7 years ago on December 12, 2001
That was the fateful day when I found these boards and put up my first post. There wasn't much action back then and surely wasn't the community it is today. The only person still here who posted is ron50 and then came SpongeBob and Lisa Rose and Stacy. How we have grown. Faces come and go and friends have been made and lost. But I am eternally grateful for a place where others understood my fears and irritations and frustrations on this cancer journey.
Thank you.
I'm sure there have been some who just wished I'd go away and quit nagging them to drink fresh organic veggie juices to balance their pH and get their enzymes! HA!
I pray you all will have the opportunity to come here someday and say once a long time ago you had cancer!
peace, emily the juice chick
ps. get your juicers out! :-)
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I bought one!
I bought a jucier the other day. Any good receipes(sp)you want to share? I know I can manuever with fruits, but not sure what good veggies are out there or how they taste. So any ideas would be helpful.
Congrads! I am so excited for you, I cant wait till the day comes that I can say the samething! You are such an inspiration to me and I know many others as well. Thank you
Beth0 -
Inspirational!
Emily,
You have been such a source of inspiration for so many of us. Not just because of your seven-year survival (yea!!! congratulations!!!) but for the tons of information and postings and support you have given us all about your "path". Although not everyone has chosen the exact same path as you, I know many, MANY of us have benefitted from your knowledge -- and you have always been so generous with your sharing.
Trust you are finding suitable ways of celebrating this wonderful milestone!!
I'm coming up on my 6th anniversary since diagnosis later this month. Hasn't been "bump free" -- but I'll be celebrating nevertheless -- any available opportunity!
Love,
Tara0 -
Congratulations!!
Emily-an awesome time to post-to remind people during this time of year that this battle can indeed be won, and there are even different ways to win it! I agree with you wholeheartedly that cancer is best fought with healthy living, and that healthy living makes life better cancer or not. You are a great example of someone who did NOT let cancer stop their life. Thanks for your input, thanks for you posts, and thanks for the example you set.0 -
I am new to posting on the
I am new to posting on the board but have been reading and searching past posts for the past month or so. I was diagnosed ST4 on 11/10/2008 (Happy Birthday to me!). Read my info page for the rest of the story.
In any case, I have found your posts to be so helpful and after learning of my diagnosis immediately bought a Breville juicer and have been drinking between 15 and 30 oz per day of carrot/cabbage/celery/cucumber/broccoli/apple. I usually add flax and whey protein. I am not doing any supplements currently (as I'm in active chemo and DR said no way) but plan to go on those as soon as I hopefully go into surgery.
You as well as everyone on this board have given me hope for tomorrow.
Congratulations on your milestones.0 -
mom_2_3mom_2_3 said:I am new to posting on the
I am new to posting on the board but have been reading and searching past posts for the past month or so. I was diagnosed ST4 on 11/10/2008 (Happy Birthday to me!). Read my info page for the rest of the story.
In any case, I have found your posts to be so helpful and after learning of my diagnosis immediately bought a Breville juicer and have been drinking between 15 and 30 oz per day of carrot/cabbage/celery/cucumber/broccoli/apple. I usually add flax and whey protein. I am not doing any supplements currently (as I'm in active chemo and DR said no way) but plan to go on those as soon as I hopefully go into surgery.
You as well as everyone on this board have given me hope for tomorrow.
Congratulations on your milestones.
I just gave the Lord my best prayer for you so your not going anywhere either. You'll be here til the cows come home. I usually with Gods help get my way and so this is your lucky day. Have a safe and great Christmas Season and have faith ....He will take care of you if you allow Him to........God Bless ya.......and keep the wonderful smile I see going on forever.......... :-)0 -
Juicing Info
Well, it doesn't take an arm-twisting to get me to post info on juicing so I will start a new thread on it.
THANKS for all the kind words. Technically my 7 year anniversary was in August but my first post was in December 2001 and I claim bragging rights! HA! :-)
Here's to looking forward to blowing past 10 years!
peace, emily
jeremiah 30:170 -
CSN Webpagesbgeorgepa said:question about your journey
Emily, I just joined this discussion group today and saw your posting. Where can I find out more about your journey? I don't know about your cancer or enough about the juices.
Thanks so much.
Hi there and welcome,
You can find our stories on the CSN Webpages and I hope you'll post one yourself!
I haven't updated mine in a long time but here it is in a nutshell:
Dx'ed Stage III sigmoid colon cancer August 2001. Had lymph involvement but no mets. Was advised by my wonderful oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to do the adjuvant chemo of the day: 5-FU and Leucovorin.
I declined due to several reasons, one being that the chemo scared me more than the cancer did--seriously. My sister had died of intestinal cancer 9 years before my dx (she was 33) and I saw what it did to her and I said no thank you!
So I went the alternative route. I worked with both a Naturopathic doctor in St. Paul, MN who tweaked my diet and set me on a supplement protocol, and a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner in Minneapolis who did my "treatments" of acupuncture, massage, lymphatic drainage, herbs, coffee enemas, counseling....you name it I tried it. I restarted a yoga practice and continued an exercising program with a renewed sense of purpose. (last summer I participated in my first Sprint Triathlon woohoo!!).
My journey with cancer really began with my sister in 1989 when she was dx'ed with her Stage 4 cancer. She was the one who introduced us to juicing. So when I was dx'ed in 2001 I dug out my juicer and immediately started juicing with a vengance (3 quarts/day) and then added a vegan macrobiotic diet. I figured colon cancer was about diet so let's start there. For me, cancer was also about stuffing my emotions so counseling was a big part of my "treatment" protocol. My TCM practitioner liked to know where I was at before she started the acupuncture. She helped me to detox some pretty toxic emotions while I was detoxing my physical body as well. I worked on spiritual issues that were "cancerous" in my life.
I firmly believe that cancer is a symptom of a deeper issue and if we don't unearth the "root" problem we will continue to be plagued with diseases and symptoms. The body will go to great lengths to get our attention.
For me healing my cancer post surgery was a full time job. And now 7 years later I am still alive and kicking and have remained cancer free. So something is working and I continue with juicing and exercising and massages and keeping toxins to a minimal. And NO chemo!! WOOHOO!!
Well, I guess that was more than a nutshell! oops! :-)
thanks for asking.
peace, emily who can get downright chatty0 -
wow2bhealed said:CSN Webpages
Hi there and welcome,
You can find our stories on the CSN Webpages and I hope you'll post one yourself!
I haven't updated mine in a long time but here it is in a nutshell:
Dx'ed Stage III sigmoid colon cancer August 2001. Had lymph involvement but no mets. Was advised by my wonderful oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to do the adjuvant chemo of the day: 5-FU and Leucovorin.
I declined due to several reasons, one being that the chemo scared me more than the cancer did--seriously. My sister had died of intestinal cancer 9 years before my dx (she was 33) and I saw what it did to her and I said no thank you!
So I went the alternative route. I worked with both a Naturopathic doctor in St. Paul, MN who tweaked my diet and set me on a supplement protocol, and a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner in Minneapolis who did my "treatments" of acupuncture, massage, lymphatic drainage, herbs, coffee enemas, counseling....you name it I tried it. I restarted a yoga practice and continued an exercising program with a renewed sense of purpose. (last summer I participated in my first Sprint Triathlon woohoo!!).
My journey with cancer really began with my sister in 1989 when she was dx'ed with her Stage 4 cancer. She was the one who introduced us to juicing. So when I was dx'ed in 2001 I dug out my juicer and immediately started juicing with a vengance (3 quarts/day) and then added a vegan macrobiotic diet. I figured colon cancer was about diet so let's start there. For me, cancer was also about stuffing my emotions so counseling was a big part of my "treatment" protocol. My TCM practitioner liked to know where I was at before she started the acupuncture. She helped me to detox some pretty toxic emotions while I was detoxing my physical body as well. I worked on spiritual issues that were "cancerous" in my life.
I firmly believe that cancer is a symptom of a deeper issue and if we don't unearth the "root" problem we will continue to be plagued with diseases and symptoms. The body will go to great lengths to get our attention.
For me healing my cancer post surgery was a full time job. And now 7 years later I am still alive and kicking and have remained cancer free. So something is working and I continue with juicing and exercising and massages and keeping toxins to a minimal. And NO chemo!! WOOHOO!!
Well, I guess that was more than a nutshell! oops! :-)
thanks for asking.
peace, emily who can get downright chatty
Congratulations, Emily. 7 years is awesome!! I don't know if I would have had your courage to refuse chemo, but your plan certainly worked for you.
*hugs*
Gail0 -
G'day Emily,
G'day Emily,
Congrats on year 7 (as if there was a time you weren't going to make it).Not only are you a survivor but you have helped so many others to survive. You have given a lot of purpose to many people on this site and I believe having a game plan and belief is the basis of survival.
All my love and best wishes for a happy and healthy christmas for you and your family.....Ron.0 -
Hey Old Friendron50 said:G'day Emily,
G'day Emily,
Congrats on year 7 (as if there was a time you weren't going to make it).Not only are you a survivor but you have helped so many others to survive. You have given a lot of purpose to many people on this site and I believe having a game plan and belief is the basis of survival.
All my love and best wishes for a happy and healthy christmas for you and your family.....Ron.
We've been around the block a time or two on these boards, eh?
Thanks for the kind words.
Merry Christmas to you and yours too. What does one do with no snow at Christmas? I am looking out my window to 2 foot drifts! :-)
Right back at ya for the best wishes and much health!
peace, emily0 -
Question to 2bhealed
Hello Emily,
What a great stuff you are doing. You really give us a big hope. I have some questions:
1. I have read many of your posts but I think you never mentioned how much was your CEA level before the surgery? Is your blood test still negative today?
2. You have just pointed out that the best is to juice and eat fresh, non cooked vegies, fruits. But earlier I think you mentioned that you started with cooked vegetables also. How much fried or cooked food and if yes what sort actually you are consuming today?
Thanks very much and all the best to everybody.
Steven0 -
Answerssteven12 said:Question to 2bhealed
Hello Emily,
What a great stuff you are doing. You really give us a big hope. I have some questions:
1. I have read many of your posts but I think you never mentioned how much was your CEA level before the surgery? Is your blood test still negative today?
2. You have just pointed out that the best is to juice and eat fresh, non cooked vegies, fruits. But earlier I think you mentioned that you started with cooked vegetables also. How much fried or cooked food and if yes what sort actually you are consuming today?
Thanks very much and all the best to everybody.
Steven
Hi Steven,
Thank you. My purpose is to give hope so I am glad you feel it. :-)
1) My tumor did not give off a marker so CEA has never been an issue. But my onc still checks it when I have my blood work done. It remains low. This, I believe, has been a blessing in disguise since my CEA has never been on my worry radar.
2) Yes, I eat cooked (steamed) veggies and did through it all, along with my 3 quarts of freshly juiced organic veggies. For 6 months I committed to a very pure diet with no refined foods, no fried foods, no "sweets" (I never eat refined sugar anyway but I stayed away from honey too since I was vegan at the time). Since I wasn't doing chemo I decided that I would stick with this for the same amount of time most folks do the chemo. "Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
Today I still eat steamed veggies along with big salads and the juice, but also am known to have some home fried potatoes (or oven fried). I have smoothies often for my "dessert" at night or a quick breakfast and they're full of flax oil and wheat grass powder. I make "sweets" with stevia or agave or honey and use whole grain flours. I have a wonderful pudding recipe. I eat wild salmon and poultry. If I occasionally eat red meat i get the grass-fed from my coop. This is a newer development and did not do this for years. When I do eat meat I take a digestive enzyme and make sure to balance with something alkalizing like a big salad or veggie juice. I eat beans and brown rice. Tofu.
I have broadened my diet the farther I get from my dx date and the longer I stay cancer free. It's not perfect and we all have our days, but when I was in my curing cancer days, not in my maintainence days, I was very strict and focused. I believe that helped me to get where I am today--cured!
Hope this answers your questions.
It's a journey and a process and I am learning along the way.
peace, emily0
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