Hope4Cancer: Day Five — Love Is The Great Physician
Because I consider myself a light-worker, one of the more exciting experiences at Hope4Cancer was Photodynamic Therapy Plus. During this hour-and-a-half therapy, they administered two sensitizers and then put a fiberoptic tube directly into a vein in my arm, followed by several different colors.
For everyone’s protection, they adhered to a strict protocol: they taught me about the process, described all possible side effects, and supplied me with a call button for emergencies. Their response time was within seconds, so as a nurse, this gave me a strong sense of safety and security.
Four different types of light therapies target various symptoms: green fights stress and fatigue and improves the function and the elasticity of the cells; red activates metabolism; blue is an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial; yellow increases your serotonin – and these are only the beginning of the healing properties of light therapy.
Curcumin was one of the very aggressive inflammatory medicines they administered to which I did have a reaction: I was super-hot, from my chest to my head, and itching across my body and scalp. Once I pushed that button, five people were in my room within a minute, pushing steroids to change the reaction. I felt very secure and at peace. And because the curcumin is so potent and essential to my healing, they pre-medicated me to mitigate any future adverse reactions.
The best part of this therapy was that, once again, the clinic arranged the treatment room to include other individuals, so we had five women in a circle. It allowed each person time to share their walk. The detox was hard on the body. It drained me of energy, but everyone had different reactions. All in all, it was more than just light therapy. It was heart therapy. And it was so interesting because every time I got to join the circle, it felt like coming home again – that I had lightened my load.
On an intellectual and heart level, one of the most important personal lessons I learned was being honest with myself. In the first five months of my journey, I would always respond to people by saying, “I’m great.” I wouldn’t talk about what was inside of me. I’m not sure I even recognized what was inside of me. But I know now that I need to share my journey.
Hope4Cancer is a Christian organization, but it’s a facility with diverse staff, clients, and faith. But we all still walked the same walk, in the same spirit. Love prevailed.
Love is the Great Physician. Love is The Healer.
So, it became more than light therapy. It became a healing session.
