A Story of Challenge, Survival and Hope: Stacey from Vegas!

Posted By Marlene on 2008-09-22 21:03

A PERSONAL STORY

Stacey from Nevada called me about a macrobiotic diet. Stacey is a warm, charming, bright and beautiful dance instructor who was diagnosed with "possible" thyroid cancer. Her father who lives in Southern California told her about my cancer recovery, so she connected with me immediately. Stacey was fearful about the possibility of having cancer and was searching for answers.

Stacey, now 39 years old, was recently tested for hypothyroidism. After a biopsy of her thyroid gland, her doctor found atypical follicular cells suspicious for papillary and thyroid carcinoma. Her doctor's advice was immediate removal of her thyroid when the prognosis was "suspicious" activity.

Panicking, Stacey began exploring alternative medicine and took her father's advice about macrobiotics. She did not want to take the dramatic step of removing her thyroid gland. She had an extensive dietary consultation and adopted a macrobiotic way of life. Keeping physically active, she has committed to continuing her yoga while maintaining her full dance instruction classes. She began her program for wellness less than a month ago and will be retested in November. Stacey showed much courage and conviction to take the course "less travelled by".

We will update this blog posting about Stacey and give all her "progress report!

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