Tenth Anniversary Cancer-Free

Many people asked me over the decade, “How did I beat stage four breast cancer ten years ago?”
Well, there is so much to it and at the top of the list, I have to put my faith in God and praying for each step to take along the way. My hope with this blog post is to share every personal choice I made in the five years of getting to the point where I finally healed my body from stage 4 breast cancer.

Even though I celebrate ten years of being cancer-free, I am always sensitive to everybody still trying to heal cancer. I want the same for everyone and I pray this post gives hope and inspiration to people!

I do not believe that healing is spontaneous even though individuals like me who beat it without chemotherapy are put in that category I believe there is so much more to healing than just the physical healing. I addressed other areas as well such as healing emotionally from unresolved trauma, growing in faith spiritually, and mentally I changed my mindset to positive thinking.

We face many decisions we must make and I can share the ones I made for me and pray even a fraction of what I’m sharing inspires or brings hope to another. I am so grateful to God, family, and friends who were there for me during my most challenging journey in life. Without all of you, I know I would not be celebrating 10-years of being cancer-free.

In July 2006 I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, ER & PR positive, and HER2 negative. A new life journey began for me I arrived at the very first crossroads of a new path in life for me. Once you get a diagnosis, it brings you to many crossroads where you must make tough decisions. You don’t get to see the results in advance and it can be frightening. I picked up courage along the way. You walk bravely on a path you chose, hoping and praying for the most favorable outcome with your treatment choice.

August 2006 I chose to do the recommended lumpectomy in Tacoma, WA, and then transferred to Seattle WA Medical Center.

October 2006 I chose the recommended bilateral mastectomy with 20 plus lymph nodes removed. My surgery was at UW Medical Center in Seattle and resulted in a serious staph infection, so I could not do their recommended chemotherapy or radiation. I was on and off IV antibiotics.

In May 2008 UCLA deemed me cancer-free and I also got lab results showing I was low in vitamin D.

In October 2009 I started having symptoms of chronic coughing which was diagnosed as asthma and chest pain with swelling in my rib cartilage. I was diagnosed with costochondritis and coped with the symptoms as a lump grew on my sternum. I did not know at the time that cancer was getting worse because my labs showed me as normal. This is not uncommon and it delayed me getting treatment for nine months where I finally went to Dr. Martin Palmer a hematologist and oncologist who referred me to Dr, Gholam R. Mohammadzadeh a cardiothoracic surgeon to do a Mediastinoscopy to determine if the lump on my sternum was cancer.

In July 2010 Once again I arrived at a new crossroads when the biopsy and lung biopsy confirmed that I had a breast cancer recurrence. It came back with a vengeance (Partly due to the delay in proper diagnosis) and it was now metastatic disease stage 4! It spread like wildfire to all lobes of my lungs, bones, and lymph nodes. I had to choose another path with no guarantee of success which was terrifying! I did the recommended radiation on my sternum and clavicle but could only complete 22 out of 40 planned radiation sessions. It led to another staph infection and we had to stop treatment. Once again, I was too sick and could not do chemotherapy.

In September 2010, Dr. Palmer, my UCLA oncologist, gave me 3-12 months to live and said it was time to get my affairs in order. That was like a blow to my stomach! I was being told that my life was over in a year or less, and I panicked! I was filled with anxiety. Today, I know that no one can tell us when it's over for us. God only knows.

Once again, I found myself standing at another crossroads to either surrender or continue the fight for my life on a new path was CMN hospital in San Luis, Mexico, to do advanced alternative cancer treatment. My friends and I had to raise the money and held fundraisers as well as accepting donations on a website I created called Angels for Shannon which is now a resource to provide ideas on how to raise money for cancer treatment (even during a pandemic) It took five months for me and my friends to reach our goal.

February 7th, 2010 I went to CMN Hospital for advanced alternative cancer treatment. It was because of this decision to explore unchartered territory and continue trying to heal my body that I am alive today. I look back on that and think, wow, that was pretty brave and here I am now ten years later blessed with great health and helping others.

October 15, 2011, My PET CT Scan result showed the cancer was gone! I think I was just as shocked of being healed of stage 4 cancer as I was when getting first diagnosed in 2006. Can this really be happening?! I know words are potent so not once have I referred to my healing as being in remission, and I never will. I am cured, and I claimed it as soon as I was given a clear scan. I've been asked, “What if it comes back?" I smile and say, "I will try to heal my body once again."

I am sharing with you the alternative treatments I did at CMN Hospital in Mexico and you will see the links to give you the science. I did other things and am sharing that as well in my post that is integral to the whole healing experience.

September 9, 2021, ten years later, I am so aware of what life is and is not. It is not a promise, and it is a journey where we must make many decisions, and the outcome is a mystery and we must rely on ourselves, trusting our knowledge and intuition- we make choices and dare to take chances that some people may not understand.

All the Treatments I Did at CMN Hospital That Healed Me of Stage 4 Breast Cancer. Being in-patient was very convenient and treatments were daily

DCT (Autologous Dendritic Cell Therapy)
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BMT (Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy)
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MAH (Major Autohemotherapy)
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Ozone Blood Therapy
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UVBI (Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation)
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Escozul (Blue Scorpion Venom)
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HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy)
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RIFE Frequencies
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Far Infrared Therapy
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IV Vitamin C
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Artemisinin
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Biomagnetism
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LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone)
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PSIO (Color/Light/Sound/Music Therapy)
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LLLT (Low Laser Light Therapy) On my bone metastasis areas

IV Selenium, IV

IV Laetrile /B-17

Essential Oil Therapy (Customized)

Coffee Enema (Detox liver)

Alkaline Ionized Water Lots of it! Still drinking it today

Essiac Tea

Master Cleanse Detox Tea

Wobenzyme enzymes I took three tablets, times a day, Now I take three twice a day.

Turmeric

Essante Organics Reds and Greens

Vitamin D & K3

Other Things I Addressed to Heal My Body Spiritually, Emotionally, and Mentally

Positive Messages Everywhere! Including my body, I would put happy faces and hearts with non-toxic body crayons.

Daily Gratitude Journal: I wrote down five things I was grateful for each day, and I prayed. It is scientifically proven that when we are grateful, it improves our health. You can purchase my book on Amazon called Grateful Heart: memoirs of a cancer survivor and activity journal.

Eliminate Toxins like parabens that were in my daily skincare routine. My diet never changed for the most part except my water perhaps. I was introduced to PH alkaline water and also learned the importance of live water. I purchased an Ionizer and have been drinking good water since my diagnosis. If I feel like having ice cream, cake, or a glass of champagne once in a while, I do but this is not a habit. I believe everything in moderation is good. Oftentimes, I find that it isn’t always what we eat that is causing our health issues. We need to also be aware of our emotional environment; what’s eating at us emotionally and mentally may be a bigger problem left unaddressed.

Learning Self-Compassion and focusing on emotional healing. I’ve been through sexual assault and also domestic violence and how I felt about all of it was still unresolved trauma from my past. I needed to heal my heart, mind, body, and soul and have done so.

Eating Habits have always been criticized by people because I would skip breakfast drink a cup of coffee and a lot of water. I would not eat my first meal of the day sometimes until noon or later. Today I have learned that metabolically this is very good for the body. I knew I did not eat enough vegetables so I supplemented with greens and reds from Essante Organics and I still do.

Music! I have a music list of 230 songs on Spotify; it’s called my feel-good music playlist. Not one song on there reminds me of something from my past that was traumatic. Most of the songs are from the 70s and early 80s. The best of times for me were my teen years when I was carefree. Music impacts our souls. Make a playlist- here’s mine if you want to have a listen. SHANNON’S FEEL-GOOD MUSIC PLAYLIST

To learn more about my cancer journey, Visit my Website ShannonKnight.com If you want information on the hospital that saved my life, visit their website at CMNACT.com or call them at 1-844-371-1117

***Disclaimer: Everyone tells their personal story differently, using different words according to their belief, customs, and culture, and experience. I always share according to mine and mean no offense to anyone else’s philosophy, beliefs, culture, or customs. I make no recommendations for cancer treatment because I am not a physician or qualified to do so.