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Navigating our way through natural healing

Arriving at CHIPSA

On Monday morning August 19th, a driver from CHIPSA came to pick us up at our hotel in San Diego, he drove us over the border which went a lot smoother than I anticipated. I guess the way into Mexico is easier than the way out…we shall see in three weeks. Things are definitely different…
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Additional Therapies Offered

We had another call with a doctor from CHIPSA on Monday afternoon to see if Todd would qualify for some additional new treatments being offered. These treatments gave us more confidence and understanding, but I have to admit one of my first thoughts was that this meant we needed to raise even more money…but turned…
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8/2/2019 PET Scan Results

Over a month of trying to get Todd’s PET scan rescheduled and being denied by insurance, it was finally approved Thursday afternoon. We received a call from the radiology office that there was an opening for Friday morning @ 7:30, just enough time to follow the diet for the night…which by the way is meat,…
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Health Insurance

Yes, I am going here, because our healthcare system is messed up and with that so is health insurance. Here is the deal, when we found out that the tumors were back and the oncologist wanted to remove them and continue on the immunotherapy treatments, we could have totally done that. That would have definitely…
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Fund Raising

If any of you have ever had to fundraise, you may know how hard it is to ask people for money. Thankfully, we have not had to ask for much in our adult lives and have held a lot of pride in that. In fact, I was taught not to ask for help and that…
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Lymphatic System

Before Todd’s diagnosis, I didn’t know too much about the lymphatic system. I use to work in a surgery center so I knew about lymph node dissections. I also worked in an oncologist and hematologist office and knew about lymphoma and that when cancer metastasized to the lymph nodes it was not good. But I…
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Mayo Clinic

Last Wednesday we traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for a surgical consultation for the removal of Todd’s lymph nodes. We choose Mayo because we have been doing some research on the lymphovenous bypass being done on patients with lymphedema. The procedure re-routes the lymph vessels to flow better when they are not working…
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One and Only

Wow, I cannot even believe that we have a twelve-year-old! Kloey officially turned 12 yesterday. I started out writing that we had a tween, but now I’m not too sure what the regulations are…So, a teenager is between 13-19, a tween is between the ages of 9-12, and a pre-teen is considered before age 12.…
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Be YOU

We should all be free to be ourselves! I feel like this is touching on everything I have already blogged about. Being vulnerable enough to let your true self shine. Let go of things that bring us down and are not you. Detox your mind, body, and spirit until cleansed of all the trash that…
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Detox

The world is such a toxic place! We have this beautiful planet that we call home. Earth has provided everything we need to survive and live a healthy life. But yet human beings are treating it as a dump. Everywhere we look is some form of toxicity to the environment we live in. The air…
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