1. Jessica Ainscough was an Australian teen magazine editor who became a writer and wellness entrepreneur after turning her back on the prescribed treatment for a rare cancer she was diagnosed with at the age of 22.
17 Facts About Jessica Ainscough
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Jessica Ainscough was born in Australia in the South East Queensland city of Ipswich.
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Jessica Ainscough attended the University of the Sunshine Coast, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Communications in journalism.
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At the time of her diagnosis, Jessica Ainscough was working as an online editor for teen magazine Dolly.
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Jessica Ainscough was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma on 24 April 2008, following a biopsy of lumps removed from her left arm and hand.
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Jessica Ainscough recalled being informed that epithelioid sarcoma was an extremely rare cancer and difficult to treat.
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Jessica Ainscough died six years after switching from chemotherapy to non-scientific cancer "treatment" methods.
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Jessica Ainscough consented to chemotherapy and had the procedure in June 2008.
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Jessica Ainscough refused to undergo the amputation and, instead, turned to alternative cancer treatments.
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At "Wellness Warrior Events," Jessica Ainscough was joined by other celebrity wellness entrepreneurs who would share their alternative health journeys, including former actor Melissa Ambrosini, musician Wes Carr and celebrity chef Pete Evans.
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Jessica Ainscough invited Cyndi O'Meara, nutritionist and fellow Sunshine Coast wellness entrepreneur, to write the foreword of her book, and later acknowledged O'Meara as the person she admired most professionally.
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Jessica Ainscough spoke and wrote extensively about the influence of her mother Sharyn Jessica Ainscough and alternative cancer treatment advocate Ian Gawler.
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Jessica Ainscough claimed that Ian Gawler's book, You can Conquer Cancer, was a major influence on her when she was initially diagnosed with cancer.
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Sharyn Jessica Ainscough died in October 2013, two and a half years after diagnosis, in line with expectations for untreated breast cancer.
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In December 2014, Jessica Ainscough wrote in her blog that she had returned to conventional medical care to treat a large fungating tumour under her left shoulder that had been bleeding non-stop for ten months, leaving her weak and uncomfortable.
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Under the care of an oncologist, Jessica Ainscough received six weeks of radiation therapy in the final weeks of her life ultimately dying on 26 February 2015.
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However, examples of Jessica Ainscough alluding to Gerson Therapy successfully treating her cancer can be found.