"I'm healthy and have been cancer free for eight years."
"You look healthy."
Some words, some terms sound good, even if you don't know for sure what they mean.
Stage IIIc, papillary, serous and clear cell, poorly differentiated ovarian carcinoma. You just know this is not a good term, even if you do not know what it means. It has a bad sound, it is in fact bad. On a scale of 1-10, it is a ten. It's a very aggressive and fast-growing cancer.
Two months prior to learning she had the disease, Goldie Garner was given a clean bill of health. Then to learn she had a cancer that needed immediate attention was almost too much. That she went from a clean bill of health to having a tumor the size of a grapefruit in her lower left side was pretty awful. But the news got worse.
Goldie, from Centreville, Maryland, headed straight for the hospital. She had a complete hysterectomy, had eighteen inches of her colon removed, and was told she needed six treatments of chemotherapy that would take five hours for each treatment. Then came more bad news.
"My doctor informed me that this type of cancer is a recurring type and also told me I would get it back. This news was devastating to me. I thought it was over with the surgery and the chemo treatments."
Her life, she says, became one of desperation.
"I prayed to the Lord to help me fight this situation and give me the strength to get through it," Goldie recalls.
Some words, some terms sound good, even if you don't know for sure what they mean.
Stage IIIc, papillary, serous and clear cell, poorly differentiated ovarian carcinoma. You just know this is not a good term, even if you do not know what it means. It has a bad sound, it is in fact bad. On a scale of 1-10, it is a ten. It's a very aggressive and fast-growing cancer.
Two months prior to learning she had the disease, Goldie Garner was given a clean bill of health. Then to learn she had a cancer that needed immediate attention was almost too much. That she went from a clean bill of health to having a tumor the size of a grapefruit in her lower left side was pretty awful. But the news got worse.
Goldie, from Centreville, Maryland, headed straight for the hospital. She had a complete hysterectomy, had eighteen inches of her colon removed, and was told she needed six treatments of chemotherapy that would take five hours for each treatment. Then came more bad news.
"My doctor informed me that this type of cancer is a recurring type and also told me I would get it back. This news was devastating to me. I thought it was over with the surgery and the chemo treatments."
Her life, she says, became one of desperation.
"I prayed to the Lord to help me fight this situation and give me the strength to get through it," Goldie recalls.
What resulted was a change in diet and she began using products from The AIM Companies.
"Today, I'm healthy and have been cancer free for eight years," exclaims Goldie.
Following the chemotherapy, "I started having bladder infections," says Goldie.
Following the chemotherapy, "I started having bladder infections," says Goldie.
"The infection cleared up after taking CranVerry and FloraFood.
Then the cancer fatigue started and I increased my BarleyLife and that went away.
Since I had stopped all medications, and after the chemotherapy treatments, the resulting health problems were cleared up only by the use of AIM products and a natural diet."
For Goldie to be incapacitated by an illness was something new in her active life. Growing up, she played softball, field hockey, basketball, volleyball and swam. She was captain in all her sports.
For Goldie to be incapacitated by an illness was something new in her active life. Growing up, she played softball, field hockey, basketball, volleyball and swam. She was captain in all her sports.
All that exercise was gone with the cancer.
Now that is behind her and she is back, taking care of the family five-acre lawn, gardening, swimming fifty laps per day, bowling, bike riding, and playing ball with the grandchildren.
Goldie and husband Ron, who is a builder, have three children and eleven grandchildren. Goldie grew up on a 500-acre farm in Maryland. There were a hundred cows to milk with fields planted with corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay.
Goldie and husband Ron, who is a builder, have three children and eleven grandchildren. Goldie grew up on a 500-acre farm in Maryland. There were a hundred cows to milk with fields planted with corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay.
"There was always something to do on the farm," she says.
Maybe it was the mental toughness of being an athlete, possibly life on the farm helped.
Maybe it was the mental toughness of being an athlete, possibly life on the farm helped.
And don't forget the power of prayer.
As Ron says, "Goldie demonstrated the right mental attitude toward her life-threatening ordeal. Through it all Goldie radiated a positive atmosphere, displayed determination, and the discipline to stay on track to a healthy recovery. The outcome of her dedication produced the greatest compliment a doctor could say: 'You look healthy.' "
Ovarian cancer is deadly, the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women. Women in the United States have a 1.4 to 2.5 percent chance of developing some type of ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is deadly, the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women. Women in the United States have a 1.4 to 2.5 percent chance of developing some type of ovarian cancer.
In 2007, there were 22,430 new cases diagnosed. There were 15,280 deaths. More than one-half of the deaths are in women ages 55 to 74.
Goldie knows she escaped a death sentence.
"I choose not to dwell on it. I don't like to worry about anything. I like to start each day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Make the best of each and every day. Don't whine or whimper over things you don't have any control over. I look at what happened to me as a bump on the road and an inconvenience that I had to get over."
BarleyLife is the core of Goldie's regimen. In all, she takes twelve products from The AIM Companies, but she says, "I would not have a day without BarleyLife."
While recovering from her cancer, her doctor focused on a particular blood test, with the hope of having a reading below 35. At one point Goldie's reached down to 3.5, the lowest possible and best reading. You can't go any lower, said the doctor.
However, the next time her reading was below 2.0, off the chart. Her doctor could not explain such a great result. But Goldie can.
"It's nutrition and BarleyLife. I was taking six tablespoons of it per day" and she believes it created an alkaline presence in her body, instead of an acid profile.
Goldie knows she escaped a death sentence.
"I choose not to dwell on it. I don't like to worry about anything. I like to start each day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Make the best of each and every day. Don't whine or whimper over things you don't have any control over. I look at what happened to me as a bump on the road and an inconvenience that I had to get over."
BarleyLife is the core of Goldie's regimen. In all, she takes twelve products from The AIM Companies, but she says, "I would not have a day without BarleyLife."
While recovering from her cancer, her doctor focused on a particular blood test, with the hope of having a reading below 35. At one point Goldie's reached down to 3.5, the lowest possible and best reading. You can't go any lower, said the doctor.
However, the next time her reading was below 2.0, off the chart. Her doctor could not explain such a great result. But Goldie can.
"It's nutrition and BarleyLife. I was taking six tablespoons of it per day" and she believes it created an alkaline presence in her body, instead of an acid profile.
"It was that day that I realized BarleyLife is a powerful punch for my health. I would not have a day without my BarleyLife."
At one point, Goldie and Ron traveled to The AIM Companies headquarters in Idaho, where they met Jim and Carolyn Kling. They encouraged them to attend the Texas BarleyLife Health Convention.
"This is where we first heard Dr. Mary Ruth Swope and Janet Pauly and many testimonies on how people were healed from so many different illnesses by changing their lifestyle and diet. I feel AIM goes to the very limit to improve and test its products. I feel the products are of the highest quality in the market today," says Goldie.
Janet Pauly holds a special place in Goldie’s heart.
At one point, Goldie and Ron traveled to The AIM Companies headquarters in Idaho, where they met Jim and Carolyn Kling. They encouraged them to attend the Texas BarleyLife Health Convention.
"This is where we first heard Dr. Mary Ruth Swope and Janet Pauly and many testimonies on how people were healed from so many different illnesses by changing their lifestyle and diet. I feel AIM goes to the very limit to improve and test its products. I feel the products are of the highest quality in the market today," says Goldie.
Janet Pauly holds a special place in Goldie’s heart.
"Without a doubt Janet Pauly's testimony and Janet talking with me really gave me a lot of encouragement that I was on the right track in using AIM products."
"It's not what you have in life, but who you have in life," advises Goldie.
"It's not what you have in life, but who you have in life," advises Goldie.
"I'm so thankful to have such a wonderful husband, a loving family, and so many wonderful friends. Life is about relationships. Live a day at a time and always have a good attitude. My Dad told me to remember that there is always someone worse off than you and I never forgot that."
"Cherish your health," adds Goldie. "If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. Keep learning."
Back to those words that have meaning even though you are not exactly sure what they mean. Forget that bad term that Goldie heard from her gynecologist some nine years ago.
"Thank you AIM," she says. "Thank you family. Thank you friends."
"And thank you God."
Testimonials should not be construed as representing results everybody can achieve. BarleyLife® and other AIM products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Results may vary per person.
"Cherish your health," adds Goldie. "If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. Keep learning."
Back to those words that have meaning even though you are not exactly sure what they mean. Forget that bad term that Goldie heard from her gynecologist some nine years ago.
"Thank you AIM," she says. "Thank you family. Thank you friends."
"And thank you God."
Testimonials should not be construed as representing results everybody can achieve. BarleyLife® and other AIM products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Results may vary per person.