I am so grateful for your beautiful thoughts, energy and prayers as I ventured back to MD Anderson for my first check-up.
To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t a fraction as nervous as I originally thought I might be.
In fact, I found it necessary to relieve my family’s anxiety by texting them from the scanning area… “I feel like I’m in school excitedly waiting for the prof to tell me I got a phat A on the test.”
A few minutes later, that's pretty much what happened.
I gratefully credit so much of this profound peace to the life-altering experience at the raw living food detox/cleanse oasis of the Optimum Health Institute in Austin, TX.
I have always believed in, heard about and even closely researched the body’s ability to heal via approaches that work WITH the body and rather than ON it or AGAINST it.
Unfortunately at my time of diagnosis, information (and especially stats) was limited.
It’s completely invigorating to meet these holistic folks face to face… to hear their stories one-on-one… to get to know, to trust, and to grow to love them over a period of a week.
Several of the week’s guests were there with a purely proactive health approach.
Most were quickly healing from a range of health opportunities… food addictions, alcohol addictions, substance abuse, sex abuse, serious artery blockage, toxic lifestyles, severe allergies, autoimmune disorders, gastro-intestinal issues, high cholesterol, diabetes, skin rashes, etc.
And to my exhilaration, a small handful were there naturally and beautifully KICKING CANCER’S mother-freaking ASS.
One woman's story from my small session of five is particularly fascinating to me. Her name is Peg Harvey- Sweeney.
Here she is… pictured next to me at the far right (on my left), standing in the dining room at OHI.
In a nutshell, here is Peg’s story that she has kindly allowed for me to share:
About two years ago, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer.
She endured the conventional hell of surgery and radiation, which beat the disease into submission.
Then last May 2010, the cancer aggressively returned with golf-ball stage 4 tumors in both lungs, too close to her heart for surgical intervention.... and innumerable tiny tumors.
She beared the doctor’s words “There is nothing we can do for you.. go home and live joyfully in the time you have left.”
She told me she and her husband went home, closed the blinds, crawled into bed, cried and held each other for days.
Finally, she was motivated to get out of bed and take a trip to the farmer’s market. Here a man (selling the miraculous wheatgrass) told her “If I had an escalated health condition, I would get myself to OHI.”
She had never heard of OHI, but had nothing to lose… she was a guest within days.
Peg devoured everything taught to her during the three-week stay. She then continued the program at home for another four weeks.
At seven weeks, she went back to her doctor to x-ray the tumors.
The scans revealed the largest tumor was completely GONE, and the second largest was a third of its size.
Her doctor’s response: " I don’t know what you’re doing… but keep it up."
Sadly, when she started to explain, the doctor turned and left the room stating he did not want to know anymore.
But that didn't slow down Peg. At this point, her body was RELISHING in health and vitality.. her spiritual and mental self was THRIVING.
After 19 weeks of following the OHI program to the “T”, Pegs cancer was COMPLETELY GONE.
My favorite thing Peg said was “When you understand the relationship between mind, body and spirit, you can get out of your own way and allow healing to occur.”
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| Gorgeous Peg... oh so very ALIVE and GLOWING!! |
Peg nurtured, inspired, and absolutely energized ME just as I know she will continue to do with thousands of people.
As if this isn’t enough, I learn Peg’s story, as miraculous as it is… is not an anomaly.
In fact there have been dozens, if not hundreds of people, over the past decades who have utilized OHI and other raw food institutes to learn how to reverse their breast, prostate, lung, ovarian, thyroid cancer etc. etc. naturally via the protocol.
In fact, in the group picture above, my friend Alisha (third from left, wearing a purple jacket…) was fighting uterine cancer as we spoke, and WINNING.
So why on Earth is the life-saving protocol from this place not more prevalent???
Yes, there are many reasons. One reason is that like OHI, many of these institutions are non-profit church based organizations. Therefore, any form of advertising is illegal.
Guests are referred purely upon word of mouth.
So let's pass the word people!!
I urge you to share, share, share...
I was fortunate to hear about OHI via a friend's facebook status... I am forever indebted, JP Lapeyre and Elise Jones.
I look forward to sharing more raw food/ detox details with you in upcoming posts.
But for now, here is a small taste of the phenomenal tasting living, healing foods served at OHI.
And finally one of my favorite quote-ables found on the kitchen counter at OHI:
Food is truly more than something that tastes good, gives us comfort, entertainment, or social connection.
When used the right way, food can do so much more than we ever dreamed….
It can be appreciated as fuel… to nourish our body, mind and spirit… to protect the ONE vessel we have to experience this amazing world... to enable us to to HEAL, to FLOURISH, to THRIVE… and to max out the GIFT of this GLORIOUS life.
SOOOO much LOVE and Whole Lotta LIVING to YOU!!!
-Ang
*For more info on Peg's story, check out her video posted on this blog under the Video tab.
