Elle Macpherson open up about her secret battle with breast cancer.
Australian supermodel, 60, revealed to Australia Women’s Weekly magazine in an interview published on September 2, he was diagnosed with a disease after undergoing a lumpectomy seven years ago.
Macpherson said she was advised to undergo a mastectomy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and breast reconstruction surgery, but decided not to treat the cancer with conventional medicine.
Instead, the model and actress decided on an “intuitive, guided, holistic approach” after praying and meditating on the beach in Miami.
“It was shocking, unexpected, confusing, terrifying in so many ways,” he said. “And it really gave me the opportunity to dig deep inside to find a solution that worked for me. … I realized that I was going to need my own truth, my belief system to support me through it. And that’s what I did. So, this is an exercise that it’s good to be honest with myself, believe in myself and believe in my nature and the actions I have chosen.
In her new memoir, EllaMacpherson writes further about his decision to treat cancer holistically.
Elle Macpherson
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images“Saying no to standard medical solutions is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. But saying no to my inner feelings will be even harder,” he wrote, according to a quote published by Women’s Weekly.
“Sometimes genuine choices from the heart don’t make sense to others… but they don’t have to,” he added. “People think I’m crazy but I know I have to make a choice that really suits me. For me, this means overcoming the emotional and physical factors associated with breast cancer. It’s time for deep and inner reflection. And that’s must be brave.”
Macpherson said that his son, Flynn26, and Cy21, has a mixed reaction to the choice of treatment. His father, Macpherson’s former partner Arpad Bussonalso skeptical about him taking a holistic approach.
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“Cy just thought that chemo could kill you. So he never wanted me to do it because he thought it was the kiss of death,” he wrote in his memoirs, per Women’s Weekly. “Flynn, being more conventional, is uncomfortable with my choices.”
Macpherson said Busson “didn’t agree with what I was doing” but supported him regardless. “He wrote to me to tell me that he was proud of the bravery I had shown,” he wrote.
It’s been seven years since her diagnosis, Macpherson said Women’s Weekly that he had overcome the cancer.
“In traditional terms, they would say I’m in clinical remission, but I would say I’m healthy. And I am,” he said.
Important notes: “If you are thinking about using alternative methods instead of standard treatment, check with your doctor first. It can be a challenge to find reliable information about the safety and effectiveness of alternative treatments. In addition, some of these treatments require a lot of time and money, and may require travel from family and friends,” the American Cancer Society warns on its website. “Choosing alternative treatments over primary cancer treatments can carry serious risks. Delays or interruptions in standard treatments can give cancer more time to grow. Even early-stage cancers can be difficult to treat successfully if proven treatments are delayed long enough.
