I'm Gail Voyda, and this is my story.

About four years ago (fall of 1998), I had a breast cancer scare. The radiologist reported an abnormality on my routine mammogram. After losing my mom to colon cancer in 1977, when she was only 41 years of age, anything even remotely related to the "C: word sets me into a panic. I immediately wanted to have a biopsy, but was told a biopsy was "not medically indicated" and insurance would not cover it.

I have had one of my greatest blessings in the world since my junior high school days, having Elonna McKibben as one of my closest friends. Her advise - start Protocel®. She was with me every step of the way. I went through the process of lysing. I actually felt better physically than I had in a long, long time. I never told my doctor what I was doing. My goal was to cure myself before "medically indicated" came to be.

After my six-month waiting period, I was allowed to have another mammogram. I was told the mass looked "different". Hmmm.I didn't even ask what they meant by that. With these mammogram results, I then became "medically indicated" to have an ultrasound, and then "medically indicated" to finally have a biopsy. To cut or not to cut.I guess that is an individual's personal choice. For me, I wanted this thing completely out. I opted to have a lumpectomy done. It was BENIGN!!!

Along the way, another benefit of Protocel® just sort of snuck up on me. I was born with hereditary ataxia. Over the years, my sense of balance has gone from bad to worse. My body just aches much of the time. Showering is a bit challenging.one hand to wash and one hand hanging onto the bars on the side of the tub for dear life. As I said above, while I was taking the Protocel I felt, really, really well. The aching was less. Even my kids noticed that mom was much more balanced and not grabbing every piece of furniture in sight as I walked around my home.

Update 2009:

As of this date, I am very happy to say that all is still well. I take a bottle of Protocel® a year to help insure that I stay that way

Gail Voyda
November 2009