When I was diagnosed with an aggressive stage 2B breast cancer in May of 2015, I was determined to learn all I could about possible treatments before deciding what to do. I attended the “chemo class” at the cancer clinic and spent countless hours researching every option. My investigation helped me understand the importance of not harming my body or destroying my immune system when I needed it most. It was during this time that I found the Oasis of Hope website. After learning about their higher-than-average success rates and their willingness to embrace multiple healing modalities, I felt hope for the first time.
Dr. Contreras sent me a treatment plan within two days that included a wide variety of therapies. He explained that they attacked cancer from many different directions using a broad range of techniques to weaken and eventually overcome its growth—while at the same time building and strengthening my entire system to help with the fight. This was a very different approach from what was offered to me in Canada: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation.
From the moment they picked me up at the San Diego airport, I knew I had made the right choice. The kind, supportive care I received, the daily education sessions while sitting in the treatment room, and the biweekly meetings with the entire medical team showed me what real medicine should look like. I chose to return for two more immune treatments, and after a little over a year, my circulating tumor cell count had gone from off the charts to zero.
I have now passed my five-year remission milestone and am happy to say that I am feeling great and have no signs of disease.