I've added two new treatments to my protocol. I'm taking hemp seeds and cannabis oil, as well as incorporating Frankincense Oil. I eat the hemp seed and cannabis oil, while I put the Frankincense on my skin with a new lotion I made out of coconut oil, vitamin E, and Frankincense.

A friend asked me how I will know what treatment cured the cancer since I am doing so many. This got me thinking. I'm not really focused on curing anything. To use a common analogy, cancer is like a "check engine" warning light in a car. You don't try to disconnect the light to fix the problem; instead you do a systemic overhaul.

Dr. Arun Sharma [whose services were gifted to me by two incredible friends whom I have never met, Nisha and Ragu] guided me towards this path when I first got diagnosed: "Our approach is to improve your overall health to such an extent that no dis-ease remains there. Disease is just a diminution of health and it vanishes as you improve health. So all therapies which are oriented with a consideration of fighting cancer or curing cancer are not taken in our system."

From this perspective, cancer is a gift in the same way a functioning warning light is a gift. They both give you some advance notice to fix some deep lying issues that could cause a total breakdown.

Here are just a few of the gifts cancer has already given me:

Getting in touch with nature, 'âina, 'aumakua, kûpuna, and my body
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Juicing raw vegetables every morning with a juicer gifted to me by a dear friend, Mitch McCoy

coconut water gifted to me by the thoughtful Mehta family

mangosteen juice gifted to me by Auntie Sandy Wong

moringa oleifera gifted to me by my dear friend, Oliver Bock

Protandim

Kangen Water gifted to me by my loving cousin in Hawaii, Marie Imanaka

​Learning what is and how to make khichdi from Bela and Tejas

Taking all the chemicals out of my life--water, processed foods, shampoo, toothpaste, lotion, soap, cell phones

Taking all the refined sugar out of my diet--I knew this was something I needed to do, but I never thought I could do it. Within 2 weeks of the diagnosis, I was sugar-free. "Free at last, free at last..."

Motivation to do morning prayers and movements on a regular basis.+ All the sunrises I have witnessed doing my prayers

Powerful experiences in gift ecology. Watching all the different forms of capital manifest whenever and wherever I need them.

The invitation to just love everything and everyone gifted by being in the presence of Jayeshbhai Patel

Healing deep scars with my parents, my ancestors, my family, and myself.

Embodying the first chakra, na'au, perineum, and 'ôkole.

Learning to live "faith and patience" on a daily basis

Realizing the importance of 'olu'olu (gentleness) with myself, my body, my sons, my loved ones, difficult others, and complete strangers.

Barefoot hiking and all the lessons the land is teaching me from the feet up.

The amazing thing about all these gifts is that I will continue to practice/receive them regardless what the dis-ease does. A malignant tumor has gifted me a change of lifestyle, diet, perspective, and heart. I can honestly say that I am filled with gratitude for everything that cancer has given me.