Superman
If I fell off of a building and Superman flew through the sky and scooped me up before my fatal crash onto the ground, I would remember Superman forever, and he’d be my hero! Even though I am using a fictitious scenario to explain what it feels like to have my life saved against all odds, it’s important to realize that I will never forget the experience and be forever grateful.
My life was in danger; I was at the end of the line, and UCLA told me I only had 3-12 months to live with stage 4 cancer. I had prayed to God for a miracle and felt like God sent me my superhero, Dr. Payan, at CMN Hospital saved my life when I thought all was lost.
I am often asked what I think about other doctors; did I think they were good, trustworthy, etc.? I can’t possibly know about any doctor other than the one who saved my life. I don't know about other cancer facilities other than each one I tried from Seattle WA, Southern CA, and finally San Luis Son, MX. I know about each doctor who treated me on my five-year cancer journey and that’s it.
In 2006 I was first diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I went to the University of WA in Seattle, where they did a bilateral mastectomy. I got a staph infection and could not do the other recommended chemo and radiation treatments.
In June 2010, I went to Los Robles in Thousand Oaks, CA. I got a recurrence of 4 breast cancer with metastasis to all lobes of my lungs and bones. That is a serious diagnosis. I had surgery again and radiation and had to quit midway due to complications of staph infection again.
In September 2010, My UCLA doctor told me I only had months to live and that the disease was progressing. In February 2011, although I felt there were no other options, I found CMN Hospital in Mexico.
On February 7th, 2011, l left the US and crossed the Yuma, AZ, border. I went to Dr. Payan at CMN Hospital in San Luis Sonora, MX. Because of CMN. I did alternative cancer treatment and began to feel better by day three. I trust CMN; I am comfortable with them (I feel loved and safe in their care).
On October 15, 2011, my PET CT Scan proved I was cancer-free. I'm grateful to be alive, and I feel blessed every day. How an individual responds to any cancer treatment depends on many variables. The most important and prominent is...we are different. There’s no one like me in this world or like you. If you feel confident about a treatment decision you are making, whether conventional or holistic, remember that medicine is still “a practice” and not a perfected science. Stay focused, and do what you think is best. Trust your God-given intuition if it keeps nudging you.
