One week before Thanksgiving, 2013, my almost 3-year-old baby boy stopped walking. He had been complaining of back pain, leg pain and tummy aches off and on for about a month, but we shrugged it off as nothing more than the 'terrible two's." Then, one day he stopped walking...like he literally began crawling and would say his legs hurt too bad to walk. I remember walking into my room, closing the door and calling my friend and ...
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Could You Worship with a Broken Heart?
In church today, the worship team began singing, "Our God," by Chris Tomlin. Here's part of the chorus: Our God is greater, our God is stronger God You are higher than any other Our God is Healer, awesome in power Our God, Our God And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us? And if our God is with us, then what can stand against? I raised my hands to the sky praising my God, and suddenly, I was overcome with ...
Butternut Squash & Bacon Stew
This Butternut Squash & Bacon Stew is one of our favorite healthy, nutrient dense meals. I've shared that we follow a Ketogenic diet to assist Kicker's body get rid of the cancer. Well, many people assume that eating this is boring, too bland, and maybe a bit too complicated. This delicious recipe will prove all of those assumptions wrong! So, here's what we are having for dinner... PrintButternut Squash & Bacon StewYield ...
The Ketogenic Diet & Where to Begin
The Ketogenic Diet is a high fat, adequate protein and low-carbohydrate diet that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Typically, carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body. However, if there is very little carbohydrates in the diet, the liver will convert fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. Cancer is an obligate glucose metabolizer. A person's normal cells ...
A Glimpse Into the Graphic Reality of Childhood Cancer
I read something yesterday that said, "What if you woke up tomorrow and all that was left was what you had actually thanked the Lord for?" Yeah...it made me think that even though I have so many things in my reality to be thankful for, I need to spend more time actually thanking God and less time yelling at Him. Today was one of those days. I was reminded again of the reality we are actually in, and this time, it hit me quick! ...
Bone Broth as an Alternative Therapy for Cancer
I believe that diet, alongside other therapies, can play an extremely important role in healing the body of cancer. And more specifically, I believe that one of the more important parts of that diet should include bone broth. Let's think for a moment...what if your grandma was right?! Seriously, what if that chicken soup really WAS good for the soul? I know it always made me feel better when I was sick. And to this day, people still ...
Is Raw Milk Safe?
"Is Raw Milk Safe?" This is one of the most common question I receive from clients and friends, especially when I would talk about giving Kicker raw kefir, raw milk, raw butter and raw cheese during his cancer treatment. Our Oncologist even made sure to tell us, "No raw dairy, whatsoever!" But guess what I did?! I stood up, loudly cleared my throat, put on my super smart, sexy, reading glasses, whipped out my PowerPoint presentation ...
