The Plan

The plan regarding my treatment. Some find it controversal, but that would keep consistent with a lot of the choices I've (we/family) made the past few years.

I declined the radioactive iodine treatment. I mean, come on people, how do you expect me to say yes to something that probably caused the thyroid cancer to begin with?! Yes, radiation exposure has been directly linked to thyroid cancer. I keep replaying all the times I've either had an x-ray done the past few years, or been in the room while someone was having one done. And never once did the nurse offer the lead apron with the neck piece. Never once! About a year ago when I found out the connection between the two, I started requesting the neck piece, but was it too late? It was only months later the nodule was found and so on and so forth.

Also, a side effect of radiation is developing another cancer. Really? Trading one for another. Look, I'm not anti modern medicine and interventions, there is a proper time and place. For me personally, this is not the time or place. I am 100% comfortable and confident in my decision for my treatment.

The more I research and learn, I see how food really is our medicine! I believe it. It's so simple. Yet we medicate, medicate, medicate. These medications and such all had unnatural side effects and don't always work themselves. If we could get to the core of the problem, and truly adopt a life style of health, of wellness, physically, mentally, and spiritually - I believe there is our cure! For me, this strengthens my relationships with God. My dependence on Him. He created our bodies, and all things natural. But it's so hard. Dude, who wants to cut out sugar and all this yummy junk food? Who wants the majority of their diet to be raw veggies? After a long busy day with 3 kids, who wants to get in the kitchen and spend time cooking a meal from scratch when you can just throw a frozen pizza in the oven? I get this. I get convinience is a big deal in our society. I see why. But I believe you will pay for it one day. And I believe we can't possibly live the best quality of life that way. Research, research, research! I will never stop pushing that! Even if you choose otherwise, at least be educated. Diet directly affects our health and quality of life. I want to be my healthiest so that I may enjoy life, so that I may be an active mother and wife, so that I may be able to serve God! I can't effectively do all those things if I feel like crud. Which I most often do.

I've neglected myself for too long. Funny, the theme for the past few years has been to start taking care of myself. I've had many people speak this into my life. And it's taken this to happen for me to start taking it really seriously. I mean, I have changed our diet in some ways, our life style, but its far from where it should be.

So, here's the treatment plan. I will be going back to the naturopath doctor next Monday the 11th and I will be doing her 6 week detox program. This program is incredibly expensive, and incredibly thorough. My hope and prayer is that I will not fall off track and return to old habits. God give me strength. So, for breakfast and lunch I will be drink a special drink provided by her. For dinner, I can only have either chicken or fish and veggies. I will be drinking half of my body weight in water, daily. Weekly I will be going into her office for more detox treatment. From things like a sauna, to soaking my feet in this special mineral water to drain toxins through my feet, to even more extensive, invasive stuff to rid my body of toxins that I won't get in to on here. This program is extremely thorough. I will be detoxed from all things bad. And my plan is not to return.

I've found out that cancer lives off sugar. Sugar is in so much of our food - previously I didn't realize just how much. A friend even pointed out how her shampoo has sugar - really?! Shampoo?! After detox, I plan on eating as raw as possible. I do like the Paleo approach, but I won't really call myself Paleo, though my diet will favor that for sure. I plan on mostly eating raw veggies and fruits and some meat. I plan on staying away from grain, sugar, processed foods. I would love for my entire family to adopt this diet, but I know it will take time, especially for my kids. I will not be as strict with them as I am with myself, but I think it is important for my kids to learn now so it becomes habit, way of life for them so that it isn't such a struggle in the future. Plus, since I've had an auto immune disease (Hashimoto), my kids are now more likely to have one. So healthy eating is very important.

I need to find a workout that works for me. I've looked into Crossfit and it seems so cool. But really, we're not looking to add to our current bills, and Crossfit is expensive. I've considered joining a gym...but again, I really don't want to sign a contract and we're trying to cut back and be debt free - not add to our bills. We have a treadmill. It's hard for me to get into that. I'm not a runner, nor have I ever been. I can walk and talk all day long, though :) I like weights. I like squats and machines. I'm not big into cardio. This is why I thought joining a gym to attend classes would be a good idea. I just don't know, though. So yes, this is my current struggle; finding a work out that I enjoy doing. It's also hard with the kids...I enjoy going places and walking and hiking, but the kids are less than thrilled about that (understandably so) and so it cuts my time short or makes it difficult. I just need to find something that works for me.

I am beyond excited to start detox. I want to feel better, to lose weight, to gain confidence, health and better quality of life. For two weeks I was hot flash free, but this week they've returned. My body is completely out of whack and I can tell, lacking in deficiencies. I know it's going to be hard, especially the first week. But I know it will be worth it in the end. I am hopeful that any cancer that may still be in my body will be killed by this route. I've read so many stories just of people cutting sugar and processed food out of their diet - people who were given a death sentence - and months later were cancer free! I've also read stories of people who did that, and later returned to their old ways and it returned. So I know keeping this new life style is also key. And more than just sugar, cancer lives in an acidic state. So it's important to keep my body in an alkaline state. I have a list of such foods.

This is me surrounding to God. I know myself, and I know if I went radiation route I would put my faith and trust in these doctors when they are NOT my healer! The path I am choosing to take has no negative side affects on me or my family unlike the other treatment did. I will change my diet and life style naturally, eat the raw and natural food God himself created, take care of my body to the best of my ability and trust God with the rest. It's in His hands. I can only do so much. I trust Him with my healing. For me, doing all this research, choicing to live this way, just grows my faith and trust in Him. I've prayed about this, and I feel so confident this is His will. With all that being said, I am ecstatic for treatment next week! I can't wait to update with how progress goes!