1. Share Your Story: Alexandra McCarthy Cancer U 40:21

As far as cancer goes, Alexandra McCarthy has always considered herself to be a student. She has leaned in the direction of a natural approach in her life. When she was told in 2018, she had cancer, she immediately started searching for natural remedies to heal it. It’s been four years of a long journey of doing lots of research, self-experimentation, personal healing, and success.

  • 02:04: I didn’t have symptoms of cancer.  
  • 04:53: She only talks about lifestyle changes and diet. 
  • 07:09: Did you see anything change with your skin? 
  • 09:54: I reached out to Gerson Institute. 
  • 12:54: I bring raw dishes with me because it’s a lot of fun.  
  • 16:06: Are you doing any kind of follow-up care with any doctor?  
  • 18:02: Did that surprise you? 
  • 19:59: I finally decided to go with Cancer Institute in Seattle. 
  • 22:38: I started taking my protocol immediately. 
  • 24:56: What did you do to work on your mental health?  
  • 27:22: I did question whether I should go conventional. 
  • 29:37: I used to hyperventilate as a teenager. 
  • 32:54: I even got a full-time job at that time.  
  • 34:25: I was tired of being a single mother. 
  • 37:05: What’s one thing you wish you had known at the beginning? 
  • 37:50: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  
  • 38:39: Aside from Cancer U, what’s one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? 

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Andrea Wilson Woods is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a for-profit, social-benefit, digital health company. With Cancer U, Andrea synergizes her talents of coaching, writing, teaching, and advocacy. For over ten years, Andrea worked in the education field as a teacher and professor for public and private schools as well as universities. Andrea obtained her master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California; her nonfiction writing has won national awards. Her new book, a medical memoir titled Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories.