• The AMAS Blood Test process

    I received my AMAS blood test kit on Monday from Oncolab. The processing of the blood is fairly complicated, with a requirement to cool the sample to 4 degrees Celsius for an hour and then centrifuge it for 15 minutes,…

  • Encouraging quote regarding the MRI test

    This is from an article entitled MRI successfully gauges breast cancer treatment response ——————————————————————————————– Chemotherapy is designed to diminish tumor size and reduce the number of blood vessels feeding the tumor. The study, conducted at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts…

  • What every woman should know about breast cancer

    Here are some quotes from an article on NewsTarget – an interview with Dr Christine Homer about her book on breast cancer: ———————————————————————————————Not surprisingly, the American diet and lifestyle is a recipe for breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer and…

  • The Health Shake

    As promised I wanted to put up some information on the health shake that I take each morning using my super duper VitaMix blender (wayyy expensive but then again so is surgery/chemo and radiation treatment) The general daily ingredients are…

  • Next steps in the plan

    I have several items on the to-do list in my detoxification and monitoring plan and they are: Colon Hydrotherapy – this afternoon will be my first one! New CBC Blood Test AMAS Blood Test (when I FINALLY receive the KIT!)…

  • Links and Resources

    Here are some links to useful information that I have found in my hours of research: News Target – Favorite place for up to the minute alternative health info WorstPills.org – This is a great site to search for known…

  • The second MRI

    The second MRI was done on August 25th and I received the report later that day that the lump was LARGER. I had given them my prior MRI cd as well as my various lab reports so they knew the…

  • Positive Changes Noticed

    So a week before the surgery on August 21st, I started to notice something different about the skin retraction or dimple. It was harder to see and seemed to be softer. I waited for a few days and each day…

  • The Third Medical Opinion

    I hope you aren’t on the edge of your seat thinking.. ok now she will finally get a medical opinion that is thinking outside the box… because you will be disappointed I’m afraid. I decided to take my case to…

  • The Second Medical Opinion

    The following Friday (July 21) I had my appointment with the surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. This was exactly one week after receiving the disturbing first diagnosis from the first surgeon. I was hopeful and harbored the…