The most important part of my story happened in the 1980’s when I was still living in Puerto Rico. That’s when, on a visit to see my father in the Tampa area, my dear uncle and hypnotherapist David Segers taught me his theory about a new model of the brain and shared with me a unique technique to identify and heal areas in the brain that caused pain and suffering by activating endorphins. He called it “Erasing.”  As I practiced the technique, I began to release negative emotions.  Utilizing his technique helped me deal more competently with difficult people and situations in life, so I began teaching it to others.

Uncle David had used his technique to help  many of his clients. However, not until I was diagnosed with breast cancer late in 1988 had he attempted to use the technique to heal the body of a serious illness.   Upon diagnosis, I immediately began to practice the Erasing technique incorporating Norman Vincent Peale’s imagery ideas, as I continued with medical protocols.  As I went through the traditional medical procedures for inflammatory breast cancer, I discovered there were few long-term survivors.  I was determined to survive! I was only 40 years old!

My doctors were amazed when my breast was removed three months after diagnosis and no inflammatory cancer cells were found. I attributed