The Curve Ball…Cancer Pt III

Keep your head up, fill your space with positive thoughts, reject the negative ones because negative thoughts absolutely have an impact no matter what situation you’re in.

Wow! It’s been a minute since I have written anything. I have felt it churning inside me, but taking action has been on the shelf! I just noticed that it has been one year to the day since my last post. It’s been a rough year, but I’m still alive and kicking. So, I will give an update and hopefully through this posting someone will be encouraged to continue fighting, no matter what the battle might be for you.

When I posted last May, I had just started my chemotherapy treatments for the stage 3, invasive lobular breast cancer. The chemo treatments, that lasted until the end of September, consisted of infusion once a week and injections for the first several weeks. The injections made me so nauseous that all I could do is lay in the bed or in the recliner. My hair began to fall out, my finger nails and toenails began to change color, and my energy levels dropped. Fortunately, there weren’t any other major side effects that I experienced.

Once the treatments were finished, my surgery was scheduled for November to remove the tumor. Well, I contracted COVID-19 so that pushed my surgery out until December. On December 13 I went in for the surgery to have the tumor removed and the lymph node that was cancerous, a breast reduction on one side and breast reconstruction on the cancer side. Once the surgeon was in the process, he said the tissue in my breast looked suspicious and sent it off for testing. The result came back a few days later as it being cancerous. So, after the 6″ tumor was removed, 6 lymph nodes removed and the breast reduction and reconstruction…I still have cancer. The chemo did absolutely nothing!!! This was not very encouraging. So it was recommended I get a mastectomy.

My husband and I took a step back and looked at the situation and decided there would be no more cutting on me. So we started the search for alternative treatments. We found a wonderful place in San Louis Colorado, Mexico and scheduled the required 2 week stay. I underwent all kinds of therapies such as, detox foot baths everyday, oxygen chamber therapy, ozone therapy, vitamin/mineral infusions, coffee enimas (fun), and more. They had a process of taking my blood, “cleaning” it under an infrared light and putting it back into me. This was so my good cells would multiply and do their job. I also had my own bone marrow stem cell transplant. A vaccine was created just for me to give myself an injection every 3 days for 6 months, along with a host of natural supplements. All of this was to build up my immune system and to get my body to the place where it would fight the disease with it’s own resources with the boost from supplements and the antigen injections.

I am currently half way through my alternative treatments, my blood work looks good, I feel good, my hair is growing back, my nails are almost cleared up, I have changed my diet (no sugar and less carbs) and I have good energy. There is no guarantee that I will be cancer free at the end of this journey, but I am confident and am expecting the results to be good news.

Along with all the treatments, we have found that having a daily relaxation and breathing practice certainly makes the journey more relaxing and stable. When we are stressed out, our immune system stresses out as well. Our bodies are incredible creations that were designed to take care of themselves. They were created to combat disease, to continuously create good cells that eliminate the bad cells so we are able to live a healthy life.

So overall, I am encouraged at my progress and I’m looking forward to this journey finally ending. So, whatever battle you may be facing today, if it’s a disease or not, life does not have to be a drag. Keep your head up, fill your space with positive thoughts, reject the negative ones because negative thoughts absolutely have an impact no matter what situation you’re in.Never give up…do your research, value yourself, do what’s best for you. It’s your life, your body, and your dreams!

If you are looking for an alternative treatment facility that treats all kinds of diseases, with the most wonderful staff, doctors and chemists, then message me and I will gladly share with you the information I have. Or if you just need someone to listen, I will gladly read whatever you wish to write.

Take a deep breath, and renew your hope for your future. It is possible! Whatever it is you are facing…it is possible…anything is possible for you to live a full, healthy and happy life.

Cheers to all our journeys!

Veronica

The Curve Ball…Cancer pt II

I’ll be honest and vulnerable with you right now…I don’t know what to write. I felt like I initially wanted to document my cancer journey, not to have you feel sorry for me, but to encourage and share the journey for those in said condition. I’m having a hard time really wanting to do that and knowing how to do that. I really don’t think people want to hear about my cancer. I could be wrong and maybe they do, but I’m struggling with it right now.

I think I would rather just write about what I feel, rather than try to put something together that will make sense to people. Some of this journey, as short as it’s been so far, has not been very pretty. So, if you don’t mind, I think I’ll just share from my heart, maybe emotions…haha.

I have gone through my very first infusion, which took about 3 hours and then the days following was absolutely miserable with side effects, of which I will not go into. The waves of exhaustion are somewhat irritating. It seems like the simple task of washing the breakfast dishes can leave me feeling extremely tired, like I have to lay down NOW. Different things like that make the day challenging. I’m supposed to avoid crowds, going to the store, or dining out which can be a challenge because I like doing those things. But, my immune system is being attacked right now and being out in the midst of a lot of germs isn’t going to help me.

So with all the adjusting I have needed to make the last couple weeks, it has left me more reliant on others and making sure I’m comfortable. This comes hard for me, because I’m usually the one making sure everyone else is comfortable and I’m the one relied on. Life has a way of bringing adjustment to us whether we like it or not. The last day of my chemo is September 29th, which seems like a long way off, but that’s really only the half way point of my journey. So, I will adjust the best I can until I am done with this entire cancer phase of my life.

So, what do I do? Well, I am daily doing a meditation practice, alongside my husband, thank God for him. I’m trying to get a small walk in everyday, resting a lot, reading and trying to eat healthy. Doing the meditation kind of puts my day into focus, or starts it from a peaceful, restful and aware space. The more aware I am of how I’m feeling and what I’m thinking can result in how I deal with this cancer. Being balanced in my body, heart and mind is going to help me carry this and to walk through it, no matter how ugly it gets.

Even if your life is consumed with work, family, or other things, I would encourage you to find some kind of meditative practice that will enhance your daily life and bring balance in an unbalanced world. It will help when we are confronted with our daily circumstances, it will help lessen the blow of traumatic news or events, it can help us navigate life without our ego leading the way, and walk the journey to wholeness and living a life from true essence.

In the midst of all this, let me just say that my heart is heavy today for the families of the senseless Uvalde, TX tragedy and is still with the people of Ukraine. May this all end soon! I will continue to pray for peace all over the world and that someday, as a society, we would see ourselves differently than we do today.

Live Everyday With Intention!