From the Author
In my personal journey with ovarian cancer I did not find too much information, at first, that gave me the feeling that people walking that path ahead of me made it to the "other side" by becoming healthy again. I envisioned conventional treatment of cancer like a big hole in the ground and people blindly walking along and "just falling in" the hole. There were loud cries and muffled expletives but very few people emerging from that hole looking healthy or happy.
I made the decision that I ,for one, would rather die with cancer instead of going through the horrible treatments of removing cancer. I did have surgery, in fact, I begged to have surgery. After two years of misdiagnosis from four gynecologists, the ovarian cancer had metasticized and would have been the cause of an early death if the eleven pound tumor had not been removed.
I was told after surgery that my body was filled with "proliferating cancer cells" that would soon,once again, return to remind me that I had a life threatening disease. The prognosis was for me to do 12 cycles (12 treatments) of chemotherapy and after that the doctors would consider whether going on with more chemotherapy would be appropriate. But without chemotherapy, I was told, I had less then a year to live.
While the doctors were considering my fate I came home and was once again surrounded by the things that give me love, energy,beauty, humor, peace of mind and - HEALING! Once enveloped by those wonders I made the decision that my definition of healing did not match up with the form of treatment that was offered me. I engaged the services of a very powerful word - NO - and went about finding a better option.
Once I sought another option I was surprised at what was available, why wasn't this ever brought to my attention by my oncologists? I'm sure you have an understanding of why I was not informed of other options. Cancer is a big business, whether we are talking about conventional or alternative medicine, there is a lot of money to be made for many people, drug companies,hospitals,pharmacies,insurance companies, labs,etc. When you are making your choice of the treatment that would be best for you, take a few minutes to define what healing means to you. If the treatment being offered to you does not resemble your definition then move on - there are MANY OTHER OPTIONS!
You will not be alone if your decision is to leave the conventional route. As evidenced in my book, hundreds of people (thousands now since alternative medicine is talked about more freely) like myself have not just survived with cancer but THRIVED and are celebrating our lives. Whatever your choice of treatment, I hope it is just that, YOUR CHOICE and that you HEAL WITH IT! Cheers - Micki Voisard
About the Author
Micki Voisard is host of her own Radio Talk Show each Sunday on KCCF AM, encompassing the state of Arizona.
Her talk show is on alternative medicine, health and healing and personal nourishment. Micki is also a Speaker and does IMAGINATION workshops around the country. Besides being an author of her latest book, CANCER THEN HEALING, Micki is a well-known wood sculpture artist where her art can be seen in hotels, restaurants, private homes and corporations throughout the country and in Canada, Japan and Holland. Micki lives with her husband, David and their 3 dogs and 6 cats on a ranch in the heart of the Napa Valley of California. She is founder of the successful PET PARADE held annually in October that brings hundreds of people and their pets together as a community. She received a Community Award for 1998 for recognition of outstanding service in Napa County. She has started the Healthy Animal Program at her local "no kill" animal shelter, constructing a program to feed the animals healthier and fresh food and thus have fewer health and behavior problems.
