Story Time. Once upon a time...

Once upon a time there was a woman who had just moved to an island with her family.  She had five children ranging from the ages of 9 years old down to 1 year old.  They lived in a small town near the ocean where roses bloomed on Christmas Eve, deer and rabbits often visited their backyard and bald eagles nested in trees nearby.  The children were homeschooled, happy and had made some good friends.  Everything was well until one day when the telephone rang.

The woman was asked by her former doctor, from the city they had just moved away from, that she should seek a new doctor immediately in order to have further tests done following a biopsy that had occurred a few months prior.

The new doctor's office was sent all the files and tests were ordered.  After many procedures, some of which were extremely painful, the woman was finally diagnosed with Stage IV T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma cancer.  There were many lymph nodes that were becoming larger all over the woman's body as well as her spleen was enlarged enough that it could be felt under her rib cage.  The oncologist informed her that the cancer was too advanced to be able to offer her any treatments.  He then sent her home saying that symptoms of fevers, night sweats would be increasingly occurring in the next while and he figured she probably had about five years left to live.  She made an appointment to see him again six weeks later and went home. 

After one week of daily tears and heartache, she woke up one morning, looked at her beautiful children and decided that no matter what anyone said, she was going to find a way to live.  It did not take very long, doing research, to find close links between cancer and nutrition and lifestyle. With all this new information, the woman made several radical changes to her diet and added specific supplements to cleanse her body and boost her immune system.

The oncologist's follow up appointment came only three weeks after starting this new lifestyle.  Upon examining her, he found all the lymph nodes had shrunk by at least one third and the spleen had returned to its normal size so it could no longer be felt.  Needless to say that the oncologist was perplexed but the woman knew then that she was on her way to winning this war. 

More than twenty years later, after one more pregnancy (my miracle baby), healing my hypothyroidism, having gone through menopause, balancing my hormones through nourishing my body and counselling many people with different health issues; I have total confidence I can continue on this path I am so passionate about for years to come.

Above all, enjoy life, have fun and laugh often.  :)

Healthfully yours,

Diane :)
Certified Holistic Health Coach & Natural Foods Chef