I recently had a biopsy that came back as Melanoma. "That's the really bad cancer," the doctor said. (Thank you for that, doctor.)
It was in the early stage, so it's not life threatening, that I know of. But Melanoma is the most deadly skin cancer - when it spreads, it is very swift and terminal. So, since my fair skin, red hair, and series of childhood sunburns make me a likely candidate for more, I am opting to go through a rigorous natural cancer treatment program.
It's only incidental that the program is in the tropical paradise of Belize....
It all came about because last year a client couple hired me to promote their book on a natural treatment for cancer (Setting Yourself Apart From the Seeds of Cancer). Morry Keller, a former physician, overcame pancreatic/colon cancer 40 years ago through this method and has been teaching it to others since then. A few years ago, they relocated from the U.S. to Belize. I was very intrigued by the book - I love natural health information and organic living, as you know. I even thought about going to Belize to learn from Morry and his wife Rose. But the cost of travel was prohibitive and then my plans for going to Africa last year fell into place, so I put Belize out of my mind.
Until less than a year later when I was sitting alone in the car with the dogs outside the doctor's office after she told me "That's the really bad cancer." My first clear thought then was: "Go to Belize."
Hmm! If an adventure can come out of such bad news, all the better!
So, I'm leaving next week. My computer access will be sporadic - I will be on the jungle side of Belize bordering Guatemala - but, I will post updates here.
If you are the praying kind, please pray for me this summer. I won't list all of the challenges of this effort lest it discourage me (or you). But I especially appreciate your friendship and support now. May God bless you this summer and show you tangibly how He's working in your life and all around you. And how you fit into it. I pray He will do the same for me!
love and Adoration,
Susan
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Hi Susan,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear this news and wish you much luck as you navigate through your treatment options. I wanted to let you know that my boyfriend's mom Sharron was diagnosed with melanoma two years ago (on her face) and is now completely cancer-free. She went to Dr. Dudek (http://www.cancer.umn.edu/research/profiles/dudek.html) who had previously cured her brother of terminal lung cancer (her brother was given six months to live and that was almost a decade ago now and he is healthy and cancer-free). Anyhow, I think going to Belize sounds like a very good plan, but I wanted to let you know about this doctor as well. In the case of Sharron, they did a PET scan (positron emission tomography) both at the initial diagnosis of melanoma and then at six-month intervals as follow ups. In her case, the melanoma turned out to be a blessing because the PET scan caught cancer in her colon that a colonoscopy had missed. Because of the location of the cancer in her colon, it most likely would have never been caught until it was far advanced had it not been for the PET scan, which she wouldn't have even been having were it not for the melanoma diagnosis. They were able to remove all the cancer from her colon as well as her face. Now, two years later, she is healthy and fine. Best to you, Lisa Bentzin
An awesome story Lisa - thank you for your encouragement! All the best to you! - Susan
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