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Myxoid Liposarcoma – My Life My Masterpiece

Survivor Stories: Marie Chronopoulos’ Story

In this contribution to 1,000 Cancer Survivor Stories, Marie Chronopoulos shares her experience with myxoid liposarcoma and how she survived using a combination of conventional medicine, prayer, meditation and visualization for cancer, and significant dietary changes.

Diagnosed with myxoid liposarcoma at age 41 . . .

In July 2008, I was diagnosed with myxoid liposarcoma. At the time, I was 41 years old with 4 children, a wonderful partner and a career that was everything I had ever wanted. My entire world came crashing in around me as the doctors delivered the devastating news.

A tiny little lump was discovered on my collar bone. That little lump on my collar bone which I thought may have been a cyst, would turn my entire world around. A biopsy was performed, and the results came back as myxoid liposarcoma. As a result, I was asked if I noticed any other lumps. Then I mentioned that I had pulled a muscle in my right leg (hamstring) and that it wasn’t healing.

You guessed it . . .

Yes, you guessed it! Eventually, this pulled muscle turned out to be the primary tumor with a mass half the size of a football!

CT scans, MRI’s and ultra sounds along with bone scans were in order. Through the scans they discovered the extent of the tumors. The found two in my left breast, right thigh huge mass, tumor on right hip and one under my left arm pit. And a tumor that was attached to the main artery in my right leg behind the knee. I had two specialists one was a sarcoma and pancreatic cancer specialist and the other was an orthopedic surgeon. My hip and right femur needed to be replaced, but first they need to remove the primary tumor. I was told to go home and get my affairs in order. Unfortunately, they didn’t hold much hope for me. All they could do was remove the tumors, replace parts of me and hope for the best. Chemo wasn’t an option.

Two months after diagnosis . . .

Two months after diagnosis, I had my operation. Initially, tumors were removed from my right leg and breast along with the one in my armpit. That said, one tumor remained behind my knee and one on my hip. I was told to go home, recover from the surgery and to come back in three months. If no more tumors were found, then the plan was to operate. They would take the one behind the knee along with a full hip replacement and half a femur replacement.

What I had was rare and slow growing. The doctors didn’t know much about myxoid liposarcoma. And out of all the cancers, I had one which was 1% of all cancers. With the minimal research conducted, basically they couldn’t tell me much, only information based on 1% and the outcome wasn’t good. So with all that information, I decided to go on a life changing exercise to see if I could kick the shit out of this thing!

I started to research diet and cancer . . .

I went into a detox program for ten days. Then started to research diet and cancer. Accordingly, that research has led me to the path I am on right now. Refined sugar(s) have been eliminated from my diet. Furthermore, I eat a low carbohydrate diet prepared with fresh, organic foods where I can. In my efforts to remain diary free, gluten free and preservative free, I juice and enjoy smoothies regularly. Super foods and foods that are alkalizing are what make up most of my diet.

To protect myself from myxoid liposarcoma, I exercise nearly every day. I mediate and laugh as much as possible; even when I feel like crying. It is important for me to get over negativity quickly and I try and rest in happiness and joy rather than being sad for too long. Things that no longer serve me well, I have let them go. I have learned forgiveness, gratefulness and the meaning of peace.

This has been the secret to healing myself. Within three years, I was cancer free. As a result, the doctors couldn’t believe how great I looked and felt and that I was cancer free. I mediated and visualized the tumor behind my knee disappearing and within seven months of diagnosis the doctors couldn’t find it on any scan!

My life was saved a second time . . .

Eight years later, I was planning a trip with my daughter to Thailand. I had sciatic pain which I felt during some exercising in the gym. I knew I couldn’t sit on a plan for a long time, so I decided to see my Doctor and have a CT scan and get a nerve block to help with the pain.

It was this decision that saved my life a second time. The CT scan showed a tumor behind my pancreas which had nothing to do with the sciatic pain. It was the luckiest thing to have happen to me. Little did I know at the time that the discovery of this tumor at this point would save my life. Any later and it would have been deemed inoperable. I was told to go on my Thailand holiday for 2 weeks and upon my return I was admitted to hospital in January 2015.

As a result they removed . . .

I was given a whipples procedure. As a result, they removed one-third of my pancreas, a third of my stomach, bowel, intestines and removed my gall bladder. I was on life support for 6 weeks. It was the most horrendous operation. At one point I didn’t think I was going to make it out of this alive. The pain and the sickness was so excruciating and frightening.

The more pain I was in the more I believed . . .

Each day I prayed, I saw myself well. That was my focus. The more pain I was in the more I believed and the more I prayed. It took 6 weeks lying in a hospital bed not being able to feed myself, I couldn’t walk, my stomach was getting pumped out every 2 hours, I was on insulin and being treated as a diabetic because they had removed a portion of my pancreas and weren’t sure if it was going to function normally. Thankfully it did in time.

My road to recovery from myxoid liposarcoma . . .

My road to recovery from that day has been the most amazing experience to say the least. Within four months, I was fully

recovered. A little frail however, I knew that it would be just a matter of a little more time before I would get my strength back and be stronger and fitter and healthier than I ever was. Today, four years later, I am that vision I had. I am the fittest, the healthiest, and the strongest I have ever been. And I am nearly 52!

I dare you . . .

Now you’ve seen a quick snap shot of my story. I’m sharing here because I believe that what I have done, what I have achieved is something any one can do too. I want to inspire people to take control of what is happening to them. Furthermore, believe in healing yourself! Make healthy changes in your life! Visualize! Breathe deeply! Stress less and take action towards becoming the best version of you! It doesn’t matter how old you are or what disease you have! Accordingly, it does not matter what adversity you are facing. Never, never give up! With this in mind, I don’t have time to give up; there is too much living and creating to do.

I dare you too, to make this life your masterpiece!

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