The Cancer Diagnosis Was My Wake-Up Call

It felt almost ironic when my doctor told me, "Sorry, it’s cancer." Ironic, because years before my diagnosis, I researched for a documentary film about an oncologist, who had a holistic approach to treating his cancer patients at a Swiss hospital. And then all of a sudden it was me at center stage with breast cancer.

I was confronted with an immediate treatment protocol: surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen. The doctors’ urgency scared me to death, more even than the lump in my breast. Anxiety gripped me, with my body against the wall and seemingly no choice but to undergo the prescribed treatment. When I asked the oncologist in Spain about alternative treatments to accompany conventional medicine, such as acupuncture, he frowned and said, “They don’t work.” And what about nutritional advice? I was told, “Double up your intake of meat and fish.”

I got it. I was on my own. And that’s when I decided to take charge of my healing path. Thanks to my research from the documentary years before, I knew about cancer and treatment options, statistics and side effects, as well as some alternative treatments. I knew that I wanted to follow a combination of the typical Western protocol, ancient medicine and new findings in alternative treatments. While I was loaded with this information, I also felt overwhelmed, fearful and full of questions!

Why did my body make cancer in the first place? What was the root cause of my cancer? What steps could I take to beat cancer naturally and support myself in living a cancer-free life?

I researched the self-healing intelligence of the body, read scientific papers and reached out to professionals and experts in nutrition, integrative oncology, neuroscience, spirituality, epigenetics, health and healing. Throughout this process, I realized that my health was ultimately my responsibility. I combined what felt best from Western and Eastern medicine and was amazed to learn how incredibly interconnected everything with the human body is. As I got better, I learned that nutrition and nourishment are crucial – on and off the plate. I changed what I feed my body and my mind: I cleaned up my diet and restored my gut health, and I started listening to the chatter in my head and to the narratives I was telling myself. I changed my diet, but I also changed the way I think, I changed my attitude and my emotions. I healed, I am cancer-free and I love my life!

Cancer was a wake-up call for me to bring about this life-changing transformation. It also marked a turning point in my career, inspiring me to become a health coach and support others who are struggling as I once did.

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