Gail lives in a little town outside of Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan and with her permission I was able to interview her in regards to
her breast cancer story. I found Gail to be a powerful woman who took control
of her own health after a horrible experience with chemotherapy. Her bottom
line was to let everyone know that people with cancers are not told the whole
truth about chemo and that there is another way if only they would listen.
Today Gail willingly shares her story with all of us. I know that there are
others out there whose minds have opened up and who are lending their ears to
hear Gail’s story.
“I was diagnosed with breast cancer on June 9/2014. This was
a devasting experience for me but I decided to brave the surgery and I agreed
to have the lump removed on July 9/2014. The next step was to do chemotherapy
treatments. Now I was taking a thyroid medication at that time so I was
concerned that the chemo would interfere with the drug. I counselled with the doctor about
that and I also went to see the pharmacist to talk about the drug I was on. I
was reassured that the chemo would not interfere with the drug I was on for my
thyroid. After the second chemotherapy treatment I became horribly sick. I
honestly think the chemo was close to killing me. I certainly was not prepared
for the suffering I would undergo. Noone told me. They told me that I would be
okay and I trusted them. I knew I would be somewhat sick but no one prepared me
for this kind of reaction. My mind went crazy. I couldn’t control myself. I
didn’t care about anything, I wasn’t eating. I couldn’t make any meals. I
couldn’t do the laundry. I couldn’t be with my family even though I wanted to.
My mind was continually racing . I could not sleep and my sleep was in small
doses. My daughter, Carleen was there to help me and she did everything in her power to
help me. And I am totally grateful to
her. But I was in such a serious condition that I said to myself that I can’t live like this any
more. The only person who really understood my situation was my nurse
practitioner , Barb. She was really awesome. I decided I would go to the Psych
ward. There I was put on a medication and I spent time with a support team
where I was able to talk and that helped me a lot. I spent from Dec. 25 to Jan.
14/ 2015 in this ward. I was finally released where I was able to function.
Then I started radiation treatments. I stayed with my sister, Eileen and she
was awesome. I did 5 weeks of radiation treatments. They made me feel really
tired but nothing compared to the chemo treatments. I absolutely refused to do
any more chemotherapy treatments! When I told my doctor this I was told,’ You
can go home and you don’t need to see me anymore.” The feeling I got was “go
home and die.” I was angry and I decided that I would not die! I would find a
different way.
It was shortly thereafter that my husband’s first cousin
came into the picture. Gilbert told me about the Paw Paw program. I was willing
to try anything because I was not going back to the chemo way. I contacted Gail
Boyce who told me how to do the program and then I contacted Donna Roth who
gave me further instruction and confidence. I felt really good about this
program. It just felt right. I learned a lot about nutrition. I didn’t know
that nutrition could be such a big part of living a healthy life. I started doing the program. It was really
easy. I ate only meats and vegetables and salads and berries from the garden.
We have our own beef and our own home grown chickens so that part was easy. I
stopped eating all breads and grains and dried beans. But I still had one big
problem that was lingering and that was depression. I think it was a lot to do with
chemo brain but then I was prone to depression all my life.So one day I called
Donna Roth and she told me to buy 2 bottles of Probiotic 11 and to take it in
high doses. I took 9 in the morning and 9 in the evening. Within about a week
of doing this I noticed that my depression was lifting. For the first time
in my life the depression had settled
down and I was able to function and enjoy life.
I was determined to
take on the Paw Paw program and do it
until I got over the cancer.
Finances were tight for me and I really had to budget to pay for my products. I
have taught my children to know the difference between what you need and what
you want. I knew what I wanted and I set aside the money I needed for my
supplements and I made it work!
I continued the Paw Paw program until in January of 2016 I
was told there was no sign of cancer. The medical tests proved that there was
no cancer at all. In June of 2016 all tests once again proved that the cancer
was gone. I even had my ovaries tested and there was no sign of any cancer. The
doctor told me that I did not need to see him anymore.
This has been quite a journey for me but today I look back
and I can be grateful to the cancer I had. It made me take control of my life.
I discovered not to be led by doctors because they don’t tell the whole truth.
I told my doctor that there was one thing she could do for others and that is
to tell them the whole truth. I have listened to many doctors speak on TV and
not one of them would ever take that chemo they prescribe to someone else. Today
I am telling everyone if I were you I would do the Paw Paw program. But when I
talk to people they just turn away from it. I had a lot of anger! I was really
angry that they put me through such a terrifying experience. I was angry at the
chemo. Today I am grateful to anger because it pushed me to look for a
different way. I thank my daughter, Carleen who really worked hard with me to
express my anger. She would throw a pillow at me really hard and she kept doing
it until I grabbed the pillow and threw it back at her. Then we would both
laugh. I am thankful to Gilbert for introducing me to Gail. She taught me a
lot. I now know what I am supposed to eat. I look forward to my Smoothies every
day and I will continue to take the Mineral Chi Tonic, the Flax LIgnans, the
Cat’s Claw, the Paw Paw and the Probiotic 11. Over this period of time I also
lost a lot of weight. Today I am 100 pounds lighter and I am no longer
overweight. I am grateful to you , Donna, for putting this program together.
