stage two breast cancer in 2001.<\/strong><\/p>\n‘I thought I had taken care of myself. I never thought this would happen to me,’ she shared. ‘The irony is that I was in great shape at the time. Physically, I was in top form.’\u00a0During the height of her acting career, she was one of the most sought after television stars and worked non-stop.\u00a0She told the publication, ‘I had never thought about my dietary choices relative to my health,’ and added she often visited the craft services table indulging on junk foods.\u00a0‘I had to do some deep soul-searching. I realized I wasn’t taking sleep seriously, staying up late to write my books.’<\/p>\n
Getting cancer was the ‘beginning of a new life for me,’ she said.\u00a0And with her husband Alan Hamel, 78, and only child, Bruce, 49, by her side, Suzanne underwent a lumpectomy and radiation treatment.\u00a0‘Serious illness has a way of bringing the big love in your life closer,’ she confided. ‘They both backed me up 100 percent, which helped in my healing.’\u00a0After her surgery, she was very vocal in her decision to forego chemotherapy and decision to use alternative treatments for her recovery plan<\/strong>.\u00a0Candid: She gives an interview to Closer magazine<\/p>\nCandid: She gives an interview to Closer magazine
\nOn refusing chemo<\/strong> she said: ‘It has been a failure for so many. I was not going to take [it] and poison my body.<\/strong> For me, it was the best choice I could have made.’\u00a0Instead, she used Iscador, a modern method of using mistletoe to increase the strength of the immune system.<\/strong><\/p>\n‘Over the 10 years I injected it daily, I never had a cold or flu or even a day where I didn’t feel up to par,’ she said.
\n‘I realized how important it was to work at a healthy immune system.’\u00a0Suzanne also switched to an overall healthier lifestyle in her bid to beat the disease.\u00a0‘I started growing my own organic vegetables<\/strong>… and started a routine of generally going to bed at 9.30 to 10 o’clock every night and sleeping until 7 am. I take perfect care of my machine.’<\/p>\nHer fitness routine<\/strong> is also scheduled out: ‘I do yoga three times a week<\/strong> and I walk for a half hour every day<\/strong>.\u00a0‘In between, I get on the elliptical and my triple thigh traine<\/strong>r – I really do use the Thighmaster<\/strong>! – and do about 20 minutes on each of those. I also walk up and down the stairs a lot.’\u00a0Her newest project: The best-selling author released her newest book, I’m Too Young For This!<\/p>\nHer newest project: The best-selling author released her newest book, I’m Too Young For This!
\nSo with her new lease of life, Suzanne is dreaming up her next plans for success.\u00a0‘I would like to do my own daily talk show,’ she revealed. ‘Wisdom is the gift of ageing; no young person can have or buy it.’\u00a0‘My success was and is self-evident. I’m alive. I’ve lived. I’ve thrived and have grown as a person. I’m now healthier than ever. Who can argue with that?’<\/p>\n
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