By Dianne Faure
I had been sick most of my adult life. Always battling some virus, infection, or pain, my health became worse as I aged. After being diagnosed with multiple auto-immune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and connective tissue disease, I was desperate to find relief and willing to try anything. I discovered energy medicine and found it reversed all of my illnesses. I was so impressed with its effectiveness that I became a full-time Eden Energy Medicine practitioner. For over a decade, I had a successful practice in the DC Metro area, specializing in difficult cases like auto-immune diseases and cancer.
Without having any risk factors other than my auto-immune history, I was shocked in 2021 when I was diagnosed with stage III inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive disease. The normal treatment for this type of cancer is chemotherapy, a full mastectomy, and 35 rounds of radiation. I was petrified: I am allergic to most medications and my auto-immune history would make it virtually certain that I would have all the common side effects and more. Why couldn’t I just use my energy medicine tools, I wondered. That way, I wouldn’t have to go through what is known to be the most grueling of all breast cancer treatments. Unfortunately, the type of cancer I had was so aggressive that if I didn’t undergo all three treatments, I could be dead within six months.
Having to face this monster head-on, I desperately searched for a book that could tell me what to expect, but I couldn’t find any. I had basic but urgent questions that were burning inside of me: What does chemo feel like? How can I deal with its side effects? How long do the side effects last? What does it feel like to lose one’s breast? How long does it take to recover from surgery? What is radiation treatment like? Will I ever be able to recover and feel like myself again? How could energy medicine help me this time? Not finding any book to answer my questions, I decided to keep a journal so I could track my journey as it unfolded.
As difficult as it was to go the traditional medicine route, I had tools at my disposal that could help mitigate the dangers on that road. I didn’t realize what a difference those tools were making for me until while I was getting a chemotherapy infusion the woman across from me went into anaphylactic shock and the woman next to me started violently vomiting and was told by the medical staff there was nothing they could do for her. It was at that moment that I decided to turn my journal into a book that could help others. But what hope could I offer? I was in the throes of this battle too! An enormous task lay ahead of me: It was as if I was white water rafting down dangerous rapids not knowing if I would make it down safely all the while trying to make note of what turns or techniques I was using to help me survive.
After eighteen months of painful, overwhelming, and debilitating treatment, I slowly picked up the pieces in an attempt to put myself back together again. From the outset, my goal had been to emerge from my onslaught with as much of my sense of self intact and as little long-term collateral damage as possible. Over the next two years, as I continued to heal myself, I whittled down the countless journal entries to pull from them the richest insights and most profound information I could glean so that cancer patients could embark on their journey with less physical and emotional pain, greater grace, and potential victory.
The result of my efforts is the book, Cancer & Energy Medicine: A Healing Journey. By sharing my story, I hope to empower cancer patients by teaching them simple energy medicine techniques so they can better navigate their chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation treatments. But more than that, I hope to empower readers so they will not just become cancer survivors, but thrivers who are not defined or limited by their cancer experience.
Note: This article is designed to provide general information and is not meant to replace professional medical advice. Always discuss your options with your healthcare provider.
About the author: Dianne Faure
Dianne was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 2021. She decided to track her experience and incorporate her energy medicine tools to help manage the treatment and its side effects. In 2024, she published her memoir/self-help book: Cancer and Energy Medicine: A Healing Journey. Since finishing her cancer treatment, Dianne has resumed her private energy medicine practice. Using the techniques featured in her book, she teaches cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones how energy medicine can help them on their healing journey.
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