It’s a good thing Mother Nature keeps on making me sick. Because, let’s face it, if she didn’t I might run out of interesting subjects for our monthly newsletters!
Little did I know in January that my health challenges were just beginning.
.....In March my routine mammogram came back suspicious.
.....In April I was diagnosed with invasive, hormone-positive, lobular carcinoma in my right breast.
.....In May I turned 50 and
.....In June I underwent a lumpectomy with reconstruction of both breasts.
In July I came down with a case of Shingles because my immune system was tanked (no surprise there)... and in August I will begin 5 weeks of radiation therapy.
At some point my oncologist wants me to begin taking hormone suppressing drugs to reduce my chances of a cancer recurrence. Unfortunately use of these hormone suppressing drugs will weaken my bones, putting the site of my nerve operation at risk and predisposing me to:
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Heart Disease
- Bone pain
- Weight gain
and.... (drum roll please...)
Groovy.
All of this has caused me to ask some pretty important questions:
- What can I do to turn this ship around?
- How can I restore my immune system?
- Can I use my oils to curb some of these unpleasant side effects?
- Which oils can be used as complementary care?
There is so much I would like address on these issues… but this month I think it is Clove oil that tickles my fancy. And here’s why:
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