What to feed the patient?

     I think Max Love's momma said it best when prior to her sons diagnosis they were a "Trader Joe" eating family. I think my family was the same way. As a family we've always been particular with what we eat. Lulu didn't know that McDonalds had "happy meals" until she was given her first few doses of steroids. Being 70 miles from home, we were restricted to what was at the Naval Hospital. (Shocking all the junk they offer at the hospital, but that's another topic).

     The first few months of treatment we weren't too strict with what we fed Lulu. During that time it was the least of our worries. I remember Lulu asking for sushi and the nutritionist in the ICU (Balboa Navy Medical Center) almost had a heart attack when she heard this. This was our first lecture of "low bacteria diet". Sushi was a "no-no". In fact the nutritionist told me that when slicing into a cantaloupe first wash the outside with diluted bleach. Yes. Bleach! The thought was to kill off any bacteria so that we wouldn't get Lulu sick.

     As time passed I would ask what I could feed Lulu to help nourish her body. Oncologists, nutritionists, and nurses all said the same thing. Nothing. Nothing would help improve any of the effects from chemo. It didn't make any sense though. I really didn't want to believe it and kept searching for some type of data. I'm a fan of Dr. Gonzalez and his cancer treatment approach. I recommend his youtube interviews instead of blogs about him as he was a very controversial figure. We've also been able to 100% eliminate the need for Miralax with Lulu since adopting the Weston A Price diet. As a family we work hard to maintain a high fat, nutrient dense diet, that we believe is most beneficial for Lulu fighting leukemia. All cancers are different and need different diets in order to starve the cancer and have the chemo work most effectively.

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