It is strange how things come into our lives and at the time we don’t think much of it. It was 12 years ago that my brother was dying of a brain cancer that I was given the EFT manual, which I had put away without reading. After his death I started searching for the answers for all the ‘whys’. It was a serious break in the pattern; my family members lived well into their 90s. Hoping that I would follow the pattern, I dreamed of all the things I would do in the decades ahead to the age of 90. My search led me to EFT and I found that I already had a manual in my desk drawer. As I read it and tapped, I fell in love with it. The anxiety that accumulated over the years seems to resolve so fast. Soon after it became part of my life and I still use it at the end of the day or when some memory comes up that makes me short of breath.

Six years ago I was diagnosed with cancer. Hearing the doctor’s words somehow didn’t really register. It was when I came home that the reality hit me full force. The feelings were so mixed, the fear of what will happen next, would the surgery result in losing my colon, could I die, what f I die, am I ready to die? The surge of all those emotions created a lot of anxiety.

I tapped on karate chop only, silently, without any affirmations. That took the surface off and calmed me down somewhat. I then tapped on all the points without words. My breathing returned and then I started tapping for each emotion that surfaced. I tapped with affirmations while visualizing cancer cells becoming healthy again. I tapped while visualizing my future in 10, 20, 30 years from that point. By the time I was done, I felt so positive. I faced the surgery without any anxiety to the point that everyone suspected I was in denial.

After the surgery I joined a cancer forum that follows a natural protocol. Quite a few of us there believe that stress played a big part in getting cancer. We all come from different stages in our journey to health and for different reasons. Some of us have refused chemo after the surgery. Others have been through every possible medical intervention and were told that there was nothing else left to do. A good number of people come to help a family member. We all have the same need, to get well and we all help each other with what we know. The emotions can run high from anger, sadness, guilt, hate, facing a betrayal, learning to forgive, the list is long.

If someone asks me if EFT can cure cancer, I would say NO. However, it can be a big part in healing from cancer. Lastly, it can help accept if the physical healing does not happen.

Dana