With my surgery scheduled, I put together a plan of attack!
I love to make plans and set goals. And I like to give them names. I hated saying “ovarian cancer” – even to myself – so I called my new plan “Project OC.”
First up on the plan…tell the Priest! My husband and I stayed after church to tell him our news. He ushered us up to the altar of the empty church and anointed me with oil and said a special prayer for each of us. It was a great first step…and finally, I could relax.
Next stop, a visit to Leslie Tatum, a holistic healthcare professional at Living Health. I knew she could help me prepare for this challenge.
We talked about a completely natural alternative path I could take – no surgery, no chemo, relying on nutrition and detoxes to rid me of my cancer. There are thousands of cancer patients who have radically freed themselves of the disease using these methods, but I opted for a combination of conventional and alternative treatments.
Leslie put me on a very strict diet of mostly organic plants and veggies, berries, wild caught fish, grass-fed beef , no grains, no sugar, no processed anything, and NO ALCOHOL! She gave me Vitamin C, Vitamin D, a green food powder and a protein powder for my morning smoothie. I was also instructed to give myself a coffee enema each morning. Yep. Organic coffee, no less!
For the next days leading up to my surgery I was so focused on grocery shopping, preparing and eating my food that time flew. And I was happy to be taking charge of my body!