana, Mexico for a month of holistic therapies based on a mind/body/spirit approach to treatment, I was struck by the suffering of those around me. Like most people, until I received my cancer diagnosis it had never really crossed my mind…
My Second Major Decision / My Cancer Treatment
My Cancer Treatment After I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma (cancer), everyone around me pushed hard to get me to start the standard treatment. “You need surgery!” they would say. “You need radiation! And you need it now!” In spite of this pressure, my first major decision on this journey was to say “NO.”…
Who’s in Charge?
Who’s in Charge? My journey towards wellness and healing has also been a journey of self-discovery and truth discovery. One of the truths that I have come to embrace is the idea that ultimately, we are all responsible for our own health. There’s really so much more under our control than I had previously realized….
Shielding Myself from Negativity and Fear
Negativity and Fear I had been blindsided by my cancer diagnosis. Now, more so than ever before, I found myself truly believing my inner voice and trusting in God. Although everyone around me was urging (begging and pressuring) me to sign up for the standard treatment of surgery and radiation, I was listening to the…
Why I Chose the Holistic Approach
Why I Chose the Holistic Approach Holistic Approach.Holistic Approach. I started to educate myself as soon as I received my cancer diagnosis. My goal was to gather all the facts that I could, analyze it all, pray for guidance, and then make a rational decision. I gathered information from different physicians and clinics in various…
Decisions About My Thyroid Cancer
My Thyroid Cancer The days and weeks after I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer – papillary thyroid carcinoma, to be exact – went by in a blur. Everyone around me was sounding the constant drumbeat of “You must have surgery. You must have the tumor removed. Surgery and radiation is how this is treated. This…
