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on Nov 12, 2003
Dr. Northrup,
When you spoke with me last year, you said you only knew of one person who reversed their cancer through diet. You can add me to your list; now you know two people who have reversed their cancer through diet.
I hope that sharing my cancer experience with your readers will help them weigh their options and, depending on their risk level, to trust their inner strength, when confronted with a health issue that may be life-threatening.
The power to heal dis-ease is always within us in the present moment. How often do we hear the expression, "If you put your mind to it, you can do anything you want"? That's exactly what I did, and learned that the power to heal dis-ease within us is always in the present moment.
I have written a synopsis of my own self-healing experience. It is just the tip of the iceberg. I had listened to a male comedian work into his October Breast Cancer month routine a skit around women doing their morning self examination. He likened it to walking through a mine field. Poking fun at women who would rather not attempt that walk.
It was then that I realized that fear keeps us a prisoner, and we lose the power to control our own destiny. If we can take the fear out of cancer, we can better understand what we can do to prevent or reverse cancer cells in our body.
If you look at the number of people diagnosed with cancer today it is far greater than a decade ago. I remember back in the early nineties when a strong healthy friend of mine was told he had cancer of the pancreas. He died within a month of being diagnosed. Cancer always seemed to carry a death warrant or at the very least people die from the medication that was supposed to cure them. My son had a friend who died about 12 years ago after being diagnosed with leukemia. However, he didn't die from the cancer; he died from complications that the medication caused. Even with so much money being raised for cancer, according to the researchers, there still is no cure.
We put so much trust into the medical profession. Doctors can tell us if we have a fighting chance or how much time we have left to live. Some even give a number of weeks, months or years to get our stuff in order, and some of us oblige by passing on as they predicted, according to the time frame they allotted to us.
Last year when I was diagnosed with uterine cancer and given five years, the conditions for this time frame were that I have a total hysterectomy right away, followed by chemo or radiation. When I left Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after receiving this prognosis, panic is a mild statement to describe how I felt.
On my way home, I ran over in my mind the question I had asked the doctor: "How many of these operations have you done?" The doctor proudly stated, "I've done thousands of these operations," and I left feeling like I had just been in a meat factory.
I decided to go for a second opinion to a reputable doctor at Brigham and Women's, who confirmed that I had cancer. I had just read Heal Your Body by metaphysical lecturer and teacher, Louise L. Hay. In her book she talks about how she reversed her own cancer. I knew that this was a direction I wanted to explore. I did not have the knowledge of the mind skills like Louise has, but I had nothing to lose. If it didn't work I would go with traditional treatment.
I asked my doctor if I could have three months to work on spiritual healing. He was reluctant to agree to my request, telling me of the serious risk I was taking and warning me that my life was endangered by the delay. I assured him that I would not put myself at risk and would check in with him in three months.
I began to embark on my own self-healing journey that no doctor would venture to guide me on. Armed with a library card I began my search for alternatives. I read volumes of books on self healing, and watched videos on this topic. I had encountered a few people who claimed to be holistic healers with impressive health centers. I chose to continue my search in other places. I had a phone conference with a well known women's doctor, Christiane Northrup, who directed me to meet with Peggy Huddleston, the author of Prepare For Surgery, Heal Faster, even though I did not see surgery as one of my options. I found Peggy to be very supportive, as she directed me to Janice Anderson and others who would play a role in helping me on my journey to self healing. I gained much strength from Peggy's guidance. I began to learn the benefits of Reiki, visualizations, yoga, natural medicine, toning, ancient/energy medicine, and integrative medicine through Dr. Glenn Rothfeld, Medical Director of WholeHealth New England, in Arlington, MA. I consulted with Ranan Cohen, a nutritionist from Newbury, MA, who helped me strengthen my immune system, a process that I believe is the reverse of chemotherapy. Lastly, I used the power of my subconscious mind.
Throughout my ordeal I was monitored by my doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Today I am cancer free; I am much healthier; I am not on any medication; and my search for self healing was successful. Self healing for me was more than believing. It was unlearning and relearning how to balance the acid/alkaline state in my body. It is my understanding that cancer cannot live in an alkaline environment. There was a lot to learn about detoxifying mentally and physically, and also respecting the healing power within my body.
Remember back to when you were a youngster, how your cuts and scrapes could heal by themselves? I wonder if somewhere along the way to adulthood we begin to depend more on the medical profession to take charge of our health needs, sending a message to our brain that the body is incompetent to do its job of self healing. Self healing cannot be taught; the body knows its job. I learned to give my body permission to open up to its own potential.
Caroline Myss, author of many books, states, "We are keepers of an innate intuitive intelligence so powerful that it can tell us how to heal and prevent illness." Throughout the holistic literature that I read, there was always the same message: "If you need professional treatment, please consult a competent health practitioner." The choice I made was right for me. I am very grateful to my doctor at Brigham and Women's for respecting my wishes, and to the many people, including my family, who supported me when I stepped out of the box to reshape my environment, and to those who led me through a harmonious experience that reflected creative power for personal growth and liberation.
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