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CLL: My Personal 20th Anniversary

Posted by: Denise on: July 9, 2021

Celebrating My 20 Year Anniversary of CLL I remember vividly when I was first diagnosed with CLL at age 46. It was July 2001, shortly before our national disaster. At the time, my brand-new oncologist told me that if I was lucky, I might even live for twenty years. Well, I guess I’m lucky, because […]

CLL and Covid 19: A Personal Story

Posted by: Denise on: March 12, 2021

After posting all kinds of pretty valid, but ultimately useless advice on how to prevent Covid 19, I caught it. Here is, briefly I hope, my Covid-19 timeline. October 23, 2020: My husband left work early with cold symptoms. It is a family business and our son is the general manager, and told my husband […]

CLL DIY treatment

Posted by: Denise on: August 28, 2020

Forget the Cure and Stay the Course! So if you’re working on a cure, please stop! Once your body has been a host to cancer, that potential is always there. It is your job to make your body as unpleasant for cancer as possible.

CLL Covid-19 Update

Posted by: Denise on: August 3, 2020

An August 3rd, 2020 update on how to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and CLL.

CLL Alternatives Gets Updated Look

Posted by: Denise on: June 19, 2020

I’ve been working on CLLAlternatives since November 2010, and I thought it was time for an updated look! The man you see picture with me is my husband, Peter. I’m sure I’ve mentioned him here and there. But I should mention him a lot. He has been my partner in wellness since I was diagnosed […]

CLL: Facing the Fear and Loneliness

Posted by: Denise on: March 31, 2019

Believe me, you are not alone in having fear of CLL! Here are a few suggestions that have worked for me.

CLL and Intermittent Fasting

Posted by: Denise on: September 25, 2018

Intermittent fasting has become quite the craze. Google it and you will see countless pages, including many youtube.com videos touting its safety and effectiveness. I agree…to a point. It turns out I’ve been intermittent fasting for years – but didn’t realize it. Does that sound crazy? Let me explain. Before I started a truly healthy […]

CLL Green Tea and Neem

Posted by: Denise on: October 7, 2011

It’s been a long time since I last posted.  There have been a lot of bumps on the road, and I haven’t felt much like it.  I’m still dealing with those bumps, that came in the form first of dangerously low neutrophils, (they’re still low, but not “dangerously”) and now, at my last visit, my […]

Apricot Seeds and CLL Leukemia

Posted by: Denise on: February 9, 2011

Part of my good health program started in 2007 when I started taking amygdalin pills from Mexico, alone with enzymes and other supplements. I was advised to also eat the apricot seeds — in addition to the pills. I tried this twice early on in 2007 and 2008. Both times I suffered severe stomach upset. For days.

CLL and Green Tea

Posted by: Denise on: January 31, 2011

Green tea is supposed to halt the progression of CLL and, in some cases, improve symptoms.