Home
We’re finally home! After months and months of treatment, it felt so good to have a quiet week traveling cross-country with Bud and the girls. As soon as we returned, I jumped right back into treatment mode.
The number one question I’ve been getting lately is, “How does it feel to be home?”
To be honest, it’s bittersweet. I’m so happy to be back in my own space and surrounded by family and friends, yet part of me deeply misses the West Coast. I was trying to explain this feeling to a friend, and she shared an analogy that captured it perfectly.
Have you read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? Remember when the children step through the wardrobe into the magical world of Narnia? They spend many years there—growing, changing, and becoming new versions of themselves. But when they step back through the wardrobe and return home, not a moment has passed. The world around them stays exactly the same. Even though they had these profound, life-altering experiences, they find themselves back in a place that hasn’t changed at all.
That’s exactly how I feel. This past year has transformed me in ways I could never have imagined. I’ve grown, learned, and healed on so many levels. Now, I’m figuring out how to bring all that growth back into my life here at home, and to trust that I’ll find the space to continue flourishing right where I am.
Since being home, I’ve started weekly mistletoe IVs, continued high-dose vitamin C, and met with my new oncologist. I feel incredibly fortunate to have found him—it’s rare to meet an oncologist who’s open to low-dose chemotherapy. As he said, “I don’t normally do this, but why change what’s working?” I couldn’t agree more. It’s such a relief to have an oncologist on my team who’s willing to support what’s been successful for me.
I also met with a biological dentist shortly after getting back. I’d already had two consultations in California, and this dentist confirmed what the other consults said: I had three cavitations that needed surgery and an infected tooth that had to be removed. My integrative doctors all agreed this was an important step, and the timing worked out perfectly. On Tuesday, the oral surgeon successfully removed the infected tooth and cleaned out all three cavitations (with PRP and ozone therapy too!). I was so excited to check this off the cancer “to-do” list!
For anyone unfamiliar, cavitations are areas of chronically infected or dead bone in the jaw that don’t heal properly after extractions, root canals, or trauma (mine were from wisdom tooth extractions in 2023). I’ve always thought it was curious that my cancer came back shortly after that surgery… less than 4 months later.
The cavitations act as hidden pockets of infection that continuously release bacterial toxins into the body, keeping the immune system on constant alert. For someone like me, whose immune system needs to stay focused on fighting cancer cells—not chronic infection—addressing this was essential.
This week, I’m focusing on rest and healing. I’ll share more updates soon as I begin my next phase of treatments here at home.
With love,
Eva
So proud of you! Bye bye rotten teef!!
Welcome back to the East Coast!