If you decide to do an alternative program either concurrently with your conventional program or solely by itself, I would take a few steps before discussing it with your oncologist.

In the last five years oncologists are becoming more open to this multi-dimensional approach. Both my chemo and radiation oncologists were very open and knew I was doing an alternative program concurrently with the treatment. And these programs were absolutely valuable. It’s the general feeling by my team of doctors that it really saved me from any bone loss in the jaw and improved my salvia flow. (more…)

I have the willpower during my journey through cancer, a very unusual event, I called the “shower” sequencing. Because the cancer was in my throat and tonsils, it was important to keep the lymph moving there. I discovered that creating a process to move the lymph had initially hot water bursting from each side of my neck, 30 seconds and then cold water for 30 seconds! One reason I decided to do before going to sleep! (more…)