AS MY JOURNEY CONTINUES…

March 2, 2011

Hello dear friends and family – yes, it’s been too long since the last update in Aug. 2010. That’s because I’ve been really busy! I’ll bring you up to date with the least amount of words possible (you know by now not to believe me when I say this…).
Let’s recap – I had just gone thru a lumpectomy on July 27th, 2010 and was doing well.
I had a very successful Shimmy 4 Critters Fundraiser at the new Riverside Animal Shelter’s location on Sept. 19, 2010. We had fabulous vendors and an outstanding line-up of performers. We raised roughly $2000 and adopted 24 pets!  Everything fell into place and everyone was so very helpful! This year’s 2nd Annual Event will be held on Sat. Oct. 8th at same location.
The day after this event, I woke up with my whole chest bright red and swollen with a 102 degree fever. Went to Primary doctor (Dr. Doughten), they took a culture, but it came back negative for infection. I then went back to Mexico and had Dr.  Espinoza look at it and he checked it and said there was no infection. The symptoms continued so I re-contacted Dr. Doughten who sent me to a local surgeon named Dr. Attar. My appointment was 3 days later, where upon examining me, announced I had a Staph Infection and sent me directly to be admitted to the Emergency ward in order to have surgery the very next day. Amazing how it went from No infection to Staph infection. Hummm.
Surgery went well – this is on Oct. 27th.  I really like Dr. Attar and his staff. I’ve had to have home nursing daily - for the wound and one to show me how to administer the Anti-Biotic thru I.V. What a treat it was to have the portal-cathe so that my veins would not have been abused. Met some very nice nurses that took good care of me. Then the fun part happened. I was allergic to the Vancomycin – had all the side effects that were flu-like including nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, body aches/pains. Asked Dr. Attar if perhaps I had picked up the flu, he said not likely. But what he DIDN’T say is that I had all of the side effects of the drug. Duh. I told him I wasn’t taking this product anymore, so he put me on Diflucan – these are both the strongest anti-biotics on the market. After a week on this one, I did not have the side effects as before, but rather broke out with Hives from Hell from my scalp to my toes. OMG!
Someone please take a gun a shoot me! The welts were on top of welts. In fact, today, there is still a shadow of the scarring. So when I called the doctor to tell him about this reaction, he said that I don’t need to continue on this product -you think?
Now, the GOOD part of all this is that since I had access to my port, I was able to do my chemo at home and not have to go to O.C. to have it done. Saved me a mint!
During this timeframe, John and I took time off of our merry-go-round and went to our Timeshare in Cabo (anyone interested in renting a week? Only $725 for 7 nights!)  Then the Holidays came and went and on January 1, 2011 I turned 53 yrs. old. Some days I can honestly say that I felt each and every one of those years. As a B-day gift from John, we got tickets to a Abraham-Hicks workshops in Universal City on Feb. 12th. It was incredible!!!
At the end of December, I had a PET scan and the results came back that there were no signs of any more cancer!!! My lymph nodes as well as breast were clear, with no signs anywhere else in the body either. YEY!!!
                Here’s some great news in the midst of all of this – John got a job! One that he likes! This Friday will mark his 4th week. The main office is close to home and he does mostly traveling during the day, but he’s home between 4-5 p.m. Thank the Universe for this small miracle!!! It always provides what we need in its Divine time. I think he was done playing nurse-maid. After all, he was out of work for 3 years and a nurse for 2 yrs. The only sad part of all this is that I’ve lost my cook!!!
So by February, John had been cleaning my dressing, rather “stuffing” me like a turkey, twice a day, so that I wouldn’t have to pay for the nurses to come out. (Mind you, I was told that their services were covered by my insurance. What they DIDN’T tell me is that I would have a co-pay for each visit. So for almost every day for 3 months, I am being charged for $15 per visit. They can stand in line for payment.).  My wound was NOT healing, it was still open. Dr. Attar attributes that to the radiation. Thank goodness I chose not to go back for further treatments.
I then went to Dr. Ku, a plastic surgeon in Riverside, dynamic doctor, for a final surgery.  He performed the kind of surgery where he had to create a flap to pull over the gaping wound. This was on Friday Feb. 18, 2011. It was an out-patient procedure and I was home in 3 hours.
I went for my follow up appt. on Monday and he said I was doing well. The drain tube would be in for another week. Marilyn
I was in a lot of pain, so I tried Darvocet and Vicoden – nothing helped. So the Dr. prescribed Percacet. That worked better. The prescription was for 1-2 tablets. On Tuesday I was so uncomfortable that I took two when John got up at 3:45 a.m. for work. By 11:00 a.m. my sister Monique had to take me to Emergency because I could not breathe. I was there until 6:00 p.m... I had an EKG, CAT scan (let me tell you how much fun that was to have them find the ONE vein to work with on my HAND), X-rays and blood panel. They found fluid on my chest wall, and NO blood clot in my lungs – that was their main concern.
 I explained to the doctor that I believe it was because of the Percacet that I got this reaction, he continues with that it’s because of the fluid that is putting pressure in my chest and therefore created anxiety; and if it persists to have my surgeon aspirate it out with a needle. But that it was okay to continue taking the pain med. Is he kidding? Just keep pushing the drugs, doctor-man.
By the end of the next day, the shortness of breath symptoms had subsided.
I went for another follow-up at Dr. Ku’s on Monday March 7th to take the draining tube out. Piece of cake. I explained to him what had happened at the ER and what the Dr. there told me. He responded with “Of course there’s fluid in your chest wall, we just did surgery, that’s the blood that the drain was getting out. The symptoms were most likely from the Percacet; otherwise, they would not have subsided without having had a procedure to remove the fluid”.  I tell you, I would make a hell of a doctor’s assistant with all I’ve learned!!!
What’s Next: I will be beginning my Xeloda –Chemo pill and Arimidex-Hormone Therapy to keep Estrogen away, tomorrow as I will be done with my antibiotics today. I will be doing the chemo pills 5 days on, one week off, for 4 months and will then be evaluated. NOTE: These products were prescribed to me by my Oncologist Dr. Vargas in Mexico. I asked my GP Dr. Doughten if he would be willing to write the prescription for me as they would be covered under my insurance, therefore saving me thousands of dollars. I faxed the Dr. Vargas’s protocol to Dr. Doughten and he agreed to do so. OMG!!!  Is that not HUGE? I am so appreciative of this gesture, as he had done in the past with my Neupogen injections for when my White Blood count would go down from the chemo. See? It confirms what I believe – it NRVER hurts to ask…especially when it comes to YOU taking responsibility for your physical care.
I’m still following a sugar-free diet – found a great book on www.AlibrisBooks.com (used or new cheap books online) using Stevia for sweetener by author Kirkland. It saved me over the holidays – lots of good recipes.
So, there you have it. I’m feeling more “human” today than I have in many weeks. I’d like to do something for fun, please. I’m going to visit my fabric/sewing closet. Working on a skirt made out of ties. Did you know that the 99 Cents Only Stores sell Silk Ties for a buck? You know I shop at only the finest stores…
So those of you interested in participating by vending, volunteering, donating to the Raffle or performing in this year’s Shimmy 4 Critters Fundraiser on Sat. Oct. 8th, please contact me by email me at:
Maarifa@sbcglobal.net .
Thank you all for your relentless support and prayers – I am deeply touched. Take care,
Marilyn/Mother Maarifa

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Wed. Aug. 4th, 2010
Today is Blu's 5th Birthday!
Hello everyone - I thought it would be easier to email all of you instead of repeating my story individually
(I get tired of hearing myself talk - ha ha).
 
We did not go back to TJ yesterday because I was still "draining" too much to have it removed, which Dr. Vargas agreed.
Dr. Espinoza, surgeon, said that I can have it removed here in the US rather than go back to TJ. I have contacted the surgeon who installed my portal-cathe and am waiting to hear back from him tomorrow.
 
My numbness is slowly going away, exposing some discomfort, but it's very mild.
I received the Pathology test today, but will have to wait until Dr. Vargas translates it tomorrow. All in all, it says that the tumor was 1.7 cm and that the margins are clear (yey). They removed 17 lymph nodes and found 13 were cancerous, therefore we will have to have more radiation treatments, along with the chemo. We had already discussed the possibility of this happening, so it's not surprising.
 
I had to extend my appt. with UCI until Aug. 16th since they will want both pathology reports and the second one will not be back until the 13th. This is to see if I can have low dose chemo or IPT treatment here. If they do not agree, then we go back to plan B and just buy it from Dr. Vargas and have it administered here.
 
Anyways, feeling pretty good, taking it easy, as easy as is normal for me.
Thank you for visiting me the other day.
Love you all!
Marilyn

Sept. 15, 2009 Well, as you can all see, Nadine is well missed since it's been over a month that the site has been updated. Here's what's new: I am continuing a second set of chelation treatments, but only at half (6) due to the test results of my last one. I no longer have any trace of Mercury (yey!), but others hid behind this metal and are now surfacing such as: Aluminum, Cadmium and Lead. They are stored deep within the bone marrow so it takes a while before they all come out. The good part is that they are being drawn out, and now with continual usage of the Ionic foot bath (2 X weekly), there will be less of it staying in my body.

May blood panel test came back to show improvement, althought the white and red blood count was low. This was due to the chelation treatment, and not as a result of the cancer. We know this as a fact because yesterday, I had the Live Blood Test done, and it showed 80% reduction of cancer in the blood (woo-hoo!). There are still some Candida and parasite issues that we are addressing with changing the supplements around and using different frequencies on the Rife Machine. I have added B17 (Laetrile) to my regime. What I love about my care is that I can email daily to my doctor and I get a response. We meet weekly when I come in for treatment. We examine my status by going over my 15-day report I fill out to concur with his findings. The one-onone care I receive is comforting. At month end, I will be having either an MRI or Ultra Sound; another full blood panel, a live blood test next week to monitor my status.

My last Ultra Sound was on 7/2/09 where there was no sign of cancer growth. This is good, meaning I am keeping my body in a non-toxic state as to not feed the cancer. For those of you interested in knowing what to be aware of as a precautionary measure or as a maintenance of your health regarding cancer or other maladies, I have these few steps to recommend: 1) Live in joy - be rid of old baggage. The past does NOT serve you. Look inside of yourself - don't be afraid, it's just YOU. The wonderful thing about this is that, if you discover that you don't like what you find, you have the power to change it! Why didn't anyone ever tell me that? You don't have to ask permission to improve yourself - just do it! Be specific in what you want and be sure that when you ask for what you want (to Spirit, God, Divine Being) that you also include to mention that you would want this ONLY if it is the BEST for you. Sometimes we get what we want, but, alas, it is NOT what we NEED. I would recommend reading "How to Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay (thanks Tracy!); listen/watch "The Secret"; Listen to "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle; Go on Oprah's Books website and see her series of 11 sessions with Eckhart Tolle's "A New World", that goes thru each chapter of his book - she has it on YouTube.

Another good book to have on hand for non-toxic cancer healing is from Bill Henderson: Cancer-Free, Your Guide to Gentle, Non-Toxic Healing. For enlightment on how much the government tries to control our lives, read any book by Kevin Trudeau. It will amaze you. For meditating, I was lucky to have met Channell name Ashamarae McNamara (for St. Germain) at my treatment center. He and his wife were here from England for treatment. He has a wonderful website that includes some great CD's for meditation, such as "Light of the Heart" which is his latest release and may not be on his website, but you may email them and request it, as I did. The website is: www.awakeningfromwithin.com.

2) Take time to meditate and BREATHE deeply. Even just 10 minutes in the http://www.marilynchocron.com/ (1 of 5) [1/15/2010 7:54:48 PM] Marilyn's Place morning before you rush thru your day will help you to be focused on what is to be done today. Beginning by looking outside at nature and asking "What wonderful things will I learn today? What is it that I need to know?" and look at our beautiful world. We are so blessed.

3) Live in Gratitude. If you make a mental list of all the things you are grateful for, you will realize that the things you don't have, don't stand up to what you do have. And if you do need something (a more reliable car, a better job, etc.) be sure to be GRATEFUL for what you have now in order to get something better. Remember that the Universe is your mirror - what you give out, you shall receive. Some call it Spirit, Karma, etc. - I call it Divine Being, which is what each of us are. So, be good to yourself, wish only good to others and it will come back to you tenfold.

4) Feed your body the healthy way - organic fruits and veggies. Eliminate pesticides. Fish (non farm-raise) and Chicken (organic/hormone free). Your body is not equipped to break down these added chemical so they get absorbed into your organs, which result into liver, pancreas, kidney, bowls breakdown. Your body gains weight and stores these toxins in your colon (up to 50 lbs. of waste - ick!) Drink PLENTY of spring water - your body is made up of 60-80% of water and needs to be re-plenished by the hour. If you want to add electrolites, stay away from Gaterade - the amount of sugar in one bottle can shut down your kidneys! Instead, try any of the many flavors of "Emergen-C", sold at Trader Joes and vitamin places. Switch to RAW Milk - it has no hormones and full of the nutrients your body needs. If you are lactose intolerant, you will be able to enjoy this milk with no side effect! It is safe and clean as it has to pass strenuous testing thru the FDA. Also try Raw cheese and Kefir. Sprouts, Mother's Kitchen, Henry's Clarks, Goodwin's carry these products. Realize that the cost for these foods are higher than conventional foods, so try to grow a garden! Also, rest assure, that paying this cost up front, will prevent you from spending $$$ in the end in medical bills.

5) Be aware that one can no longer rely on one's doctor to keep them healthy. That is no longer their role. They have been so brain washed and limited by the FDA on how "helpful" they can be to us, that their hands are tied. Invest in your health - we are blessed with the internet. Ask the questions - know your body. The slightest changes in your appearance, how you feel, how your body functions, are REDflags to make you pay attention that something is not right. By the time we find things on the surface of our skin, the body has had to work thru all of our blood vessels, parts of our organs, etc. before we can see a change.Your body is a TEMPLE - so treat it as such. We really take it for granted. Marilyn Today!We indulge in fatty, sugary foods, over-exposure to the sun and add too much alcohol (you know I like my red wine!), we don't sleep enough, we don't laugh enough, we rush too much. For those of you who have seen me recently, I'm sure you've noticed that I have found the silver lining...right on top of my head! Yes, Miss Clairol can no longer be held responsible for letting the cat out of the bag. I have been grey for over 20 years, and now there is no hiding from it. As a matter of fact, I like it! It is so freeing - there is nothing to hide behind. It is as it is. I think it's beautiful, but, then again, I'm a little partial too. Who knows, if I decide to color it, I can be creative...I could be a platenum blond! I've added my latest picture taken at a HS luncheon last weekend. I look spooked because each time they took the picture, my eyes would close, so I had to really concentrate on keeping them open for this one! So, with this said, I am going to return to my home treatments, but wanted bring you all up to date. Know that I love and care for you all - you have really shown me how loved I am! Blessed be, http://www.marilynchocron.com/ (2 of 5) [1/15/2010 7:54:48 PM] Marilyn's Place Marilyn/Maarifa

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August 4th, 2009. Blu's Birthday! Hello! It's Marilyn. Well, I guess easy street is over! Thanks Nadine for doing such a wonderful job of creating this website and thanks to all of you who have participated spiritually as well as monetarily. It has really been appreciated. An update on my status. I am currently going in for Chelation treatments once a week. This is to rid my system of Heavy Metals toxitity. I have 3 left to do. At that time, I will be retested for my heavy metals level with a urine test. I will also have another live blood test done to see the status of my blood cells, which 2 weeks after my initial beginning of treatment back in June, they were about 75% back to normal, with no cancerous nucleus apparent. I will also have a full blood panel done as well as an MRI. This MRI will be compared to the Ultra Sound that was done in early July. The cancer is still at the same size = 1.3 cm (from 2.3 in April), therefore it has been established that my care is preventing the cancer from growing and spreading (woo-hoo!). I have now 4 instruments to use at home on a daily basis:

1) Rife 2) Ionic Footbath 3) Chi Machine 4)Ozone Generator. The combination of all with continue to detox my system as well as kill bacterias, cancer cells and insert Ozone (becomes oxygen once in the body) to guarantee the stopping of cancer growth. This will eliminate having to go to the medical center, except when I need a "boost" of I.V.'s for Vitamin C, HCL or B12. My mom was kind enough to accompany me yesterday to see one of my regular treatment days there. I am grateful for her time to spend with me and hope this will reassure her that I am in the right hands for my care, as I am sure of it. I have made some delightful friends and we rely on each for support in our endevers. Not all are cancer patients, so it's also enlightening to learn of ways to handle other ailments. I am now engaging in enjoying life and not spending my time worrying on how I am healing. I am confident that I am on the right path for this. In fact, I went to a belly class both Sat. and yesterday! Did you feel the earth move? I did! Of course today, I am taking it easy. Well, that's all for now. Take care of yourselves. Remember that knowledge is power. And know that all is well. Marilyn My Name is Nadine, and I am Marilyn's Cousin.

As of July 20,2009 Marilyn will be officially taking over the website. It was decided that it would be easier for her to have direct access to the website site so as to keep all of you informed, her time is stretched as she is very active in her treatment; this accessibility will be more convenient for her. With the news about her breast cancer, the desired goal was to help alleviate some of the burden with this diagnosis. With this said, focusing on raising funds to help offset the cost that her treatment would bring. I also wanted to provide an avenue for all those who love Marilyn, to keep updated and contribute if they so wish. Please visit this site often as it will be updated regularly to keep you informed. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Nadine Froesch I appreciate you stopping by. As you can see,the new "Marilyn's Place" website is evolving. http://www.marilynchocron.com/ (3 of 5) [1/15/2010 7:54:48 PM] Marilyn's Place This would not be possible with out all of you. Your love and generosity it amazing. The donations are proving to be a source of peace as the concern over finances are very real. If you would like to make a donation to help Marilyn, please send it to the address below.

With much gratitude, Thank You, Nadine~

Marilyn Chocron In Care of: Marilyn Chocron 7571 San Felipe Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504