"Reprinted from The Raindrop Messenger, a free eline newsletter, with permission from Dr. David Stewart. To subscribe or download back issues, visit the archives at www.RaindropTraining.com."
My wife, Lee Stewart, is an unlikely candidate for cancer. She has always eaten well, and has been almost entirely vegetarian most of her life. She watches her sugar intake, drinks plenty of pure unchlorinated water, and has exercised almost daily for many years. She also breastfed all five of our children, and it is a statistical fact that mothers who nurse their babies have much lower rates of breast cancer. She is also a happy, positive person.
We don't know why Lee contracted cancer, but she did, and now she is dealing with it in a decisive and effective manner, with the help of thousands of prayer warriors from far and wide. What follows is the story of how she is overcoming it and will achieve a totally cancer-free state of health.
1. STRATEGIES OF AN UNLIKELY CANDIDATE
In spite of all of Lee's good attitudes and healthy habits, about a year ago (Fall of 2013) she began to notice changes in her right breast. It became more sensitive and a little sore. By March and April of this year, her breast had visibly swollen and had developed a red inflamed appearence. On the 7th of April, 2014, she visited our local family doctor. When he saw the appearance of her breast, he immediately ordered a mammagram and a sonogram. These tests indicated, with over 95% certainty, that Lee had breast cancer and that it was aggressive and in an advanced stage. The local doctor and clinic were gravely concerned. They urged her to go immediately to St. Louis, two hours away, to get more tests, receive a biopsy, and consider an immediate masectomy to be followed by chemotherapy, radiation, or both.
In spite of all of Lee's good attitudes and healthy habits, about a year ago (Fall of 2013) she began to notice changes in her right breast. It became more sensitive and a little sore. By March and April of this year, her breast had visibly swollen and had developed a red inflamed appearence. On the 7th of April, 2014, she visited our local family doctor. When he saw the appearance of her breast, he immediately ordered a mammagram and a sonogram. These tests indicated, with over 95% certainty, that Lee had breast cancer and that it was aggressive and in an advanced stage. The local doctor and clinic were gravely concerned. They urged her to go immediately to St. Louis, two hours away, to get more tests, receive a biopsy, and consider an immediate masectomy to be followed by chemotherapy, radiation, or both.
Surgery for removal of a cancerous body part is never a guarantee that the cancer has been completely removed. The incision, itself, can cause cancer to spread and metastasize and the surgeon can never know if all of the cancer was actually removed. Therefore, surgery for cancer is always followed by chemo or radiation in an attempt to make sure all of the cancer cells are gone. While it is well known that chemo and radiation are dangerous procedures that not only cause irreparable damage to one's body and immune system, they can, in and of themselves, cause cancer. Not only are conventional cancer therapies potentially carcinogenic and self-defeating, even the diagnostic procedures employed by medical doctors are potentially dangerous as well.
Knowing that biopsies are an invasive procedure that can cause cancer cells to migrate and metastasize, Lee refused to go see the surgeon and oncologist in St. Louis who was urgently suggested by our local doctor and clinic staff. We have also since learned that mammagrams, which uncomfortably and painfully compress the breasts to take the x-ray, can cause any cancer, that may be present, to spread. So even that procedure is not without risk. Rather than take the doctor's advice and seek a surgeon and oncologist for more tests, without hesitation, Lee refused any further allopathic procedures and chose to go to the Nova Vita Clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The clinic is located on a 1000 acre Young Living Herb Farm where plants are grown, harvested, and distilled for their therapeutic oils.
Upon arrival in Ecuador, Lee was taken to a hospital where they did a CT scan and took blood samples, some of which were sent to Greece for a sophisticated analysis. The diagnosis came back indicating that Lee had Stage IV Breast Cancer which had already spread to her liver, her lungs, and her lymphatic system. She was experiencing pain in her breast, liver, gall bladder, abdomen, right shoulder, and right arm pit. She was also experiencing difficulty in breathing and had to receive oxygen during the first day or two in Ecuador.
2. THE STAGES OF CANCER
Stage I cancer means there is only one relatively small tumor in a single location. Stage II means the tumor has grown and is beginning to reach out into neighboring tissues. Stage III means it has grown larger, has multiplied into several tumors, and has begun to spread to nearby organs. Stage IV means that it has metastasized into several places, distant from the the original site. Stage IV is considered incurable and probably terminal. Her prognosis they said, with or without treatment, was five or six more months to live.
Stage I cancer means there is only one relatively small tumor in a single location. Stage II means the tumor has grown and is beginning to reach out into neighboring tissues. Stage III means it has grown larger, has multiplied into several tumors, and has begun to spread to nearby organs. Stage IV means that it has metastasized into several places, distant from the the original site. Stage IV is considered incurable and probably terminal. Her prognosis they said, with or without treatment, was five or six more months to live.
Lee and I spent ten weeks at the Young Living Clinic (Nova Vita Wellness Center) on the YL Farm near Guayaquil, Ecuador. We were there for three weeks, from April 23 to May 16, 2014. I (David) accompanied her because a full-time patient at the Nova Vita Clinic needs a full-time Care Taker in addition to the professional staff of the clinic. We returned to the United States to be present at our son Anthony's wedding on May 17th, but within a week, here at home, Lee's condition visibly worsened. The inflammation of her breast had turned to a bright angry red that covered her breast, extended around her body under her right arm, and upwards to her collar bone. On May 31 we flew back to Ecuador and re-entered the Nova Vita Clinic. This time we stayed for seven weeks, returning on July 17th.
As of July 17, after ten weeks total of daily therapies at the Nova Vita Clinic, Lee's cancer had retreated completely from her lymph, liver, and lungs with a greatly reduced amount of infamation still in her right breast. The cancer had retreated to the right breast only, which was still somewhat inflamed and still contained a fairly large tumor with a couple of smaller ones. The appearance of her breast, however, was markedly better than it had been a few weeks earlier when she arrived.
3. ONCOLOGIST'S RECOMMENTATION REFUSED
Lee was examined by an Oncologist from Guyaquil during the last week we were there. He came out to Nova Vita to check her out. He had seen the blood tests showing that the cancer markers were all gone except for her breast. When he saw that the cancer was now confined to Lee's right breast only, he suggested, "Okay, now that it is only your breast, let's cut it off!" The doctor was a surgeon and wanted to do a masectomy after all of the progress Lee had already made.
3. ONCOLOGIST'S RECOMMENTATION REFUSED
Lee was examined by an Oncologist from Guyaquil during the last week we were there. He came out to Nova Vita to check her out. He had seen the blood tests showing that the cancer markers were all gone except for her breast. When he saw that the cancer was now confined to Lee's right breast only, he suggested, "Okay, now that it is only your breast, let's cut it off!" The doctor was a surgeon and wanted to do a masectomy after all of the progress Lee had already made.
Lee and I immediately rejected the idea of surgery, pointing out that a radical masectomy would not guarantee the end of the cancer, since surgery frequently causes cancer cells to migrate into the blood stream and carry the cancer to other parts of the body, even when the original diseased organ has been completely removed. Surgery is never the answer by itself. I mentioned that surgery also has to be followed by other procedures, like chemotherapy and/or radiation to be sure all of the cancer cells are destroyed.
The doctor agreed with everything I said. After all, it was the truth. However, he remained stubbornly of the opinion that surgery would be the thing to do. He replied that in Lee's case, essential oils would suffice for the follow-up on any cancer that might have metastasized elsewhere due to the surgery, and therefore follow-up chemo would not be necessary.
This cancer specialist was a good example of the narrow track on which doctors think. As he spoke, I was thinking, "Unless you want bananas, don't ask a banana salesman what to buy." Likewise, "If you don't want surgery, don't ask a surgeon what to do." There is another saying with the same meaning: "When all you have are hammers, everything looks like a nail." Doctors sell what they do and only do what they know. To find what you really need for health care, it is always wise to look both inside and outside the system and make your own decisions.
The Hippocratic Oath that medical doctors used to take when authorized to practice is no longer taken. The first words of the oath in Latin are, "Primum non nocera," which means, "First, do no harm." The only protocols for cancer treatment officially and legally sanctioned for today's American medical doctors are all harmful, thus violating the oath of harmlessness that used to be the foundation of medicine.
The rapid disappearance of Lee's symptoms is almost unheard of for metastasized breast cancers. The amazing and rapid retreat of the cancer from her body back to the breast was definitely due to the therapies and dietary prescriptions of the Clinic. But those are not the only factors that have brought healing to Lee. Her progress has been a miracle.
A major part of that miracle has been the thousands of prayers on her behalf from each and all of you, and others around the world. We cannot thank you enough for the love expressed by your thoughts, prayers, and concern. Please keep them coming. Although her complete healing is in sight, her battle is not over yet.
4. THERAPIES LEE RECEIVED IN ECUADOR
I will describe the therapies Lee is using to complete her healing here at home at the end of this article, but first let me describe what she received while in Ecuador during those ten weeks at Nova Vita.
I will describe the therapies Lee is using to complete her healing here at home at the end of this article, but first let me describe what she received while in Ecuador during those ten weeks at Nova Vita.
Routinely, the clinic nurses took Lee's vital signs three to five times a day. This included blood pressure, blood sugar, blood oxygen levels, thyroid temperatures, and body temperature. All of this daily data was recorded and kept on file at the clinic.
Lee received a variety of daily protocols and therapies. These included IVs with oils like Sacred Frankincense, Tsuga, Sandalwood, Blue Spruce, Ledum, and Helichrysum. She also took drops of Valor and Thieves under the tongue occasionally. I also vitaflexed and massaged her feet each night at bed time with Valor and Thieves. We did the lymphatic pump to help heal and clear out the cancer in her lymphatic system. The lung and liver points of her feet were also vitflexed every night to help heal and clear out the cancer in these organs.
Ylang Ylang oil was also applied to the lung and heart reflex points of her feet while Lee applied Ylang Ylang herself over her heart, as well as to the sides of her neck over the carotid arteries. This helped keep her blood pressure down within normal. We also Vitaflexed the thyroid points at the necks of her big toes to help increase her energy levels.
She also applied essential oils, diluted with vegetable oil, directly to her affected breast three or four times a day. The oils first used, back in April and May, were Sandalwood and Idaho Blue Spruce, then after three weeks the Spruce was replaced by Palo Santo for a week, and then replaced with a blend of Orange, Lemon, Ledum, Sandalwood, and Sacred Frankincense oils, which she has continued to apply after returning home until August 1st.
She also received megadoses of Vitamin C intravenously and orally. Orally she also took several Young Living supplements daily: Essentialzyme, Detoxzyme, Juva Tone tabs, Super B, Omega Gize, Women's Cortistop, and a teaspoon of Progessence Plus daily for the first month. She also took several Multivitamins and 20,000 units of Vitamin D3 daily, which we furnished ourselves, not the clinic.
She also drank coconut milk blended with ICP (a stool softner) and Juva Power for her liver, (which are both Young Living products), along with Collagen and Aloe powders furnished by the clinic. Lee called this her daily "Icky Drink." It looked like a chocolate shake, but it sure didn't taste like chocolate. Cancer patients at the clinic are not allowed to have sweetened processed chocolate.
Lee also drank a vanilla flavored shake containing a protein powder, called "Reliv NOW®," manufactured and distributed by the Reliv Corporation. It was pleasant tasting. She also took a capsule of LunaRich® which contains Lunasin, a naturally occurring soy peptide identified to work at the epigenetic level to promote cellular health and, in paricular, to fight cancer. These were not furnished by Nova VIta. We got them through the internet at reliv.com. We brought the LunaRich products with us from the States.
5. INSERTION OF A PICC LINE
After the first week, Lee's blood vessels in her arms and hands refused to open for additional IVs. Some people have blood vessels that will react reflexively and close up with the insertion of a needle. They won't accept an IV. Since it was found that Lee is one of those people, she was taken to a surgeon in a Guyaquil hospital to have a PICC line installed under local anesthesia. The PICC line was used for the remainder of her stay to apply therapies intravenously.
After the first week, Lee's blood vessels in her arms and hands refused to open for additional IVs. Some people have blood vessels that will react reflexively and close up with the insertion of a needle. They won't accept an IV. Since it was found that Lee is one of those people, she was taken to a surgeon in a Guyaquil hospital to have a PICC line installed under local anesthesia. The PICC line was used for the remainder of her stay to apply therapies intravenously.
A PICC line was a flexibla pastic tube, about 1/8 inch in diameter, inserted through a large blood vessel near Lee's collarbone that extended 7 inches to her heart. This was sewn into her skin at the surface and was held in place by surgical tape and gauze where it protruded and could be accessed to connect and administer IV fluids. PICC stands for "Periferal Intravenous Cardio Catheter." It can also be inserted from the large vein inside the elbow in one of the arms, but Lee's had to be inserted near her collarbone. It is left in place 24/7 until its use is no longer needed, or until it ceases to function. The normal useful life of a PICC line is three weeks. After that, the body normally begins to grow into the line, or clots may form, which prevents it from functioning any further. However, Lee's lasted over four weeks. A PICC line had to be inserted twice during our ten weeks at the Clinic.
Through the PICC line, on various different days and times, Lee received concentrated solutions of Vitamin C, Sodium Bicarbonate, Selenium, Cesium, and various trace minerals. She also received Dextrose (sugar) intravenously when her liver needed extra nourishing.
She also received a variety of essential oils through the PICC line, oils like Sacred Frankincense, Blue Spruce, and Ledum.She was receiving various IV fluids almost continuously, night and day, throughout her time at the clinic.
While daily exercise is good therapy for overcoming cancer, because of Lee's continuous IV treatments, she could only walk up and down from the first to the second floors of the clinic, once or twice a day with assistance. That was the extent of her exercise. Most days she spent a few minutes standing on the Vitastim machine, which is a vibrating platform that can be set to certain frequencies to help lymph and blood circulation in the limbs. It is a substitute for walking when a patient is not really ambulatory. It is hard to walk very far toting an IV tower on wheels everywhere you go.
6. IMPLANTS & COLONICS
She also received implants, both rectal and vaginal, four or five times a week. This is where a catheter is inserted through one of these body orifices, and various therapeutic fluids are introduced by a syringe through the catheter into the body. Some of the fluids introduced in this manner were Sacred Frankincense, Blue Spruce, Peppermint, and Progessence Plus, as well as Protec, a propietary Young Living blend of carrier and essential oils especially formulated for retention enemas and douches. Protec contains essential oils of Frankincense, Myrrh, Sage, and Cumin in a base of grape seed, almond, and olive oils.
She also received implants, both rectal and vaginal, four or five times a week. This is where a catheter is inserted through one of these body orifices, and various therapeutic fluids are introduced by a syringe through the catheter into the body. Some of the fluids introduced in this manner were Sacred Frankincense, Blue Spruce, Peppermint, and Progessence Plus, as well as Protec, a propietary Young Living blend of carrier and essential oils especially formulated for retention enemas and douches. Protec contains essential oils of Frankincense, Myrrh, Sage, and Cumin in a base of grape seed, almond, and olive oils.
Lee also received Raindrop Technique every other day during the week, with Neuroauricular treatments on alternate days. Along with these, she received some traditional massages on her shoulders, arms, neck, legs and feet.
She also took five to ten capsules of Comfortone (a stool softner and mild laxative), every day, and received four or five colonics per week. This was to clean out her colon and keep it clear to facilitate the elimination of dead cancer cells, and the toxins released when cancer tissue is killed off. The liver is a major organ for detoxification and overcoming cancer. There is a duct between the Sigmoid Colon in the lower intestinal tract and the liver, through which the liver and large intestine communicate and facilitate the detoxification process necessary to clear out cancer.
Keeping the colon clear and functioning fully is key to keeping the liver operating at optimal levels. Without a colonic, people commonly retain fecal material in their colons for decades, some dating back to their childhoods. For the body to function optimally and heal itself, these old deposits need to be cleaned out, which is what high colonics do.
She also spent some time in the sauna and in the infrared SMARTY unit to help sweat out the toxins. The SMARTY is a cylindrical half-shell, under which the patient lies covered from the neck down, in which infra-red heat is applied to help sweat out toxins and kill cancer cells. It is a known fact that cancer cells cannot tolerate temperatures above 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celcius).
She is also drank several vegetable and fruit juices every day, like Carrot, Beet, water melon, unsweetened Lemonade, unsweetened grapefruit, fresh coconut milk, Noni Juice (an anticancer fruit from Tahiti that tastes like rotten prunes), and a green blend of Celery, Carrot, and Cucumber with cardamon called "3 Cs." Carrots are considered by some authorities as "the most anti-cancer vegetable of all."
In addition to everything else, Lee also took a sequence of three homeopathic remedies each evening, before bed time. They were furnished by the Clinic. These formulas originated in India and were compounded specifically for breast cancer.
7. FOODS NOT EATEN
Except for a little goat milk now and then, the diet is dairy free. No cow’s milk, no cheese or cottage cheese, no buttermilk, no sour cream, no yogurt, and no butter. And, of course, no beef, pork, or red meat. It also goes without saying, that no beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages were to be taken at any time during one's stay at the clinic.
Except for a little goat milk now and then, the diet is dairy free. No cow’s milk, no cheese or cottage cheese, no buttermilk, no sour cream, no yogurt, and no butter. And, of course, no beef, pork, or red meat. It also goes without saying, that no beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages were to be taken at any time during one's stay at the clinic.
There were also no white flour foods — no bread, no hot rolls, no buns, no biscuits, no pancakes, no toast, no cookies, no cakes, or even gravy made with flour. That also meant no sandwiches.
For breakfast Lee usually had a bowl of Quinua (pronounced “Keen-wah”), a tropical cereal grain usually eaten with with a little cinnamon and vanilla powder sprinkled on top with a pinch of brown sugar, and sometimes with a little agave. It was usually served with a little coconut milk. By itself, quinua is slightly bitter and hard to swallow. When we complained and could no longer force ourselves to eat another bowl of quinua, they substituted white rice instead. Sometimes the quinua or rice came with chopped walnuts or pecans.
Breakfast usually included one or two eggs, either hard boiled, soft boiled, poached, or baked with chopped vegetables which they referred to as "Quiche." The chopped vegetables in the eggs were usually broccoli, cauliflower, sweet red and green peppers, kale, and/or onions with a little parsely.
For lunch we had a large salad containing avocado, green lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, sweet red peppers, parsley, cilantro, and tomatoes, (no onions or garlic in the salad, and little or no dressing). Lunch also included some plain rice (usually white with no salt), and a small portion of broiled or grilled chicken. There was never any fried foods. Everything cooked is either boiled, broiled, baked, or grilled. Nothing is ever micro-waved there. We usually got some unpeeled boiled potatoes for lunch, which were plain with no salt.
Lee is a vegetarian and did not eat the chicken, but received extra avocado instead for her protein. As her live-in care taker, I ate the chicken, which was usually pretty good, although sometimes you could chew forever. The piece you were chewing never got smaller and seemed to swell up. You either had to swallow it whole or spit it out. I had heard of "rubber chicken," but had never experienced it before.
Every evening we got Tilapia fish for supper. Lee only ate a bite or two of the fish, each evening. It was always broiled and dry. I used to like tilapia, and often ordered in restaurants where it is succulent and delicious, often fried or baked in a tasty batter. But at Nova Vita, it was not so delicious and was monotonous. Their preparation never varied. I used lemon juice and a little salt to make it palatable each evening, since that was the only protein served for supper besides the avacado.
