Just a note about artemisinin. Here’s further information
- Can Artemisinin Treat Cancer? https://www.healthline.com/health/artemisinin-cancer
Bottom line
“ Artemisinin is as an effective malaria treatment and has been studied as a cancer treatment. Early studies show promising results, but research is limited. Also, no large clinical trials have been completed.

If you have cancer, you should still pursue traditional cancer treatments. Talk with your doctor about experimental treatments, such as artemisinin, to get more information specific to your case.”

I am sorry to hear that your mom went through that and it came back anyway. I am sure you miss her. It is very hard to see someone we love hurting and declining. We all have to make the best decision we can based the information we have at the time. I am sure your mom tried to do this as well. I started my journey 17 years ago and I can tell you that the available information has grown exponentially since then. Sadly, science still cannot always predict who will have it return and when or who will die. There are statistical probabilities but no guarantees. I can say that radiation did not really affect my quality of life that drastically. It did give some some very severe fatigue, but compared to the chemo I took first, it really was a walk in the park. Tamoxifen kind of had some constant gifts of hot flashes and a general aging that I had not expected, but nothing too awful. I know in online conversations, we usually hear from all the people who had awful reactions but that really isn’t the norm. Please consider everything and make the best decision you can for yourself. Only you can know what is best for you.

Turkey tail mushroom is prescribed to all cancer victims in Japan. I got some on Amazon. Unfortunately it gave me diarrhea.
I have mentioned here before that i was left with some neuropathy from the chemo, but I had no problems, except losing my hair ,and no problems with 30 sessions of radiation, just this year. I am 80. I decided not to take Tamoxifen because i had an awful menopause with no estrogen in my system, I had a lumpectomy and two lymph nodes removed.

Hi,
I also declined the radiation and aromatase inhibitors because I did not want the intense side effects to ruin my quality of life. My family was upset at first, but they know it was my choice. I did not want to do nothing, so I found a really good Naturopath and I am doing many natural treatments. One of them is taking the Artemisinin pills - one per day - which you can order on Amazon for $27.00 a bottle. There is Artemisinin that can be administered by intravenous, but it is not allowed in the province where I live. I am also doing Mistletoe injections which I give to myself - 2 to 3 time per week. I know these are allowed in the US if that is where you live. I am taking many other Homeopathic supplements as well as trying to follow a vegan/ vegetarian diet (about 75 to 80% of the time lol!!). I did have a partial mastectomy last February. When I told the surgeon in June that I had decided not to do the radiation and hormone therapies, she said I would likely not have a recurrence anyway. I am 72 years old,
and I want to have the best quality of life for the time I have left. This is a very personal decision, so each person must do what they really believe will work for them. I read a few books on preventing cancer the natural way. One was "Chris Beat Cancer' and another was "Keep Your Breasts". Somewhere I read that a big part in having a treatment work was believing in it. So, if you believe in the mastectomy/radiation/chemotherapy/hormone treatments, then that is what you should do. If you believe in the natural treatments, then that is what you should do. It is your body and your life that has to be lived, so you need to follow your heart. Good luck in whatever choice you make.

Also, I forgot to mention that my mom died of breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy, radiation therapy, and Tamoxifen for 6.5 years and still got a recurrence. The radiation and Tamoxifen gave her many bad side effects and her quality of life sucked! That also influenced my decision to forgo the radiation and aromatase inhibitors and go for the natural treatments.

So, I just had my second mammogram since my surgery in February of 2022 and it is clear. So far - so good! 🙂 I have been taking many supplements including the Artemisinin and Mistletoe injections that were prescribed by my naturopath and I have felt normal with no side effects for the whole time. Praying that it will continue, but so far I am happy with my decision.

Cheers,
Dona