It appears that I haven't touched this page since 2016. Crazy enough, this little blog of mine has been viewed over 300,000 times. I honestly hope it has helped someone somewhere. It helped me just putting my "journey" into words. I really don't like referring to cancer as a "journey," but it is.
Thanks for coming here, thanks for praying.
Here's an update.
I was diagnosed when I was 31.. Thanks to God, I'm still here at 40.
Still married to my wonderful husband and have 3 kids in middle school.
Believe it or not, for YEARS I have received 5+ emails or calls per week asking what my protocol was when I got the REALLY scary PET scan showing metastatic cancer and up to my clean scan soon after.
I can only tell you what I did and what I experienced. I've been called a 'miracle' and a 'unicorn' from friends, strangers, and doctors. I'm still amazed and show my before-and-after scans often.
I'm trying to spread hope and positivity. Unfortunately, what worked for me at that time- isn't a cure-all. I have no idea if it will work for you or your loved ones. All cancers and people are different. I don't want to create false hope of your cancer being healed....just hope.
These scans were 6 weeks apart.
After my metastatic diagnosis, I was blessed to have friends who read and shared with me about Rick Simpson's oil and story. https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/what-is-rick-simpson-oil
Just by googling: Rick Simpson or RSO, you can learn about how and why this was tried in the first place. I learned everything I know from googling reliable sources.
A week later, a generous man offered to pay for this alternative treatment that may or may not work. Thanks to him, we could quickly start our plan.
Rick Simpson's plan of action is to consume 60 mg of THC in 90 days.
With a team of caregivers, we decided to try to double dose and be done in 45 days instead.
It worked, but I slept about 22 hours a day. I was hospitalized a few times, I was told. I remember doing the oils and chemo in the beginning- but nothing of the last 3/4 of my days.
All I did was sleep. Your body heals with sleep.
I'm convinced that my faith in God (the ultimate healer), wicked smart doctors, chemo and RSO killed these little beasts. I took every avenue to help my body fight and heal.
Cannabis Oil is legally available to those who qualify. If you're not sure about your state, google is your friend. I live in the great state of Minnesota, I'm unsure of what's legal elsewhere. If you live here and are interested in THC oil, start here: https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/cannabis/patients/registration.html
I want to also say that while I was on a smaller dose of THC, I did have my cancer recur, this time to my brain. I also was diagnosed with LPD. Leptomeningeal is cancer spread to your spinal column. It doesn't have a cure and currently, patients have a 2-4 month lifespan if treated.
Shockingly, subsequent scans showed my LPD was gone. What the heck, right?
To end this ridiculously long post, Thank you for your positivity, ideas, recommendations, prayers, and love. As we've always said, we couldn't keep doing this without all of your prayers and help.
Current medical status: no active cancer other than in my brain. The whole-brain radiations and cyberknife sessions have worked well.
I had 2 tiny lesions that we blasted a couple months ago. An MRI next month will see if they're gone and if new tumors have activated. Prayers, please :)
Much love.
