#132 Mildred’s Breast Cancer Story
Mildred
believed in cancer prevention and of course mammograms were created to detect
any suspicious markings that may be lurking in the breast. Therefore at age 49
when having a physical exam, her doctor encouraged her to have one done. The
result was good. As a result of having that mammogram done, the Ontario Breast
Screening Clinic keeps your name on file, and will schedule you again every 2
years. At age 51, Mildred had another mammogram but the results were not as
good. They asked her to come back and have another one along with an ultrasound
because they could not get a clear picture. She was told not to worry, many
women have to repeat. The outcome this time was that calcifications were
present in her left breast and she would have to have a biopsy. In November
2011 the procedure was done. December 17th, 2011, the result came
back that she had cancer in the duct called DCIS. They told her it was early
stage cancer and probably would not require treatments but was necessary to do
surgery to remove the lump. On April 3, 2011 she had lumpectomy surgery. About
2 weeks after surgery she had a return appointment to see her doctor who did
the surgery and was told she had to probably have some form of treatment and
was referred to see a specialist who would explain about chemo and radiation.
This was a big surprise for her. She was told that her tumor size was .25cm,
which was small but the problem facing her now was that the lump they removed
at the lab showed the HER 2 gene was 3+
positive and she was estrogen dominance. That meant her body was
over producing estrogen. They also said that they were very surprised to find
that a tumor that small would be estrogen dominance. She was recommended to
have chemo, radiation, and 5 years of anti-hormone drugs, and they would need a
decision within 2 months. The radiologist told her that radiation was a must in
order for the surgery to be successful, and that before he could do radiation
he needed the lymph node checked and was upset that they did not do it when
they removed the lump. She had enough and walked away without any treatments.
She started the Paw Paw Program with
guidance from Joan, a trusted herbal consultant. Mildred would make 2 delicious
shakes a day with Mineral Chi Tonic,
Collatrim Plus, Flax Ligans, Aloe Vera,
Solistic Nutrition, Green Zone,
Nature’s Gold 1. Then she would take Protease
Plus and Colostrum on an empty
stomach and Paw Paw capsules about
12 a day with meals. She cut out all sugars, grains, legumes and milk. At first
the Paw Paw made her nauseated, so she slowly cut back. This helped the nausea
settle down. There were some episodes of diarrhea, metal taste in her mouth,
and dizziness but was reassured by Joan that her body was getting rid of toxins
and to hang in there and soon she would be feeling good. Praise the Lord, she
did. Today it is January 2013, and Mildred states “I strongly feel the cancer
is gone otherwise I would not have all this energy and feel so good”. There is
one thing Mildred learned from her experience. It gave her the desire to let
people know they can take control of their own bodies and with the proper
nutrition we can heal ourselves. The Paw Paw Program did that for her.
