How My Horse Beat Cancer
By Bonnie Wishney
The picture below (left side) was taken eight months ago of our sweet 21-year-old horse, Duquessa. In July of 2008, we began to notice that she was losing weight, becoming very lethargic, and had no appetite. A large tumor had developed in her mammary glands. Three weeks later, she was still deteriorating and the tumor had grown much larger. We called our veterinarian who came out two days later. After the examination, she gave us devastating news: She suspected the tumor was cancerous and suggested we do a biopsy.
When the results came back a week later, our worst fears were confirmed. Then we had to ask, “Is there anything we can do?” Our veterinarian was not optimistic about chemo or surgery. Due to the horse’s age and the progression of the disease, the vet told us to prepare for the end, which could be in weeks or a few months. At that point my husband and I discussed “putting her down” so she would not suffer, but we just could not give up on her.
Before & After
After several days of crying and feeling sorry for our baby and ourselves, a light bulb suddenly went off in my head. I had worked at the Hippocrates Health Institute for only five months. I was still learning about the program and had begun the transition to healthy living. During my short time there, I had already seen so many people heal themselves from devastating illnesses. I told my husband, “People come to Hippocrates and are healing themselves on the Hippocrates program, why don’t we try to do this for Duquessa?” At that point, we both became totally committed to the program. Dr. Brian Clement developed a program for her and with his guidance we began the journey of healing.
For the last eight months this has been her program:
• Our first step was to change her diet. We stopped feeding her processed food, alfalfa, and all products and treats containing sugar. She eats only unprocessed oats and natural orchard grass.
• She gets 50 sprays of ACZ in the morning and 50 sprays at night.
• We give her 4 ounces of bee pollen in the morning and 4 oz. in the evening.
• She has wheat grass in her food with every meal and we make juice for her every day.
• We apply a garlic and oil mixture every morning.
• She gets several sprays of Sovereign Silver twice a day.
• We apply Two Feathers healing salve in the evening.
• We exercise her for 20 minutes twice a day.
• And finally, we give her lots of love.
After eight months on this program, she has gained an enormous amount of weight, is running around the pasture with the other horses, her attitude is back and, to echo the cliche, she is eating like a horse. The tumor has shrunk from the size of a large grapefruit to the size of a lemon.
Our veterinarian called us a couple of months ago, as she had not heard from us. She assumed the worst. When we told her that Duquessa was recovering and making amazing progress, she did not really believe us. She asked to come to our house and see for herself. When she saw Duquessa, she was speechless and could not believe it was the same horse. She took dozens of pictures and wrote down all the changes we had made, including the Hippocrates lifestyle. If our story helps even just one animal to recover, or one veterinarian to see the possibilities beyond traditional medicine, we have accomplished a great deal.
Each day Duquessa grows stronger, healthier and happier. We look forward to many more wonderful years with her. We are so thankful to Dr. Clement and Hippocrates Health Institute for their direction, their support, and their love for our four-legged family member. Every day we look at her we feel so blessed for the opportunity we have had to learn how to heal our horse and ourselves.
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14 Comments
thank you bonnie! what a wonderful story to wake up to this morning! i adore horses…they embody grace,beauty, nobility, strength & freedom. Duquessa and the love she receives from her owners are an inspiration for all of us.
I went to the Hippocrates Institute and they are wonderful! I’m so glad they were able to help your horse.I am wondering though, what is ACZ?
What a wonderful story!! You should share it with the equestrian & animal magazines, too.
I heard a similar story from a women I met in an office once. We were on the topic of food for healing and I told her my story. She told me that she believed it because she had healed her dog from advanced cancer through a diet similar to macrobiotics. She said the same dog who was never able to get pregnant, later had a healthy liter.
I was also wondering what ACZ is?
I’m glad your vet was interested in what you did. Unfortunately, many traditional doctors (for humans) do not respond with the same level of interest.
We did something similar for our dog, although we did an integrative approach with surgery & radiation too. I believe FOOD makes a tremendous difference in both humans AND animals in their ability to recover from disease. I am convinced of this!
I’m not an MD, but i’m pretty sure ACZ is ACZ Nano (Advanced Cellular Zeolite). It’s is a non-toxic liquid chelating agent that binds to and gently removes toxic substances from the body.
SO HAPPY for you and Duquessa! You became her mom for a reason – to heal her in a way that most people or vets wouldn’t have. I am sure that she appreciates all that you are doing for her. Thanks for sharing with us :)
Unfortunately, vets aren’t always any better about being open-minded when it comes to “alternative” therapies. I go to a vet school where, while some doctors teach acupuncture, others still call it “voodoo,” even while admitting that it works! And nutrition, which of course is as important for non-human animals as it is for us, isn’t even taught. I don’t plan on treating horses, but this story is just another that validates what I believe about veterinary and human medicine – thanks for sharing it and I’m glad Duquessa is doing so well!
Wonderful story! We had an elderly horse that was not expected to live more than a year following a diagnosis of Cushings. We did virtually the same things: eliminated sugars, increased supplements, exercise and LOVE! He eventually did pass on, a whopping seven years after the vet had expected it! We also supplemented with beet pulp and MSM. Glad to hear another positive horsey story! :)
Nutrition = what our bodies need. Only makes sense. Hope this story get spread around wide and more people will change their diet and their animals’ diets.
Unbelievable story! It’s amazing. Thanks for sharing that.
Horses are awesome creatures. I am glad that you found a natural way to help her.
I am very happy to read your story. I’m sure all your other horses are jealous if they aren’t on the same diet! I’m glad that your horse has so much love.
wow, that is awesome! I am currently dealing with a horse that is diagnosed with lymphoma. She is actually doing well right now, but i thought she appeared like she lost weight, but this is winter time. Danni had lumps under her jaw for 3 yrs, and all the vets said she had strangles, but the crazy thing was they never went away, so i took her to manhattan, kansas vet school to drain them, and found out it was cancer instead. We immediatly did surgery on her to remove the lumps and once that was healed we did 4 rounds of chemo. I took her back, and where the lumps were, they say she still test positive for this, but it hasnt spread, the only sign is her red cell cound gets low. She is 14 yrs old and she has had lumps for 4 yrs.
What an amazing and empowering story! thank you for sharing.
November 17, 2009