ABC

Windsurfing has afforded me many things in my life and I'm forever grateful.  It never ceases to amaze me how things happen.  How things come and go and what goes around comes around.  It is through Windsurfing that I am able to put plans A B & C together hoping to eradicate my cancer. 

Plan A was traditional medicine which failed to adequately control my tumors after 5 rounds.  Plan A had nothing to do with Winsdurfing and only kept me from doing it.  I had to do something different. Glad I have a plan B. 

Plan B is something called IST (Immune Support Therapy) sometimes referred to as DCT (Dendritic Cell Therapy).  It uses my own good cells to kill the bad cancer cells.  Not covered by Insurance nor FDA approved.  Plan B is active and August 24th is my D-day for my IST infusion.  I feel good about this plan.

                                                                   Donna & Beth

Long ago when Rhonda Smith Sanchez and sidekick me traveled around the country spreading windsurfing love, we did a clinic in Dallas, TX for Mariner Sails.  Donna Coulter and her dog hosted us in their home during that clinic. Nearly three decades have past and we meet again.  Donna works at Integrative & Functional Health Center in Rowlett, TX and is helping me to execute my Plan B.

This Plan B is not simple.  It  involves a complicated procedure to create human antibodies against a specific peptide of my cancer.  The therapy is assisted with following a Ketogenic Diet and a very specific regime of supplements to adhere to in order to prepare my body for my cancer killing recipe August 24. Physically I feel amazingly well.  And now emotionally I'm all jazzed to try something new that just might work!  I feel pro active with this plan and happy to work on something I know won't hurt me.

Today I made Ketobread as part of the Ketogenic diet.  It's ingredients are basically stiff egg whites with the yolk and protein powder folded in.  Ketogenic diet relies on fat for the main source of energy.  It's high in fat and protein but low carbs.  Eat as few carbs as possible as not to feed those nasty cancer cells ANY glucose. I toasted a slice of my ketobread and put tons of butter on it and ate it in shear delight.  Lots of new recipes to experiment with in the kitchen.

Plan C is also in place and fine tuned by the Kley family.  They are windsurfing friends from Bonaire living in Boston.  Without them Plan C would not be.  They housed me, feed me and held my hand through the entire process.  I have applied to do a Trial involving the same T-Cell therapy that President Carter had to cure his melanoma.  Dana Farber is offering me participation in a Trial using that same T-Cell therapy along with Avastin.  To qualify depends on reports they have regarding my case and they will let me know in a months time.

So with everything in place all lined up AB&C.   I'm feeling physically fabulous, mentally confident and ready to take on the fight to the extreme!  Proof is in the photo taken last week.  Loving my SUP and all my friends who care to read about my journey.  God bless each and every one of you.

                                                   Surfmama here full of LOVE.