Meet Sarah Ann.
In 2000, she was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and turned her medical team upside down when she refused traditional treatments.
Unlike Robert who underwent the Whipple Surgery Procedure to fight his pancreatic cancer, Ann chose another path.
She shares her amazing story with Chris on Chris Beat Cancer. It is an incredible story of tenacity, faith and perseverance!
ANN COOPER'S HEALING STRONG JOURNEY
On December 5th, 2000, a tumor mass of 3.2 cm was found in my pancreas by accident during a cat scan of my lungs and colon. I didn't even know where my pancreas was located! I was surprised and shocked especially since this was all as a result of a routine check-up. After meeting with two surgeons at Kaiser Permanente, I realized that I was facing a life-threatening disease.
They immediately wanted me to have surgery (called a Whipple). If I survived the surgery, then of course, chemo and radiation would follow. The best any pancreatic cancer patient could hope for was to extend their life 15 to 18 months. Without surgery, the life expectancy was 3 to 6 months. Considering the extent of the operation and the organs involved, I put off the surgery and started reading everything I could find from the AMA, the NCI, and books by MD's and alternative medicine doctors. At that time, there was limited material to research as most doctors really feared getting involved in anything not approved by the AMA. However, I found enough to start a vitamin and herbal regiment along with immune builders.
I was determined to not have the surgery so I read and investigated everything on cancer and my cancer in particular. Needless to say, I asked for prayer from family and church leaders, attended healing conferences and listened for guidance from the Holy Spirit. My Kaiser doctor had all kinds of tests done in the hopes it was an endocrine tumor and not a carcinoma.
During this time of investigation and research, I contacted and spoke with Dr. William Donald Kelley, read Hulda Clark's book, The Cure for All Cancers, and used her remedy, read every book I could get my hands on dealing with cancer and various cures, spoke with a Cherokee medicine man and attended a Christian healing meeting. My research firmly convinced me healing was a combination of renewing the body, gaining knowledge, keeping a positive spirit and walking with God.
In February 2001, since I still refused surgery and chemo, my general practitioner urged me to have a biopsy. Pathology at Kaiser and Mayo Clinic confirmed the mass as a 3.2mm carcinoma in the head of my pancreas or pancreatic cancer. While talking to a doctor in CA about a Rife machine, he directed me to a trial test being conducted by Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez and Dr. Linda Isaacs for alternative medicine and Columbia University Hospital for standard medicine.
NO TRIAL TEST
I submitted all the blood test, cat scans and medical documentation to Columbia and was admitted to the trial, I thought. I flew to NY just to learn that I was not eligible for the trial program since I could have surgery even though I chose not to.
(Note from Chris: The clinical trial that rejected Ann was grossly mismanaged and essentially rigged. Dr. Gonzalez documented it in his book What Went Wrong: The Truth Behind the Clinical Trial of the Enzyme Treatment of Cancer.)
Dr. Isaacs and Dr. Gonzalez showed compassion and offered me their services. I jumped at the chance and have never looked back. I know in my spirit if I had chosen another route, I would not have lived to see my only granddaughter, Sarah, named after 5 generations of Sarah's, born and now 11 years old.
LET'S LIVE LIFE
By this time my family had vacillated between wondering if I was in denial or just not understanding my choices. They were worried, however they were standing with me on my decisions. Each of my children decided they would go with me on a trip to celebrate life.
My husband, Jim and I went to Mexico to a beautiful and peaceful resort for two weeks. My eldest daughter and her son enjoyed Disney World for a week with me. My son and I took a road trip from Denver to the coast of California, from southern CA to the state line of Oregon and back by a different route.
I had my protocol with me and kept faithfully on the regiment (in particular, taking mega doses of pancreatic enzymes, some 60 per day... they can be found at Nutricology, Pancreas, Natural Glandular Capsules.) Then my youngest daughter, her two sons and I traveled to Sante Fe and on to Taos, NM.
The trips, the sights and the love we shared were just wonderful beyond belief. There was no time to worry or fret. Only time to enjoy life and see the beautiful country God had given to us. Love of God, Love of family and Love of country and the beauty of it gave me the hope and faith to trust and listen to that quiet, still voice to keep going.
COUNT OUR BLESSINGS
It has been nearly 13 years since I was given my fatal news. I know people will say I'm crazy, but the experience, the lessons I've learned, the people I've met, and the walk with God is something I count as a blessing. If I could wash it all away, I would not.
It has not all been easy, but whose life is perfect? I've been in good health and able to do anything I wished to do including speaking to groups, teaching classes to others about alternative medicine, giving cancer patients hope, and I have appeared on radio and TV talk shows. I have started writing a book which I hope will be an inspiration and hope to all who are diagnosed with cancer.
- Ann Cooper
Ann also shares more of her natural protocol over at Cancer Compass for those who are interested in more details.
One of the things I love about Ann was her deep resolve to research all her options. In spite of the fear a cancer diagnosis can bring, she took the time to breathe deep and explore alternatives to traditional treatment.
Knowledge is Power, especially on this cancer journey. And Sarah Ann Cooper was determined to discover the best path for herself as she battled pancreatic cancer. Hers is a story of love and bravery and courage.
She is one Brave Cancer Warrior! And we couldn't be more excited to share her story!
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