I don't know how to begin this... but there is nothing to do but to begin and state the facts. I don't know if this will stay on the forum, because it flies in the face of the traditional modality for treatment of OC, yet my husband started the traditional treatment, so perhaps you'll hear my story. I've been here before.

I came to this web site because my husband was diagnosed with T2N2bM0 cancer on the back of the tongue and neck. You all know what that can mean and how important it is to find others who have had this disease.

We went through all the carousel rides of doctor meetings, prognoses, planning, pre-dental issues (UCLA wanted to do extractions, we had a second opinion by a highly qualified dentist elsewhere, and no extractions were advised--just some issues with periodontal disease, which were cleared up before he began treatment.) A small doubt in the services being provided surfaced at that point, but I still went along with what the doctors were telling us, because "they know best," right?

So why am I writing now? And re-introducing myself? Because after my husband went through one chemo and 13 radiations, he said, "NO. No more. My body is screaming how wrong this is!" That was January 25th.

I thought it was a death warrant signage, and went into panic mode. But not being a passive person, I started doing research because I was not going to allow him to die from this awful disease if I could prevent it. Days of research followed. I found a lot of stuff out there...

So why share this with you? Because as of this date, March 17, my husband's tumors are GONE. He's going in after eight weeks (that will be next Monday) for blood work to see what's what. The thumb-sized tumors in his lymph nodes on his neck (the first sign of the problem from last August) have shrunk down to smaller than a pencil eraser and can only be felt upon deep palpitation. I'm smiling because I already can guess what those test results are going to be.

What did he do? He went to a complete RAW foods diet. And I do mean raw. That was quite an adjustment for me... (now I only slave over a cold countertop!) No alcohol. No meat. No processed foods, no bread, no sugar, no dairy. Tons of fresh greens and fresh fruit, organics mostly, and blended "greenies" smoothies. Do you know I really found that raw asparagus is GOOD? He started the Budwig protocol of the odd mix of flax seed oil and cottage cheese (6 T. in 1 cup per day, blended with fruit and almond milk into a quasi-smoothie). He has taken supplements of barley and vitamins, and drinks Ave (patented as Avemar), which was recommended by a friend of mine to handle the chemo--boosting the immune system. He figured that doing all six of the recommended protocols I found on this link (removed by moderator) would be better than doing just one. Shotgun approach, I know, but for him it worked.

Now, here it is seven weeks after abandoning the chemo/rad sinking ship, and he is at his ideal weight, does the martial art of aikido for up to three hours daily without being tired, looks YEARS younger, and has more energy than anyone I know.

He took the risk of abandoning traditional "treatment" and I know that had he been continuing on his original path, he would not be in such good shape.

I hope that I'm not too out of line for sharing this, but if I am, then I'd be sorry to know that this site is only for people herded (by fear, perhaps?) into traditional medical "treatment". (My personal feelings about traditional therapy and the relinquishing of one's health to others have no place here, but I will admit that I feel strongly about it.)

I am NOT the same person I was when I first posted here. That person was scared, ready to do what the CCC told us were options, and more of a deer in the headlights. (They didn't even know about Avemar, or nutrition related to the immune system when we asked!) Fortunately I married a man with the strength to listen to his body and to gently show me that his choices were made out of love for me.

So I hope that you'll talk to me about this, because I'm now a STRONG advocate for questioning everything and making better choices. I want to shout from the rooftops--- "MY HUSBAND HAS HEALED HIS CANCER!"