When It Happens
To You
How can I have cancer?
Things moved swiftly after the diagnosis. The surgeon advised, the tumor was 8 cm and needed to be removed as soon as possible. The cancer was only in one breast. It was only a matter of time before the other one was cancerous. Surgery, a bilateral mastectomy, and at the same time reconstruction.
It’s not all your fault
I still could not believe it! How on earth could I have a cancerous tumor. “It’s not all your fault,” the surgeon said reassuringly, “we live on a toxic planet.” Now what…
What have I done to my body?
Even if the world we live in is toxic, I thought I was eating healthy… no, I wasn’t. I was stress eating, the comfort foods, bread, pasta, sugar, starch, cheese. Never mind about food, I had to think about the surgery…
Did the cancer spread?
The machines would scan the body and be able to tell if the cancer had spread from the breast area. I knew it hadn’t, but the surgeon needed the scans before the surgery…
Breast Reconstruction
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Chemotherapy and Radiation
Cancer, Life or Death?
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Nutrition
A Soul Journey
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You are what you eat and you are what you think
Unhealthy
Healthy
before
After
The series of articles
The Story
What Have I Done To My Body
We live in a toxic world... A bilateral mastectomy, drastic! But I knew the surgeon was right, the tumor had to be removed. Trying to remove it naturally was an option. I paused for a moment considering this option, but in an instant my instinct was no. There was...
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It’s Not All Your Fault
Did the cancer spread? Find out... The next step was to see if the cancer had spread the lymph nodes above the tumor were cancerous. I was still reeling and felt out of control. I couldn't even find the energy to be optimistic, instead I slumped into the chair and...
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Walk for your Life
You are the only one who can take care of you.
The question is; do you care enough about you?
