Omega 3s fatty acids (FAs) are an important and key nutrients, involved in normal growth and development of various human tissues. Besides Omega-3s being good for your brain, heart, eyes, skin. They are thought to reduce inflammation in the body. And a variety of cancers have been linked to chronic inflammation.  Omega-3s also seem to restrict tumor cell growth, and may cause cancer cells to self-destruct. 

I found this from a Science article: "Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumors and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug Cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects."

 

So eat some fish, if you or your child doesn't like fish. Use a supplement. Make sure you find a clean source of Omega-3s. I was lucky to receive a three bottles for Elijah through my work. If you are vegan/vegetarian there are Algae Omegas out there.   

This is one that he used and has 1120 mg omega-3 per serving. Elijah didn't have any what people call brain fog. I think this is one of the the things that helped him.

So during the in between time I had Elijah do the CBD oil, Turmeric, Probiotics, Vitamin D, Fish oil, Digestive Enzymes, Astraguals, Trace Mineral, Chlorophyll, Barley Grass and a mushroom Powder. It may seem to be a lot. This is my kids life here. I also did bone broths,Veggie Juice, and Oxygen Water.

Then it was time for Round two. November 14th with in the first 10 minutes of Etoposide Elijah got flushed and felt anxious. I had him to take nice deep breathes. It didn't last too long, then he was fine. When you are doing Cisplatin you have to do lots of fluids it dehydrates you. So Elijah didn't get much sleep that first night. So much going to the bathroom. Which you all know sleep is important to your immune system.

The  next morning Elijah didn't want to eat too much. Some nausea but not enough to actually throw up thank goodness.

He went through the motions of the next two days. I started to give him Nux Vomica a Homeopathic remedy for nausea. I think it also helped. I also didn't give him the CBD during the chemo. No side effects. The only thing that I noticed was he was super moody. They sent us home with steroids for a taper. They thought that that was the reason behind his first reaction. I guess we will never know. I believe it was the CBD and the interaction with the other meds.

Well Elijah experienced the full effect of the steroids. Very moody, then crying, next moment feeling angry. It was hard seeing him feel these emotions. Elijah agreed that he didn't like the effects either. So day 11 I did Charcoal and triphala for cleansing and detoxing. Then I did the above (the in between time) He was feeling like himself once again.

The doctor still wondered why Elijah hadn't had a blood transfusion, and why is numbers WBC (white blood cell count) Remember I had mentioned the Astragalus. This made me feel good. That I was helping my son.

During this time I also had the amazing help from several good friends that are basically healers. One of them ia specializing in CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki & Therapeutic Massage, and she is a Licensed Massage Therapist. She graciously gifted us with treatment for Elijah. He has been seeing her since the surgery.

The other Friend is an Acupuncturist, does Acutonics, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and is a harpist that plays for hospice. Acutonics is a Healing System is a gentle, non-invasive, deeply relaxing and healing treatment that is similar to acupuncture, but without needles. Specially calibrated tuning forks are applied to specific acupuncture points throughout the body and also muscles. 

I also had a friend give me another healer lady in our community. I called and talked with her, Elijah was open to seeing her. So she came out to the house. She does Reiki, ThetaHealing,RET (Master Rapid Eye Technician) and Healing with Forgiveness/Ho'oponopono plus others. She wasn't free. Like I said whatever I could do I would do for him. She was very interesting. Elijah liked her ways, and really felt a shift. I could see that he was different, stronger, and more in his own being.

So now all we had to do was do a scan before the next round. It was an UltraSound which would show some, but not all.

October Monday 9th 2017 was Elijah's first day of Chemotherapy. His regime was three days of Chemo. The first day he does Etoposide for an hour. With in the first 10 minutes his whole body was flushed with heat. His body's natural response to a chemical. Then after that one is done. Cisplatin was administered for 6 hours. The next two days was Etoposide each day for one hour. At this time I was also doing CBD. It was ok with the Oncologist. By day three he was feeling some numbness and tingling in his fingers and toes. That went away with in a few hours. We left the hospital, and drove home.

By Sunday day 5 he didn't quite feel like eating much. He went to lay down and coluldn't sleep. He had dry mouth. He went to use the bathroom, he was walking very slowly. I had him to drink some coconut water (which I knew has natural electrolytes) When he tried to get up and walk out of the bathroom he needed help. Nim came in and helped me with him. Elijah wanted to go down to the ground. So we helped him down. He felt so week. He looked grey. I could feel the chemicals in his body. It was so scary. I called up to the Oncologist on call. She said to take him to the Hospital (Riverbend)

By the time we got there Elijah was feeling better. I think he needed Electrolytes. He was dehydrated and needed more fluids. One of  Cisplatin's side effects that Elijah had dehydration.  They wanted us to stay over night to watch him.

In the morning they had him do an MRI. Since we where now on hospital time I couldn't give him his nausea meds. Elijah was feeling sick and ended up throwing up several times. Did a chest X-ray. MRI came back good. Waiting to see what the Oncologist wants to do. So we had to stay another night. More blood work in the morning.

As I sat there doing research I read about Cisplatin. I read a case study about a man on Cisplatin, and how he had a drastic heart rate change from a laying down position to a standing one. That is what was happening to Elijah. They monitored him laying down, sitting, and standing. The same thing was happening. He was dropping 30 points.  Also how CBD would enhance the Cisplatin effects. I wondered if the Oncologist really had thought it all through. I know I gave her a list of all the things I was hoping to give him. So I thought she would of known about this.

Elijah noticed he had a bad headache, lightheaded, dizziness and felt cold. He was having some side effects from the Zofran. Also figured out that Ativan wasn't a good match either. He was feeling insomnia, drowsiness, and dizziness. I read that the Cabanoid receptors fill in with the CBD . If you add Zofran or Ativan those medicines can go into the receptor sites. Because the CBD is already there in those sites. So the medicines hang out in your system longer, just floating around. So much learned after this first experience of Chemo, nausea medicines and CBD. They finally sent us home after day 5.