Joan's Pecoma & Saracoma Cancer Recovery

While asking for help can be difficult I had to convince Joan to let me make this post.  I know there is strength in reaching out for support from the community of people who care about her.  On behalf of Joan I am soliciting your help to help her with any donation large or small.  Those of you that will contribute to her recovery fund, thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Your financial and spiritual support is greatly appreciated and I am sure mean the world to her.  Your guidance and encouragement will lift her up and will give her the strength she will need to be physically, emotionally and spiritually strong.   Please share with your friends, family and organizations.

Again, thank you in advance for your support..

Friends and Family  

Please read Joan's story...

I would like to thank GOD for my family and friends and those that have known my fight these last three years.  I would also like to say I am sorry for any friends or family members that feel I have hurt them in any.   Going through these different treatments can break you down in many ways.  Not only do it break down your immune system it breaks down your spirit...sometimes you just want to be alone; sometimes you just need a hug or a phone call.  Cancer has it's highs and lows.  GOD has blessed me beyond measures...  I am still here and ready to continue to fight!

I was diagnosed with Pecoma & Saracoma  cancer on my visit to the doctors in San Francisco, CA on 7/24/2017.  Since then  I have been traveling back and fourth from Las Vegas  to California for consultations and treatments.  Unfortunately, because Pecoma is a rare cancer the physicians in Las Vegas are not familiar with the treatments and my insurance has not covered 100%  of these treatments in San Francisco and have been out of pocket.  I have undergone three (3) different radiations and two (2) chemotherapy treatments.  Currently the cancer is in my Uterus and the places it has mastitis...Pelvic, Lungs, Spine L3 and Rib 8th.   "There are only 50 people that have been diagnosed with Pecoma. This cancer come from the connective tissue of our body--the tissue that makes up the structure of the body. Therefore, sarcomas come from bone, cartilage, muscle, nerve and other types of connective tissue, and can occur throughout the body.  These type of tumors are very uncommon consisting on histology of perivascular epithelioid cells occurring in both localized and metastatic forms of various body sites.  The approach to treatment of these tumors generally involves a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy". 

I have recently been chosen to be part of a 4 week Clinical Trail at UCSF that will begin, hopefully, December 2020.  Unfortunately,  I will be responsible for my own expenses which will include air fare, lounging, transportation to and from the hospital, food and any additional care I might acquire.   After the four week treatment I will be required to come back to UCSF once a month for check-ups and bloodwork (they will not accept any vitals from my physicians in Las Vegas).

If you know me I am a fighter and I will smile my way through this fight.  Most people do not even know the fight I am undergoing.  I always hear you don't look like you are going through anything because I choose to be happy and smile through the pain.  My motto is I am a unicorn... a warrior... a fighter!