Discovery and Prognosis

It's my daughter's birthday today and she is eleven years old.  Happy birthday, Amelia!

I am so glad to be able to start this blog to share and record my healing journey with those who are going through the process to overcome cancer.

One day after performing the usual self examination on my breasts, I found a small lump.  I remembered it was January 2006 and I told myself that, not to worry, the lump might disappear.  The next month, I did the self examination again after my menstruation, the lump was still there.  That evening, I told my husband, he advised me to see the family doctor.  After seeing the family doctor, I got the mammogram appointment.  When the result came back, I was told to have a biopsy done to find out more about the lump.  Unfortunately, the prognosis was Stage II breast cancer, which was actually very devastating for me and my husband.

The next step was to have operation done to remove the lump.  It was scheduled on 19 May 2006.  At that time, I noticed my health was bad.  I was out of breath, couldn't walk without stopping, had insomnia, wasn't regular and lost 20 lbs in less than 3 months.

If I had my operation, my husband had to take time off to look after our children.  I was also told that I needed chemo and maybe radiation at one of the hospitals downtown which was quite a distance to travel.  I was also told that 4 lymph nodes will be taken out too.  I wouldn't be able to hold or hug my children for sometime.  

All these times, we had been saying prayers for guidance.  I remembered saying one powerful prayer which will grant the wish if it was according to the will of God.  The night before going to my appointment to see the surgeon,  my husband looked up the internet and found a website with a sentence which mentioned ESSIAC tea.  The next morning, he told me about the tea.  I was very happy and decided to inform the surgeon that I would like to postpone the operation.


It was Mother's Day and my nephew sent my sister to Hong Kong for holiday.  My husband and I invited her to come over to help us with our children.  She came after her trip to Hong Kong.  My sister arrived at the airport and we were so happy to see her.  Maybe due to jet lag, she didn't realize why I would be there to receive her, I was supposed to be operated.  She stayed for 3 weeks.  My children enjoyed her company.

Dr. Johanna Budwig Diet

I have been eating one of the Budwig diet recipes for a while. 

The ingredients:

6 tablespoons of low fat organic cottage cheese
2 tablespoons of organic flax seed oil
1 tablespoon of organic flax seeds. 

Blend the cottage cheese and flax seed oil using a hand-held blender well.  Using a grinder, a coffee grinder, to grind the flax seed.  Add the flax seeds to the cottage cheese mixture. 

Put it on your toast or crackers.  It is good and healthy.  I feel more energetic.  I read one of Dr. Johanna Budwig books,  apparently, this recipe helps the cell to absorb more oxygen.  Flax seeds have 10 times more Omega 3 than fish.

I have the DVD which shows how to prepare the food for cancer patients.  My sister is very wise to say why wait till you have cancer then only change your diet and lifestyle.  Why not do it now to prevent it?