Update: Ann Fonfa, founder of the Annie Appleseed Project, lived more than 30 years after her breast cancer diagnosis in 1993. She stayed active, engaged, and continued to serve others for decades. Lymphoma later entered the picture, yet Ann stayed fully committed to her cancer community. She showed people how to live well with cancer, not simply survive. Ann devoted her life to sharing wisdom, hope and support. Her work lives on through the resources she built and the people she helped.
Ann Fonfa is a 28-year holistic survivor of stage 4 breast cancer and founder of the Annie Appleseed Project, a non-profit that provides information, education, advocacy, and awareness on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and natural therapies for cancer.
Ann organizes the Annie Appleseed Alternative Cancer Conference in West Palm Beach Florida.
I’ve spoken at this event and it is fantastic. Definitely worth attending if you can make it.
I know you’ll enjoy this interview with Ann. She’s a wealth of knowledge and has an amazing story!
Watch our interview below, or listen to it on the Chris Beat Cancer podcast on iTunes or Spotify.
Show Notes:
-The Annie Appleseed CAM Conference [01:31]
-Ann’s 25th “cancerversary” [03:11]
-Ann’s lumpectomy and extreme sensitivity to chemicals [04:58]
-Moving into a focused plan of attack after refusing chemo and radiation [07:22]
-The information Ann gathered while on a quest to cure her own cancer [09:23]
-25 chest wall tumors and meeting Dr. George Wong [11:53]
-Additional things that reduce chest wall tumors and experimenting with CBD oil [15:53]
-Ann’s diet and supplement regimen while working with Dr. Wong [18:52]
-A non-intimidating way to incorporate at exercise [21:10]
-Foods and exercise for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and premature death [25:16]
-How a call from a stranger 25 years ago changed everything [26:08]
-You might be surprised to know when cancer starts to metastasize [28:32]
-Ann’s disciplined response to dealing with her recurrence [30:32]
-Why Ann started the Annie Appleseed Project [32:21]
-The two most important Ann’s in the cancer world! [34:24]
-What Ann tells people when they have just been diagnosed with cancer [35:09]
Selected links from the interview
Annie Appleseed Project
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AnnieAppleseedProject/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/annieappleseedpr
Dr. George Y.C. Wong, PhD, Herbalist, Specialist in Chinese Medicine
I created a coaching program and a private online support community to help you survive and thrive through cancer. The SQUARE ONE Program contains the step-by-step strategies used by myself and many others who have healed cancer with a holistic approach using evidence-based nutrition and natural non-toxic therapies.
