Today's post is from one of our beneficiaries, Pauline, 64, from the Wirral who has kindly shared her experience of finding an alternative path for breast cancer.
I was diagnosed in 2001 with breast cancer. Of course it came as a huge shock to me but I realised that prior to my diagnosis I had been through a very sad period in my life - separating from the man I loved and being severely depressed.
The only physical symptom was the lump I found whilst crying myself to sleep one night. At the time I refused all orthodox treatment. It wasn't until 2005 that I underwent any treatment, when I had ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) in Spain - electrical voltages basically cooked the tumour and it came out through the breast. I lost most of the breast and thought I was clear, so had become less diligent with my routine, but slowly it came back.
The only physical symptom was the lump I found whilst crying myself to sleep one night. At the time I refused all orthodox treatment. It wasn't until 2005 that I underwent any treatment, when I had ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) in Spain - electrical voltages basically cooked the tumour and it came out through the breast. I lost most of the breast and thought I was clear, so had become less diligent with my routine, but slowly it came back.
