Diet

Focusing on supporting my body and understanding my own physical terrain became an important part of my personal healing journey. To shape an eating approach that reflected my individual needs, I consulted several health professionals and combined their guidance with my own research. I created a spreadsheet listing my various health considerations and explored which foods aligned with each of them. From there, I identified the common themes and used them to guide my personal eating plan.

My diet isn’t fixed — it evolves as my health and circumstances change. I monitor my bloodwork regularly so I can make informed decisions about what my body may need at any given time. At its core, my approach is mostly plant‑based with some additional protein, while avoiding carbohydrates, sugars, lactose, and alcohol. I try to choose foods in their most natural form — just the way God prepared them.

This is simply the way I choose to care for my body: my body, my health, my diet — my way, for me.

Throughout my cancer journey, I have explored a range of supportive practices to help maintain my wellbeing and complement my medical care. These have included gentle movement and restorative activities such as yoga, ice baths, vibration therapy, swimming, red‑light therapy, hyperbaric oxygen sessions (HBOT), IV infusions, sweating, weighted hula‑hoops, lymphatic exercise and massage, gym sessions, chair yoga, rebounder use, and grounding.

Even during periods when I was bed‑bound, I found ways to move what I could, focusing on small, mindful movements that helped me stay connected to my body. As my strength returned and mu mobility improved, I gradually progressed to chair yoga and other gentle forms of movement.

All of these approaches are undertaken with guidance from my qualified medical team and are adapted to suit my personal health needs.

Got to Move it!

As soon as I heard the word cancer, I was overwhelmed with fear. Yet the Bible’s reminds us to “fear not” helped steady my mind and anchor me in God’s presence. Through prayer, meditation, visualisation, worship, breathing and a conscious commitment to maintaining a positive mindset, I found strength to face each day - although we are all allowed a sooky la la day as we are only human.

Even in my darkest moments, I turned to God in prayer and sought comfort in humour, gratitude, and hope. I made a deliberate effort to find small moments of joy each day—a beautiful sunrise, a kind word, a shared laugh, or a moment of peace.

These simple blessings became powerful reminders that, despite the challenges, there was still goodness, purpose, and beauty to be found along the journey.

Faith/Spirit

As I worked to support my body through the harsh aftermath of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and the complications that followed, I became determined to understand as much as I could about what I was facing. I turned into a knowledge seeker. I read survivor stories that helped me feel connected, explored research papers and clinical trials, and even wandered back through medical history — the 1800s and the 1920s especially caught my attention. Along the way, I came across a wide range of voices and personal stories, including people like Chris Wark, Dr Pete Sulack, Joe Tippens, Barbara O’Neil, and Rick Simpson. I explored their perspectives out of curiosity.

I wasn’t searching for miracle answers; I was searching for patterns — the threads of resilience, recovery, and possibility that appeared in people’s experiences and in the science. Those patterns helped me feel less alone and reminded me that the human response to illness is complex, varied, and deeply personal.

Whenever something sparked my curiosity, I brought it to my medical and integrated care team, trusting them to guide me safely. I only ever acted on what they felt was appropriate for my situation. That partnership — my curiosity, their expertise, and the sense of possibility I found in my research — became one of the quiet triumphs of my story.

It showed me that even in the darkest chapters, I could still rise, still participate, and still fight for my life with clarity, courage, faith, and a willingness to look beyond the obvious.

Knowledge Seeker

These items represent the parts of my protocol at varying times, I approached with slow, deliberate care. Along the way, I was met with unsolicited advice and more than a few red herrings, each one pulling me in a different direction.

In the stillness beneath all that noise, I realised I needed something steadier than opinions — I needed evidence I could trust, something I could sit with, believe in, and feel at peace adding to my routine.

Each choice unfolded through quiet research and thoughtful conversations with my medical team, keeping me safe, supported, and anchored in decisions that felt genuinely right for me.

This supplement shelf wasn’t a promise or a prescription. It was simply a reflection of the things I explored during that chapter of my life — the herbs, vitamins, teas, oils, and powders that became part of my daily rituals. They didn’t define my journey, but they were present in it, sitting on my bench, tucked into my bag, or lined up beside my bed. They were reminders of the small, intentional steps I took to feel grounded, informed, and connected to my own care.

I’m not recommending these items to anyone else. I’m simply sharing what my shelf looked like during that season — a snapshot of curiosity, learning, and the quiet determination to participate in my own wellbeing.

Shake Rattle and Roll

Disclaimer

The experiences shared on this website reflect my personal journey only. They are not intended to provide medical advice, make therapeutic claims, or suggest that any approach, treatment, or practice is suitable for others. Nothing here should be interpreted as a replacement for professional medical care, diagnosis, or treatment.

Please seek guidance from qualified healthcare professionals for your own health needs.

Heads‑up: Some photos are real, and some are AI‑generated because, let’s be honest, I didn’t always have a camera handy during the chaos. The AI images are just for storytelling — not medical evidence.

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