Imperfectly Passionate Eliza

Not to be an alarmist and this might have been a little dramatic but… true.

I like supporting small companies when I can. I don’t think has our best interested at heart. Their track record isn’t great. Sadly, once large corporations acquire the smaller guys, they change ingredients, make it cheaper and hope we don’t notice. 😕

I’m not here to tell you what to do but can I just tell you what to do? 😉

I suggest also finding an integrative and functional doctor in addition to your convention oncologist.

Merging the different approaches opened a whole new world for me. Instead of looking at the symptom, the tumor, I am@able to look at the whole person.

What allowed a brain tumor to grow?

What was I missing in my overall wellness routine?

It seems clear to me… it’s like gardening. In order to grow a garden and keep it thriving, I need to focus on the soil, the water, the sun, not just the plant. If the soil isn’t any good then how can I expect the plant to survive. Dig deeper.

What would you do if you were given this diagnosis? Share below 👇

Looking back, it was such a milestone.

I was literally counting down the days until I was done radiating my brain. Thirty days of walking the same path over and over again. At the time, I really didn’t know what side effects were waiting for me. I wasn’t thinking that far ahead.

I was focused on one day at a time.

And every day meant I was one day closer to finishing this phase of cancer treatment.

I was focused on ringing that infamous bell. The bell that signifies completion.

On Day 15—the halfway point—I wasn’t thinking much about what came after it. I definitely hadn’t analyzed how that bell, this huge symbol I was working toward, would eventually come to mean something very different to me.

I smiled through radiation. I danced my way through radiation. I did the things that made me feel like I had some control. Things that kept me present and made me happy.

But what waited for me on the other side was painful hair loss, extreme exhaustion and mental side effects I wasn’t prepared for.

And beyond that bell was an even harder realization:

This nightmare wasn’t over.

I wasn’t done healing. Fighting. Living with cancer. Whatever words you want to use.

There was still more and more and more to do.

Because for me, cancer is a chronic disease. My particular cancer doesn’t get to be called “gone.” I don’t get the word “remission.”

So looking back, I understand that bell differently now.

It marked the end of 30 days of radiation.

And that absolutely was something worth celebrating.

But it wasn’t the finish line.

It was simply the end of one part of a much longer story.

I hate the be the bearer of bad news but there is a lot more to chronic disease, especially cancer, than we think. At least what I USED to think.

3 years ago, I was diagnosed with brain cancer. I was young, “healthy, active, and chose safer products” but that wasn’t enough.

There were other things I was doing or prioritizing. For the past three years, I have dedicated my time to learning more and I am on a mission to share what I’ve learned for my family with you.

If you or you know someone who has been affected by then stick around. Let’s build community that supports and shares.

One thing I’ve really learned on my health journey is—it’s not one big thing, it’s all the little exposures adding up.

So while EMFs aren’t something you can completely avoid, I like to reduce what I can.

That’s why we use WaveBlock on our phones and AirPods. It’s simple, takes no effort, and just fits into our low-tox lifestyle.

Sharing my code if it’s something you’ve been thinking about 👇

https://www.waveblock.com/ELIZA42346

When these small companies get bought out by the large corporations, they start cutting corners and sadly our health and safety is oftentimes at risk.

What once made us love a small brand and the ingredients they used can be changed and not for the better. Let’s see what happens but in the meantime… I’m looking elsewhere.