The legendary supermodel Elle Macpherson, 60, has shocked her fans by revealing that she secretly battled breast cancer. She also refused to get chemotherapy treatments despite 32 different doctors advising her to do so.
Now, she’s explaining why.
Macpherson’s Secret Breast Cancer Battle
In her upcoming memoir “Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself,” which is set to come out in November, Macpherson revealed that she secretly battled breast cancer seven years ago. She chose to take a holistic approach to her illness, going against the wishes of 32 doctors in the process.
“It was a shock, it was unexpected, it was confusing, it was daunting in so many ways and it really gave me an opportunity to dig deep in my inner sense to find a solution that worked for me,” Macpherson told Women’s Weekly of her diagnosis.
After getting a lumpectomy in 2017, Macpherson was diagnosed with HER2 positive oestrogen receptive intraductal carcinoma, which is a form of breast cancer. Doctors immediately advised Macpherson to treat her cancer aggressively. They told her to undergo a mastectomy with radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and the reconstruction of her breast.
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Macpherson Refuses Traditional Treatment
Macpherson, however, decided not to use traditional medicine to treat her cancer. Looking back, she sees this as “a wonderful exercise in being true to myself, trusting myself and trusting the nature of my body and the course of action that I had chosen.”
After praying and meditating about her situation on a Miami beach, Macpherson concluded that she didn’t need pharmaceuticals to treat her cancer. Instead, she went with “an intuitive, heart-led, holistic approach.”
“Saying no to standard medical solutions was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” she admitted. “But saying no to my own inner sense would have been even harder.”
“People thought I was crazy,” she added, but she continued on with her approach anyway.
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Macpherson’s Treatment Plan ‘Resonated’ With Her
Macpherson ended up with a treatment plan that “resonated” with her because it focused on “addressing emotional as well as physical factors associated with breast cancer.”
Macpherson spent eight months being “holistically treated” for her cancer in Phoenix, Arizona. Indeed, she was guided on this journey by a primary doctor, a doctor of naturopathy, holistic dentist, osteopath, chiropractor and two therapists.
Macpherson is currently in “clinical remission,” though she prefers to call this “utter wellness.”
We can only hope and pray for Macpherson’s good health moving forward!
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