‘It’s a Miracle’: Did I Cure an ‘Incurable’ Disorder?

by Elizabeth Glass

Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered professional medical advice. I am not a medical professional. Always consult a medical professional or your healthcare provider to seek medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment. The reader agrees to not hold the author liable for risks or issues associated with the reader using or acting upon the information provided in this article. All rights reserved.

Look out for an article and interview with the author by Jeanee Andrewartha at Health Alliance Australia and at her personal website Uncensored Wisdom ; this article will be edited when the links are up; it will also be posted at Elizabeth Glass' website

In late 2024 I was diagnosed with lymphedema “...a condition of localized swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. The lymphatic system functions as a critical portion of the body’s immune system... (it is) incurable and progressive...” (Wikipedia)

After the diagnosis in both legs, I endeavored to improve my health. One of these interventions produced such amazing results my doctor requested I write an article describing my experiences so he could share it with his patients.

Did I “cure” the lymphedema? Technically, no: according to my doctor, a year must pass for the lymphedema to be classified as “cured” (see the transcript below).

However, from October to December 2025 the circumference of my swollen, painful calves decreased about four inches.

And the pain? Gone.

Here is my story:
Like a lot of NYC moms who move to the suburbs, start driving, and gain weight, in 2020 I moved to the suburbs, started driving, and gained weight.

Due to an old injury - I wear an Ankle-Foot Orthotic (AFO) - the extra weight impacted my mobility, and how the AFO fit.

Not realizing the weight gain in my legs was lymphedema, I started working out.

After getting an infection, my orthotist recommended a wound care specialist, who diagnosed the lymphedema. After a life free of chronic medical conditions, the diagnosis was a wakeup call.

It just so happened that in 2024 I met Jeanee Andrewartha of Health Alliance Australia. She recognized the seriousness of my health condition. Jeanee was like the health version of Schindler from Schindler’s list...her insight and guidance saved this Jew’s life.

Jeanee and I did the viral “75 Hard Challenge” which includes two 45-minute workouts and drinking A LOT of water every day. Although I did not finish the program, I embraced a “75 Hard Challenge-like” strategy and lost about 50 pounds.

When Jeanee told me about the benefits of long-term water fasting and how it helped her, I was skeptical: “there is no way I could do that,” I thought.

But what I noticed: no matter how little I ate, I was not losing weight. However, after 24 hours of consuming only water, I would lose 1.5 to 2.0 pounds...the weight would just fall off.

So, I tried a long fast: three days.

Jeanee’s response: “Liz, that’s not that long.” Apparently, the benefits of water fasting don’t kick in until day three or four, at least.

This is my opinion: our environment and food supply have become toxic, processed foods often contain ingredients that are harmful, and our bodies and health are impacted by this.

A long water fast will detox the body, but doing so releases toxins. Therefore, it is important to prepare for a fast.

Per Jeanee’s advice, I cut out all processed foods, meat, eggs, dairy, sugar, grains, oils, coffee, embracing an “If it is not of the earth, question its worth” philosophy, eating only fruits, vegetables, and occasionally some nuts.

Jeanee’s insight came from “Stop Inflammation Now” by Dr. Richard Fleming, a book that helped her recover from heart failure twice. The free online book “QuickFasting dot com” is a great resource, too.

For my first real water-fast, my goal was seven days; however, on Day 4 I became ill.

Jeanee: “Your body is so toxic; it’s making you sick.”

I stopped the fast but continued eating organic fruits and vegetables and tried a second time a few weeks later. Again, my goal was seven days.

Not only was I able to do a seven-day fast, but at the end, I looked down at my calves, and they were almost back to normal. And the pain was gone. To me, it was and is a miracle.

That said, the problem with sharing this information (please see the legal disclaimer): for those who do not research, prepare, and consult with their healthcare provider, a lengthy water fast can be dangerous. If Jeanee had not advised me on my first attempt, I might have ended up in the hospital.

Speaking of hospitals, in Russia - where the benefits of long-term water fasting are known - there are hospitals wherein water-fasting patients can stay and be monitored.

When I was first diagnosed, I saw a lymphatic massage therapist at a large medical facility. She was not allowed to discuss nutrition with her clients.

Disabled patients curing themselves for free? No profit in that.

Speaking as someone who cooks for my family, loves to eat, and has a sweet tooth, water fasting is challenging: a battle of the mind, body, and spirit.

Once you get used to it, water-fasting is quite simple. The key thing is drinking enough water. What I did: in the morning, I prepare four 32-ounce mason jars of spring or distilled water, organic tea, and organic lemon water with cayenne powder, and drink throughout the day. Hungry? Drink, drink, drink.

Some final thoughts:
It is not characteristic of me to share my private medical information but am doing so to potentially help others.

There are plenty of fasting enthusiasts online who enjoy discussing certain bathroom-related topics. While I will spare you here, water-fasting is like power-washing the digestive system; a healthy digestive system is critical for a strong immune system.

When relieved of the energy required to digest food, the body can focus on healing itself. ALL OF US are perfect, beautiful, and divine entities possessing self-healing powers that the profit-driven allopathic healthcare system does not want us to know about. Hopefully, we can share information and help each other heal in these challenging times.

The following is a transcript of the audio recording of the medical appointment on December 9, 2025, with patient Elizabeth Glass (the author) and the doctor treating her for lymphedema. The doctor gave permission to audio record the appointment.

Me: Okay, so I’m here with my doctor to see whether I have lymphedema still, or if I was cured.

I need formal documentation...I can’t just say “I cured the lymphedema in my legs” (without formal documentation) ...

(By the way)...everyone in the waiting room says that this is the best doctor right here. Just for the record.

Dr: That’s very sweet.

Me: No seriously. (This doctor) was recommended by the place that created my leg brace (Ankle-Foot Orthotic; this facility - Prosthetics in Motion in NYC - also makes prosthetics for amputees. If one of their clients has a wound or an infection, it is very serious) so they’re only going to recommend THE best doctor.

(Note: As a working mother of four with a partially paralyzed leg and foot, a competent orthotist/prosthetist was crucial. I found Prosthetics in Motion by inquiring with competitive runners who were amputees.)

So that’s who I’m here with right now.

When I first came here, my legs were swollen, and I had an infection. I was at risk of losing my leg. And so, this doctor helped cure that (the infection).

But I have lymphedema and so he’s been helping me treat that.

Is that correct?

Dr: Sure, all that sounds correct

1:00
Me: And this is from an injury: when I was 18 (I’m now in my 50’s) there was a car that hit me when I was walking on the sidewalk with my friends: two compound femur fractures. I almost lost my left leg; had multiple surgeries mostly on my left leg.

Somehow, I was diagnosed with lymphedema about a year ago.

I’ve been doing some interventions (that arguably cured the lymphedema) but I’m cautious about sharing these interventions for a number of reasons (at this time). But I’m here to document whether I still have lymphedema or not.

Me: I’m sorry I didn’t shave my legs (laughing).

Dr: Don’t apologize for that at all.

Me: So, as I just told the doctor (before I started audio recording) I no longer have pain (which - anyone with lymphedema will tell you - is excruciating).

Dr: Wonderful.

Me: It’s just a miracle.

Dr: And the pain that you were having before was primarily where? In the feet or in the whole legs?

Me: Down here (pointing to my calves): it was just unbearable pain when I would sit, or my legs were not elevated.

(Note: standing for long periods of time or sitting without my legs elevated for long periods of time was excruciatingly painful; the pain increased as the day went on.)

(Note: Although I had a “limb difference” the partial paralysis in my lower leg and left foot did not impact my lifestyle. However, the lymphedema had a significant negative impact on my lifestyle.)

2:00
Dr: (Your legs) look good overall. The legs certainly do look slimmer than they were. You’ve been using your circaids every day? (Used by people with lymphedema, circaids are like compression stockings that wrap around your leg like a corset; my legs were measured to be fit for them.)

Me: Yes.

Dr: You’ve been using the lymphedema pumps, or no?

Me: (I have to...) tell you; I HATED that machine. It was upsetting. It made me feel like an invalid. It was time that I could have been exercising (the pumps are meant to be used an hour per day).

Dr: Gotcha.

Dr: So, the primary approach you’ve been taking for the swelling in the legs has been the circaids that you’ve been using?

Me: No, I did something completely different.

(Note: The doctor helped my condition by ordering the circaids which helped prevent my legs from becoming even more swollen. However, the circaids were not the reason the circumference of my legs decreased so much.)

Doctor is checking my feet and legs.

Dr: So, no pain?

Me: No.

Dr: They look good to me.

3:15
Dr: I’m going to talk to you about lymphedema in general. So, when it comes to lymphedema, it’s rare that we talked about “curing” lymphedema. The way we look at lymphedema: lymphedema is fluid that is usually high in protein in the spaces between our cells; basically, that that’s how we would view lymphedema.

3:35
So that pressure inside, between the tissues, over time can cause changes to the integrity of the leg, so it can cause them to swell. And then once they swell, it’s almost like, for lack of a better metaphor, it’s like a balloon that gets stretched and just doesn’t go back to its original shape. So, if we stretch the tissues too far to the point where they’re not able to recoil, then you have permanent changes that can then worsen the long-term outcomes with lymphedema.

4:20
Dr: So, the good news is that it does seem like your legs are slimmer. My suspicion would be, and there are certain things that you can do to help manage lymphedema, which some of the things you’re doing, may be some of those things, and I won’t ask you to share them. You can certainly keep them (that information) to yourself.

Me: I will share (the things that I did).

Dr: But if you are doing those things, they can certainly help with lymphedema, but ultimately the mainstay of treatment for lymphedema is compression, external compression.

4:50
Dr: So, since you’ve been compliant with the circaids, I will give much of the credit to the circaids and your compliance with them in terms of how good the legs are looking, and how much smaller they are than they were originally.

Me: Oh, no; it wasn’t the circaids (that caused the improvement).

Dr: So, it may be some of the other things that you were doing. I would be hesitant to ever use the term “cure” with lymphedema. I would say you have it under control. And then time will tell. Over the course of time, if you keep doing the things you’re doing and if you happen to notice that the legs get less and less swollen and they start to look more and more like your legs were before the lymphedema happened, then I’d be more apt to say, “Okay, it was a temporary type of lymphedema”...which most lymphedema is not. You know, most lymphedema is relatively permanent. But if you happen to see over the course of time that the changes continue to reverse course then over time, I would not be opposed to saying that you’ve cured it. But that is the key: time has to pass before we can say that. Right now, since I last saw you, it’s been just about two months, or so. So, I wouldn’t use the term “cure” yet. I would say you’re moving the right direction; that’s for sure.

Me: Did you take measurements...?

Dr: I did when we got the circaids for you. I can take new ones, if you like.

Me: Yes, I need measurements (to document the improvement).

6:30-9:48
Current measurements:
Right calf: 47 cm/18.5 inches
Right ankle: 27 cm/10¾ inches
Left calf: 48 cm/19 in
Left ankle: 30 cm/12 in

(Note: I have been measuring the circumference of my calves regularly. The average circumference of an adult woman’s calf is about 13+ inches to 16+ inches. I am 5’10” so my goal is 16+ inches. While the doctor was measuring my legs, I noted that the last time I had measured: my right calf was 17+ inches, and left calf was 18+ inches; 17 inches is about 43 cm; 18 inches is about 45.5 cm.)

Dr: The measurements (circumference of the calves) were 55 centimeters (or 21.6 inches; this is the measurement when I was fit for the circaids and consistent with my own records)

So, it’s about 10 centimeters smaller now. It’s good, very good.

Me: (10 cm = about four inches) Four inches! Wow.

Me: I was in so much pain...I’m not in pain anymore.

Dr: Wonderful, Wonderful.

Me: I could not drive long distances, but now I’m curious about what would happen. The way I was before, I took the idea of driving long distances out of my picture.

Dr: If you drive long distances, certainly wear the circaids while you’re driving, and stop periodically, take walks, breaks. Things like that, and at night, the evening after you’ve been driving those long distances: elevate your legs above your heart so that you get some good return flow.

10:38
Dr: You look great. You’re definitely moving in the right direction.

Me: Yay (me and my son clapping).

Dr: I think it to use the term “cure” yourself with lymphedema: I would give it some more time, I would say, off the cuff, I would think that, to really call yourself “cured” you would need to have a consistent year with a significant reduction and no recurrence of lymphedema to say you’re cured of it. I think that’s how I would approach it.

11:08
Me: That’s fair.

Dr: But great job. Great job. Good job. So, keep it up

Me: Isaac (my son), aren’t you happy? Yay (clap, clap).

Isaac: Yeah (Isaac was also happy because the appointment was over).

Dr: So good job guys; keep it up.

Me: My friend who has 11 kids...she had a heart condition. She almost died twice. She’s done a lot of alternative things (for her own health). She helped me.

Dr: Good, good, good. Well, if you ever do decide to share, write it down. Put it in a little story or an article and then let me know because I would love to offer it to other patients.

Me: Oh, yeah. And that’s what I want to do, but the problem is (the patient with lymphedema) would have to be consistently seeing you (or another medical profession with appropriate training) to do it because it’s potentially dangerous. But I’ll write it up and send it to you.

Dr: I appreciate that. Yeah. Alright. Keep it up. You’re doing great, Liz, okay. I’ll see you in about two months, two and a half months or so. If it flares up by any chance come in and see me. But otherwise, I think you’re doing great. Keep it up. Have a very happy holiday. Take care.

Me: Isn’t it good, Isaac?

Isaac: Yeah.
(End at 12:15)