My Saga with Leukemia

Nutrition can't be Ignored!

I am currently home for a month, thoroughly enjoying seeing my family daily. While I am not supposed to take any vitamin supplements, I know the importance of good nutrition. The hospital and my doctor seem to fall short in making that a priority equal to my "medical" treatments. So, in lieu of supplements, I have begun eating foods which have essential nutrients in them that can help me fight this cancer.

So far, I have learned that Vitamin D and Protein are two of the essentials and can actually prolong a cancer patients life! So I am having a daily shake from Culver's, and am eating Soy Nuts! The local grocery story carries them in the deli section and they are crunchy, tasty and best of all, have a very positive effect on building Red Blood Cells! I just grab a handful of them every day and munch away. Just ONE WEEK after a daily regimen of eating these, my hemoglobin tested out higher than I have ever seen it. Usually a count of 9.4 is normal for me but with the soy nuts, I tested out at 10.5...better than I've ever seen since I got sick! Normal for women is in the 10-11 range so I am finally normal, lol.

I wish I could be treated at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, where nutrition is given a high priority, but the nearest one is a whole state away and is not covered by my husband's insurance either. Oh well, I'll just keep searching the internet for nutrition help and keep eating better as I learn. There is a lot of truth to the words, "You Are What You Eat!"