I only have praise to God for keeping me cancer-free for 10 years now. Life has gone on since my last post and I wanted all to know that cancer does not have to be a death sentence. I was told back then, I had Leiomyosarcoma stage 4 metastasis, since it was the second time I had cancer. I was given months to live by my doctor, but God was in control. Praise the Lord!
I have to admit though, the last several years have not be free from health problems. I now know that the trauma I went through with my surgeries set my emotional nervous system in high gear and I got stuck in stress mode in my brain. In my research, I found out that many are suffering from this issue which could be the cause of their disease. Please stick with me through my story. I want to share something incredible I discovered.
Soon after healing from cancer, I developed PTSD, and every time a new pain developed, I panicked it was cancer again. I had started a stressful job that caused my systems' stress bucket to overflow and I started having IBS problems. Several other symptoms developed including anxiety and depression. I finally had to let my job go.
Through the years, more symptoms developed. I had a list of 45 symptoms to give to my doctor more recently. I couldn't tolerate noisy rooms, strong smells, socializing, or even much exercise. My diet had been dwindled down to only a few foods that I could eat without getting a stomach ache. I had SIBO, and ileocecal valve problems. I went to a few different doctors, but couldn't find help. They only found more problems with me like high triglycerides, insulin resistance, extremely high CRP (inflammation).
In the summer of 2024, things culminated. I had excruciating abdominal pain. I went to the ER thinking they would give me some pain management and I would go home. The scans came back that I had a blockage in the small intestine. Everyone rushed around calling for support for emergency surgery. But I asked questions. What was the results of a surgery like that? It appeared I would be far worse off then before, so I refused. Besides, the pain had subsided. Frustrated, they hooked me up with a tube through my nose to my stomach and checked me into the hospital.
After three days of the surgeon hovering over me, I checked myself out of the hospital. Things were moving again and I was tired of the nose tube and only getting 4 oz. of ice chips a day. Right away, friends started helping me find a natural doctor and a Physical Therapist that happened to do Myofascial Release. She discovered I had so much scar tissue around the small intestines from my two major cancer surgeries, that they were stuck in place and couldn't move naturally.
Shortly after, I felt the familiar pain again. Panic set in and the anxiety was as bad as the pain. I did not want to go back to the hospital. They would insist on surgery. I prayed and pleaded with God. The nausea was overwhelming. I finally came to the point where I surrendered it to God. I was tired of fighting from going to the hospital. I needed help. This battle was His and He could do whatever He thought was best for me.
In the ER, they again set me up for surgery. But within a short time I had the urge to use the restroom. I came back smiling. The pain was gone! The hospital crew still wasn't going to let me go though. The surgeon asked me all kinds of questions as a nurse swabbed me for Covid (something they neglected the last time). The doctor finally came in and announced I had Covid and they couldn't do the surgery. Praise the Lord! I was extremely happy.
I came away from there with the diagnosis of a Crohn's-like problem. With the PT working on breaking up the scar tissue from around my small intestines and the new doctor helping me with my issues, I started doing better. That is when I learned I had a MTHFR gene mutation. That is where your body can't detox. It just keeps building up until disease sets in.
Then I discovered something incredible. Nine out of ten percent of diseases originate in the mind! I had to do more research on that. As I explained before, one of the major problems that causes disease is from trauma which causes the emotional nervous system to get stuck in high. It is continually viewing everything as a threat and continually releases chemicals like adrenaline. I had been diagnosed before with having adrenal fatigue. My adrenals were working so hard they couldn't keep up and were failing. Here was the reason. My system was stuck in the fight, flight, or freeze mode.
I read about New German Medicine where the doctor explained how extreme emotional trauma actually makes an electrical burn from the brain to a part of the body affected. Cancer is the healing process of the resolve of that trauma.
I also read a book called The Law of Life by Mark Sandoval. He explains that God's formula for love is to take from Him love to give to others. Too often we forget to ask God to fill us with His love and we use our own selfish human love to give to others. Unfortunately, we usually do this to get something back. This causes a short in the electrical system of our body which causes disease. By taking from God the love we need, it sparks the life of God in us. It's all in the mind.
So, if our system is stuck in high and the mind can help us heal, how does that work? That's when I discovered Neuroplasticity. It is the brain's ability to change thought patterns. It isn't something weird or hockey. It is what the Bible talks about a lot. God promises if we surrender to Christ, He will renew our minds. When we talk about Sanctification, this is what it is.
I ended up taking a course from a Christian woman who taught how to rewire our brains through Bible promises, prayer, and Biblical meditation (way different from Eastern meditation and Contemplative Prayer). She had so many of the same symptoms and diagnosis as I did. I even picked up a new one - MCAS, Mass Cell Activation Syndrome. I realized it when all of a sudden I constantly broke out in hives. Of all of these, including turning off the MTHFR gene, her body healed.
That is what I wanted. I started the program and following a formula. Within a few weeks, half my symptoms went away. I no longer dealt with anxiety or depression. That was huge. Pain started to subside. I still have my good days and bad, but I remember the good days. I have a goal now, and I finally can say I feel happy, where I hadn't for so long.
There is a YouTube channel that talks about a lot of the same things for free. It is called Wisdom Islands. Check it out.
One more thing, I read a book called The Glutathione Revolution by Nayan Patel. I've known about the importance of Glutathione, and so many illnesses caused from hardly having any of this mother molecule. Especially for myself, having the MTHFR gene mutation, it can cause low Glutathione and many other problems.
Just a quick note - Glutathione is what detoxes our bodies of damage done in our bodies from toxic environment, what we eat, what we think, and a whole lot more. Dr. Patel created a bio-available way to increase Glutathione, better than any liposolmal method. His website is Auro Wellness, where you can purchase the formula. I decided to go this route with my mind renewing exercises to give me a better boost.
When I started it, I started getting more energy, just a little. I went for a walk with my husband and he kept pulling me back saying I was rushing him. I felt like I could run! He finally let me off my leash and I ran the rest of the home, feeling exhilarated!
I feel so much closer to God now. I find I have more victories in my life too. I'm not out of the woods yet, but I can see the light at the end of the trail. That is hope, and hope is the greatest healing gift there is.
Take your health back and give it to God. He heals the body, soul, and mind. I pray that you will find your healing path soon too.
On my 6oth birthday, 2024, we went to the farm to pick flowers.
