Teri Dale - I Refused Chemo: 7 Steps to Taking Back Your Power & Healing Your Cancer

7 Steps to Taking Back Your Power

& Healing Your Cancer

TERI DALE

NEW YORK

LONDONNASHVILLEMELBOURNEVANCOUVER

I REFUSED CHEMO

7 Steps to Taking Back Your Power & Healing Your Cancer

2018 Teri Dale

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For all women struggling with cancer who are scared and feeling torn:
There is hope. You can get your power back and heal.

I m not sure if I ever met someone who was both so self-determined and anxious at the same time. Her eyes darted around my office as she wiggled in her chair like someone interviewing for their dream job: excited, yet terrified of rejection. Most of my new patient consults involve me asking most of the questions in an attempt to determine whether I believe I could help them and if theyd be a good fit for the practice. This was different; it was as if I was being interviewed.

To say that Teri Dale is determined is like saying Niagara is just a waterfall. She wanted to find a natural doctor to help her beat her cancer, and losing wasnt an option. Her husband was calm and stalwart, and, though the antithesis of her anxiety, he shared her determined, mind-already-made-up spirit. Again, I felt like the one under the microscope and secretly contemplated that this is the way it always should be.

In the cancer world, patients are often so frightened by their diagnosis. Blindly accepting of their doctors choice of care, they are herded through the process of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation before the whirlwind of angst can even settle in their head. It takes the courage of a warrior to cry, Stop. It was this courage that I found in both Teri and her husband. They were willing to buck the system to search for a better way.

Searching for a better way is what this book is all about. Teri urges her readers to cry, Stop just long enough to clear their head and do a little research. Whether one chooses to continue the path with the oncologist or not, adding alternative therapies will increase the chance of the desired outcome.

I wish everyone had the fortitude to push against the pack, but fear is a powerful motivator. Teris book attempts to remove a little of the panic of cancer. Knowing that others have beaten it while keeping their convictions gives strength and hope to everyone with the diagnosis. Perhaps it helps calm the loneliness one experiences. This feeling of isolation in the midst of a crowd may be the most common emotion that cancer patients describe to me. They feel alone. They feel alone in their suffering; alone in their fear; alone in their contemplation of treatment choices.

One of the questions I have on my new patient intake form is, How supportive is your family? These few words are powerful, as they reveal the depth of compassion of those you call close. Often, cancer patients are pushed towards standard oncological procedures simply to thrust all responsibility of outcome onto another. I wish youd just do what the doctor said to do, is code for, If I support you in your quest for alternative care, then I take some of the responsibility to help you and I dont want to do that.

People are scared. I understand, but the medical profession is all too happy to take full responsibility for someones care up until the point of everything going south. They will tell the patient that they are crazy for taking vitamins and that diet has nothing to do with cancer while feeding them pudding and donuts during their chemo sessions. Then, if the cancer returns with a vengeance, they quickly wash their hands of all blame and claim that they did all they could. But did they?

We are all going to die someday, but may it not be of ignorance! Neither may it be of solely trusting in some oncologist that has but three tools in his tool bag. God gave us each a brain and He expects us to use it, as difficult as that may sometimes be. Do your research, read books, watch videos, and talk to other survivors. This book and others like it reveal that you are not alone!

I stated that when I first met Teri Dale, she was both a bundle of anxiety as well as a self-determined lightning bolt. Ive since learned that this character quality makes her an ideal teacher and coach. She has learned to harness her anxiety into a tireless hunger to learn the truth. Once understood, she applies her knowledge with such tenacity that victory is all but guaranteed. She simply wont quit; losing is not an option. Maybe this is why we get along so well.

I pray that you use this book as a guide; use it to bring you hope. Use this book to assure that you are not alone. Reach out to Teri and I and others who are willing to help. Above all, reach out to God. Your cancer is no surprise to Him, and He wants nothing more than to bring you comfort through your pain.

Be Blessed,

Dr. Kevin Conners

Founder of Conners Clinic

I remember the day I was told I had cancer. I remember what I was doing, what I was wearing, and where I was standing when that phone call came with the horrific news. I remember the instant nausea that set in. I remember the doctors voice, and his abrupt tone that had no sense of compassion. I remember having to lean up against my kitchen counter, my head dropping, after hearing the words, You have Hodgkins Lymphoma.

All I heard was, I have cancer; all I heard was, I am going to suffer; all I heard was, Im going to lose my hair; all I heard was, Im going to be in terrible pain; all I heard was, I could possibly die. All I heard was, Id be sick all of the time and that my quality of life was over. I had hundreds of thoughts cycle through my mind. None were positive. There was an awkward silence as I stood there in disbelief. My husband sat there quietly, staring at the ground, not saying a word. I could tell he was concerned and he didnt know what to say.

Amidst the shock of the moment was the disbelief that I could even get cancer. I have been a health and nutrition coach for over 20 years. I was active, I ate healthy, I exercised, I didnt use harmful substances, and there was no history of lymphoma in my family. Ive helped thousands of clients prevent disease, get healthy, get off medications, lose weight, and get their sexy back. and BAM! I get cancer? Seriously? How? Why? Now what?

I was in denial. You probably were, too, when you first learned about your diagnosis. I felt totally numb as I hung up the phone. I couldnt even cry. I was in shock and I didnt want to believe it. There had to be some mistake.