Why I’m Not Removing My Thyroid Yet

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How are you feeling since getting diagnosed with thyroid cancer? This is the number one question I've been asked, and what I can tell you is even before being actually diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, when I focused on what I was feeling, I spiraled. I was caught up in all the what-ifs of what could possibly go wrong, how my life would be completely changed. But it wasn't until I asked the question to God, what are the reasons why I could possibly have thyroid cancer? Specifically, what do you want me to do with this? How do you want me to use it? That I finally felt set free from this mental torment that I was causing myself. Where I could finally see the good that God could want to do with it. What good could come out of cancer? Well, first, let me give you some context. 15 years ago, I wrote this book called Becoming the Iceman: Pushing Past Perceived Limits. There was this guy called Wim Hof, who had multiple Guinness World Records. Who was known for being able to control his body, staying warm in freezing cold temperatures. Even while doing things like running a half marathon barefoot in the snow in the polar circle. They said that he was a mutant, that nobody could do what he could do, and he was just born like this. But this story is how I found God. Because I felt God leading me in this direction to understand how this guy could do what he could do, and figure out how to replicate it, so we could show the world how anybody could stay warm in freezing cold temperatures without needing to simply put on a jacket. And so I said to God, if you want me to do this, I need you to guide me through this. Show me what to do. And through this journey, he connected me with Wim Hof. The Lord guided me through these crazy scenarios, and it led me to fully depend on him. Not Wim Hof, the Lord. Now, did I get it perfect? No. But I found God in it simply by saying, "Use me, Lord." Digging into scripture, and trying to rely on the Holy Spirit. And it worked. Otherwise, we wouldn't have published a book about it, sharing the journey. Yes, about how to stay warm in freezing cold temperatures. And also how to trust God in the process when you're walking through unknown territory, not sure of what's going to happen next. So, why does this matter? Well, at the time, they were also doing these studies where they injected Wim with something called endotoxin, which basically creates these flu-like symptoms for a long time. And the reason they did that is to see if he could suppress it. Meaning, using his cold training and his breathing technique to see if it could help get rid of sickness. And guess what? It did. Not only that, but they also studied other people who went through the same exercise as Wim, cold training, breathing exercises, and they put the endotoxin in them, too, and found the same results that these exercises can help the body fight off sicknesses. Now, before we go any further, this is not medical advice. Do your own research. Because after publishing that book, I remember being in the my childhood home, looking out the back window, and just saying to God, "Thanks for letting me go through that, getting closer to you in the process. If you would want to use me like that again someday, even by something as crazy as letting me get cancer, I'd be okay with that. Just guide me through it, and let's use it to help people." Well, here we are, 15 years later. And I told you I spiraled when I first had this feeling that I might have it. Instead of focusing on how I was feeling, I brought that to the Lord, and I said, "What do you want me to do with this?" Now, the immediate response is typically just get the cancer out, get rid of it. And that's good. But my mind went there immediately first, because I was afraid, and I didn't want to act from a place of fear. I wanted to act from a place of peace. process with God. Now, from my research, I found that papillary thyroid cancer is one of the slowest-growing cancers out there. I allegedly had had it for about 5 years, based on the size. Now, I have a nodule that is 2.2 cm large on the right part of my thyroid. The suggestion is I could take out the right part of my thyroid, possibly need to go on medication for the rest of my life. But the doctors would also suggest taking out the whole thyroid, because I have another nodule on the left side that's smaller, but they're 96% sure this one's not cancer, but the right one is. So, they want to take out the whole thyroid just to be safe. But are there other options? Well, over the last 10 years, there's this other method that's started to come out called RFA, where basically they go in and burn it. But the thing is, in the United States, there's allegedly this policy where if it is over 2 cm large, you are not allowed to just burn it. Now, burning it would avoid taking out the whole thyroid. But once it gets to a certain point in size, it becomes a risk because it can affect the other parts, like like vocal cords. Now, I give you all this context because when praying about it and trying to figure out what should my next steps be, I felt led to get as much information as possible. So, the doctor advised me to get a CAT scan and we found that the cancer is isolated to only my right thyroid, meaning it hasn't spread to other parts of my body, thank God. So, I got this feeling, what if we tried using the cold training that God gave me 15 years ago to see if it could help affect this, maybe even reduce the size of my cancer thyroid nodule, see if we could get it below 2 cm. So, I did some research and I found that there is some cold therapy that people had done on, I think it was rats or mice, that not only allegedly slowed the growth of tumors in their body, but also reduced the size. Now, we know cancer doesn't normally reduce in size. It grows, it multiplies. But 15 years ago, I prayed that God would let me go through something like this if there was a way to use it to help other people. So, I'm here for a reason. And again, I'm not advising that anybody does this. I'm just telling you what I'm about to test with myself, another guinea pig experiment. So, over the next 6 months, I'm going to do three things. First, I'm going to cold train every day like I used to do in these times. I just bought this and it arrives within a week, enabling me to get back into 37° temperature water and seeing how the cancer responds to it. Second, I'm going to water fast the first 10% of every month, offer that to God. The Bible says, "In view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you'll be able to test and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing, and perfect will." To walk through this journey, I need the Lord. We need him through every journey. And if you've ever fasted before, you know that the only thing that can get you through it is God. So, I want to give him the first 10% of my month to remember that we need to put him first in all areas of our life, regardless of if we are healthy or sick, but especially now, I need to remember that scripture that says, "Man cannot live off bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Yes, God might use this to help other people, but I'd be silly to think that he wouldn't want me me get closer to him in the process. Also, there's allegedly health benefits to fasting. As we know with 24 and 72, allegedly what happens is the body starts to clear out all the things that shouldn't be there. The dead cells. It kind of resets it. Again, this isn't medical advice, do your own research. But before just defaulting out of fear and taking my thyroid out and the cancer with it, knowing that it is a slow-growing cancer, I got to explore if this is actually something that could help me and help other people. We got to see how God can use it. And the last thing, three, I'm going to go to regular checkups with my doctor to ensure that the cancer isn't multiplying and starting to go other places in my body. And if it does, we'll re-evaluate and may just default to getting it out. Now, I am praying and seeking the Lord throughout this process. This isn't something I would want to walk through alone, not knowing what I'm doing, but I am truly excited to see what God's going to do. And the end of the six months, if my cancer nodule does reduce below 2 cm, then we'll just burn it out and the journey of all this will be documented on this YouTube channel for you to see. So, how do you feel, Justin? Feel great. As when I was spiraling, the Lord gave me direction. Scripture also says, "Where there is no revelation or vision from God, the people perish." Or another version says, "People cast off restraint." I do feel like the Lord directed my next steps. And regardless of what happens, I'm excited to walk through it with him. And I'm really excited to see how he might use this to help other people, too. Subscribe to stay posted, and we'll see you in the next one, friends. God bless.