One year ago, I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, stage 3. I had a 10cm tumor, and cancer in several lymph nodes. I declined standard treatment that included surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone therapy. I was told I would be paralyzed in my right arm from the surgery, and that I would have a poor quality of life. I was also told that I would die if I didn’t follow the standard protocol here for metastatic breast cancer. After much research and a strong faith in God, I went to Chipsa Hospital in Mexico and received Cryoablation (freezing of the tumor); low dose chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. I also received 6 and a half weeks of Proton Radiation at the Northwestern Proton Center in Warrenville, IL. I found out I had clean scans this year in July. My faith in God has played a huge role in my treatment choices, and in my healing. I kept believing that I would be healed, and that God performs miracles!

The battle isn’t over. Reoccurrance rate is at its highest within the first 5 years. I am still doing home treatments, and I will be going to Chipsa Hospital in Mexico for preventative treatments for the next 5 years. I will be seeing my oncologist at the Northwestern Proton Center every 3 months for checks ups, and doing scans. I will be continuing to follow a plant based, organic diet.

Please refer to my previous blogs on here regarding all treatments I have received since the diagnosis. I want to help educate others with breast cancer that there are alternative treatments available that can give you a good quality of life. I also want to create awareness.

Did you know that 1 out of 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Metastatic breast cancer is most common in women under 40. It is so important to get yearly check ups, but also to do self examinations. I was under the age of 40 when I felt something wrong in my right breast. The doctor dismissed me and said it was hormones, and that I was too young to worry about a mammogram. Mammograms are recommended for women 40 years and older. Listen to your body and be an advocate for yourself! I wish I did at that time.

I hope that I can help others by sharing my story. Please don’t hesitate to send me a message if you have questions about the treatments I did, or know someone that I could help.