In January of 2007 I was diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma, a particularly nasty type of cancer that attacks the lining of organs in the body. There are two types of mesothelioma, one attacks only the lining of the lungs and one attacks only the lining of the abdominal organs. After my first appointment with Dr. Lenzi at M D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, I was found to have BOTH TYPES. This was confirmed by biopsies at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, and at M D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
My prognosis was a maximum life span of 6 months from diagnosis if I had only the lung type and perhaps 9 months if I had only the abdominal type. But since it was so rare to have BOTH types, the doctor could only guess that I would live less than 6 months.
The doctor explained that there was no reason to do surgery for this type of cancer because the tumors multiplied at a faster rate than surgery could remove them. He offered to set me up with very strong chemotherapy on the chance that it might be able to slow the growth of the cancer a little, but he also told me that historically the chemo treatments did nothing to prolong the life of a mesothelioma patient.
I chose not to have any treatment at all, and Dr. Lenzi supported that decicion, recommending that I have regular CT scans to determine the growth speed of the cancer. I had decided that I was not willing to spend the last few months of my life so ill from treatments that I could not enjoy my time with family and friends.
I have a very strong faith (I am Pentecostal) and believe that God has the power to heal and still heals today. I began earnestly praying for a miracle. I was blessed to have a very strong network of friends and family who joined me in prayer; many of them felt strongly that I would be healed by God.
I expected that God would one day just zap me and it would be done! However, God had a very different path for me, and its this path I would like to share with you.
After researching many alternative forms of healing and many clinics, products and doctors, and praying about each one that crossed my path, I received a call from Kathy B., our upline sales leader in S****** Products. (We have been involved in S****** since my husband, Marvin, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1977.)
Kathy told me about a doctor in her group, Dr. Elena Morreale, from Tampa, FL that had been having great success with natural cancer treatment.
While I was still talking to Kathy I started to feel very strongly that this was the path I was to take. I made an appointment with Dr. Morreale two weeks from that day.
During my wait to see Dr. Morreale, I had very strong misgivings about the protocol she recommends (Kathy had told me some of it). Since it involved a strict diet with NO SUGAR, I was uncertain if I could follow it. I really didn?t think I could live without eating some form of sugar! After much prayer and soul-searching, I decided that if this was the path God chose for my healing I would do it, no matter how much I had to change my life. I had to decide at that moment that I REALLY wanted to live.
When I first went to Dr. Morreale I noticed a sign in her office that said, "The Power that made the body, heals the body. It happens no other way." I was very impressed with this philosophy (fact, actually) because I do believe that God has already given us everything we need to be well. We just have to have enough self-control to follow His plan. And that is where I had failed, and what I had to do.
Dr. Morreale evaluated my health, rated my tumor markers at 10 and 10 (the highest they could be rated, indicating active, growing cancer), and started me on a strict protocol that included an all-organic diet with very little meat (only organic chicken or turkey occasionally), NO sugar of any kind (including honey, cane, molasses, etc.), NO artificial sweeteners with the exception of Stevia (a leaf extract), soy and whey protein supplements, many vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, and homeopathic drops. I also purchased a far-infrared sauna which I used daily (Dr. Morreale did not require this, but said it would be helpful). I used a small rebounder-type trampoline daily and had lymphatic massage three times a week when possible.
When I went to Dr. Morreale I was an insulin-dependent diabetic; I took two shots and four pills daily for diabetes. I also had mild hypertension.
In only a few weeks on this protocol I began to show signs of the cancer retreating! My tumor markers went to 7 and 8, then 4 and 5. My death date, June 2007 passed and instead of being dead I was feeling better all the time!
I continued to have follow-up CT scans at M. D. Anderson, and they asked me to fill out an extensive survey during this time on how I felt about having a very short time to live, and how they could help. Since I was only supposed to live a few months, the survey was stopped after June 2007. The scans were continually showing no growth in any tumors, and no new tumors were developing!
Then in September 2007 Dr. Morreale detected a slow-down in my healing. She adjusted the supplements and drops, etc., to allow faster progress. In the same month, the CT scan at M. D. Anderson showed what they thought might be slight growth in two of the tumors in the abdomen, but no change in the others.
By March 2008 Dr. Morreale found that my tumor markers were both at ZERO, which indicated there was NO LIVE CANCER left in my body. The CT scans at M. D. Anderson in March 2008 indicated no growth in any tumor, and the tumor near my liver that had been growing in the last CT scan was GONE! In addition, the doctor there said there was no reason for me to return for further scans unless I wanted them!
In addition to stopping the cancer, this health protocol has healed my body in other ways; Instead of 2 shots & 4 pills a day for diabetes, I take 1/2 of 1 pill! Also my blood pressure medicine has been cut in half.
Marvin has supported me in this 100% and has also benefitted from the protocol. He was taking 10 prescriptions when he started this (for hypertension, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, etc.) and now he is down to 3 a day! That's WONDERFUL! And we both feel so much better than we did just a year ago!
I have no idea what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future, and I plan to continue this protocol until I have permanently defeated the cancer, diabetes and whatever other ailments this old body has to fight.
I do not presume to believe this is everyone's answer; however, I know it worked for me and I wanted others to know there is an alternative to giving up. With faith, prayer and works I believe the battle against cancer can be won.
God bless you all!
Ann C.
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