A first-person YouTube short in which McCall McPherson recounts recovery after brain surgery and describes methods that aided nervous-system regulation and healing. The speaker emphasizes low-cost calming practices (Epsom salt baths, disconnecting from devices, putting feet in grass/sand, deep breathing, sleep hygiene) and also reports traveling to Hope for Cancer about three or four weeks after surgery for hyperbaric and oxygen therapies plus high-dose vitamin C. They describe infrared/red light therapy and a PEMF mat as major aids, especially for post-surgery insomnia.
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About three or four weeks after brain surgery (speaker's recollection).
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So it looks different for everyone. Like, for me, an Epsom salt bath is super calming. Disconnecting from my phone, being out in nature, biggest game changer, putting your feet in the grass. I remember flying to Hope for Cancer, which is where I received holistic treatment for the cancer journey. And I flew there, I think it was three or four weeks after brain surgery to do a bunch of hyperbarics and oxygen therapies and high dose vitamin C. And I will never forget, I went through customs. I was like, spinning. You almost feel like you're drunk when you're so dysregulated after brain surgery. I mean, it was the most out of control, horrible feeling. I was wearing the headphones, I had my sunglasses on. And I remember just being like, I need to go put my feet in the sand. And I am telling you, it shifted within minutes. I mean, I felt like, whoa. I feel a huge difference. It's a lot of nervous system regulation is free medicine, getting outside, deep breathing, you know, sleeping, that is so huge. And then other things for me that were like an absolute game changer. Infrared light is really calming. So even my handheld little lume box, red light is so calming. I'll take that. When I travel, my PEMF mat saves me. It's a little higher dose pmf infrared matte. And I had so many nights. One of my biggest issues. I've never had insomnia, but I experienced that after brain surgery. And it gave me so much compassion for patients because I was like, what do you mean you can't fall asleep? Like, I believe them. I just had never experienced, like, why don't you just close your eyes and go to sleep? I never experienced that. Well, boy, did I after brain surgery. And so there were some nights where the only place I could sleep was that mat in my closet because it was the calming and it was a game changer.
