My End-of-Life Mushroom Trip
<p>Iam 64 years old with a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis (since 2018). My first diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma came in 2012. In the ensuing years I endured a lumpectomy, two double mastectomies, three different types of chemotherapies, aromatase inhibitors, partial hepatectomy, thoracenteses and countless alternative therapies. I have now transitioned to hospice. I am at peace with this decision, largely due to my recent psilocybin experience in Jamaica.</p>
<p>I have been working with my chaplain at UC Health for some time, and she asked me a few months ago if I might be interested in a psilocybin journey, as numerous studies have shown that it can be beneficial for end-of-life anxiety. I jumped at the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial through UC Health, but I came to understand that it might be a while before the study got off the ground. Also, one has to be selected for the study, and, in the end, I might get a placebo. Given my late-stage diagnosis, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to hang on long enough to benefit from this opportunity, so I started to research psilocybin on my own.</p>
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