I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, initially stage 1, which morphed into Stage 4 within six months. Nine years later, I am holding strong – blessings happen.

I got 4 cycles A/C, followed by 4 cycles Taxol. The Taxol created neuropathy in my feet (less in my hands) that lasted beyond the chemo time. I called it my Little Mermaid syndrome, because it always hurt whenever I had to step onto my feet..

The AC/Taxol regimen was a new one at the time. Doctors did not know about the neuropathy long term effects and didn’t treat for it. Over the years, I got shoe inserts, steroid shots and other futile attempts to help with the pain.

A friend of mine, a Gulf War Veteran with officially diagnosed Gulf Veteran diseases, suffered much worse than I from neuropathy as one of his conditions. He introduced me to MonaVie, an Acai berry juice blend. It helped him, it helped me – I’ve been on the juice for four months now and the difference is amazing. My feet don’t hurt and my joint mobility is so much better.

You might want to ask your oncologist about it. I talked to mine – generally they have heard about MonaVie but don’t really know much. There are several peer-reviewed scientific studies out showing that freeze-dried acai works on the cellular level (my Chinese TCM doctor nowadays is very impressed by my pulse, saying “strong blood”, “good nutrition” and “good energy”). I have given copies of the studies to my oncologist and keep them informed on any new information that is coming out. Hopefully, they will share this with newly diagnosed patients.

MonaVie is only available through network marketing. I became a distributor because I will continue to be on it and wanted the wholesale price.

There is quite a bit of information out on the web on the benefits of the Acai Berry.

I wish you all the best for your own journey!

Sabine Goerke-Shrode
sm.shrode@sbcglobal.net