Thank you for your interest in my choice.

I will be turning 64 in six weeks and am in very good health. Only one lymph node out of the 11 was deemed positive. After receiving my oncotype score, my oncologist presented me with the following treatment plan:
1) Chemo. Unfortunately, I do not recall the exact drugs or treatment length she suggested, as I was adamant about not putting any "poison" into my healthy body.
2) Radiation.
Six weeks (30 treatments) of daily targeted radiation to the left mastectomy covering an area up to my collarbone. Again, I am a healthy individual with no heart, lung or thyroid issues. The possible risk of damaging those organs with radiation and being left to live with that damage, does not align with my philosophy of a "quality of life."
3) Aromatase Inhibitors.
My oncologist also suggested I begin immunotherapy with not one, but three different AI's for a period of 10 years. While this form of treatment is the least invasive and touted as "well, if the side-effects are too much, you can just stop," I again do not want to do potential damage to my bones (osteoporosis) as this is a known major side-effect.

Here is a little background (maybe more than you want to know) but, I was previously diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (an autoimmunine disease with no known cure) when I was 37 years old. Over the next 17 years of my life, while I was being treated with various drugs, and iron and blood transfusions), the disease continued to worsen until it culminated to a "severe" state. (I was on two different immunosuppressant pills and weekly injections of Humera.) At the age of 54, just when I thought I had a gotten a handle on dealing with all the side-effects, I developed Valley Fever (a fungal infection that can be fatal, if not treated) due to my much-lowered immune system. Needless to say, I was taken off all UC meds (to raise my immune system) and put on a six-month daily anti-fungal regime.
During this six-month period, (fearing a severe UC relapse) I was introduced to Peter D'Adamo's "Eat Right For Your Blood Type" book. After reading the science behind his research, I immediately began his form of eating and have never looked back. I never relapsed with UC symptoms during the six months of Valley Fever fungal treatment and to my GI's dismay, NEVER went back on ANY of my UC medications. To this day, I have had no UC symptoms and am in remission. Other than daily turmeric capsules, I am on no prescribed medications.

I have learned that "food" can be your medicine, if you consume the appropriate choices for your blood type. I have faithfully been following this plan for my Type (A+) for nearly 10 years now and my only illness or health concern has been this breast cancer. Could all the meds I took for 17 years for my UC have contributed to my BC? I cannot say for certain but, long term side-effects exist as well as the short term ones with ANY drugs, and I am no longer willing to sacrifice my current quality of life for the possibility of extending it with years of added health concerns.

I hope this answers many questions that you and others may have with my decision, and I thank you for the opportunity to share them with this community.