03/05/2026
In a week of unfathomably terrible current events I have the pleasure of heralding some good news…
My sister has been fighting stage 4 appendiceal cancer for the past five years - chemo, surgeries, remission, and recurrences… in December doctors gave her the option for palliative chemo. She’s 33 and refused slow death by poison.
She found Hope4Cancer, an integrative clinic in Cancún, and I am overjoyed to report that the therapies and treatments (that are designed to support the intelligence of the body in healing itself) are working and in 3 weeks she’s already healing. I know it’s cliche to describe cancer survivors as inspirational, but my sister can truly do anything she puts her mind to. I’m so proud of her for trusting herself, loving herself, believing in herself, and putting in the dang work every day to show up to her sacred life with presence, warmth, strength, and compassion.
Learning about cancer and the conditions that cause it has been deeply impactful on my work as a social naturopath. It has brought my sister and I together, and has changed how I move in my own body. I continue to be humbled to show up for her in acompañamiento en este viaje y siempre.
Our deep bow of gratitude for hosting us a la tierra Maya, kin (sun) and ha (water), Kukulkan and Chaak, plant medicines of chico zapote and chaya, el cenote pa las aguas renovadoras, y por supuesto the incredible doctors and staff at