Dieneke was diagnosed with blood cancer myeloma at 67 years old back in 2007. This form of cancer is typically fatal, killing nearly 3,000 people a year in the UK. In attempt to combat it, she took on three rounds of chemotherapy along with 4 stem cell transplants. She experienced nothing but pain and relapse throughout this process.
After the repeated failure of the aggressive treatment she was receiving, she decided to give something new a try, something a bit unconventional, something that became her last resort – she started taking 8 grams of curcumin a day (the active ingredient in turmeric).