Help Laura kick breast cancer to the curb
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Hello, my name is Laura. The best thing I have learned is to take bad situations and turn them into good!! So with my positive attitude and the support of YOU - my friends and family - I will enter today's challenges with a smile on my face and the strength that you give me. On Dec 23rd, 2015 I was diagnosed with ER+ (Estrogen Receptor Positive) Breast Cancer. This resulted in some lengthy surgeries, grueling radiation and fierce medication treatments. Exactly one year later during reconstruction surgery of the first breast, they found another similar - but different cancer in my other breast requiring more surgery and an even more intense radiation regime. Thinking I was well on the road to recovery, in 2019 I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer which had traveled to my lymphatic system and started settling in my bones which also required another 7 weeks of radiation.
Traditional medication and therapies are not slowing the spread of the cancer so I must do something different if I am to have any chance to live a longer life. After much research of alternative methods, I am going to embark on a holistic approach along with the traditional treatment strategy.
This is going to require me to have assistance and the help of friends and hired help 7 days a week, 365 days per year (no breaks from this regime). This is going to be a VERY expensive journey. In addition to the costly traditional medication and treatments, this holistic regime, which is NOT covered by any insurance, could run between $1,500 and $3,000 per month - and this program will last approximately two years. The plan of action requires consumption of ONLY organic fruits and vegetables (in the form of a juiced drink) several times per day, along with high-cost natural supplements.
Cancer, as I’ve come to fast discover, is as much if not more mental as it is physical, consistently testing the body and the spirit. I am a survivor and I will maintain my spirit. Thank you for praying today… For me…. For the doctors… For my friends and family who will walk this journey with me.
Mac and I want to thank everyone again for your continued support and kindness. Our world has been full of so much love and caring over these past several years...we are so blessed! It is your support that gives me strength.
If my story has touched your heart, and you would be able to contribute towards this financial burden, it would be very much appreciated.
Traditional medication and therapies are not slowing the spread of the cancer so I must do something different if I am to have any chance to live a longer life. After much research of alternative methods, I am going to embark on a holistic approach along with the traditional treatment strategy.
This is going to require me to have assistance and the help of friends and hired help 7 days a week, 365 days per year (no breaks from this regime). This is going to be a VERY expensive journey. In addition to the costly traditional medication and treatments, this holistic regime, which is NOT covered by any insurance, could run between $1,500 and $3,000 per month - and this program will last approximately two years. The plan of action requires consumption of ONLY organic fruits and vegetables (in the form of a juiced drink) several times per day, along with high-cost natural supplements.
Cancer, as I’ve come to fast discover, is as much if not more mental as it is physical, consistently testing the body and the spirit. I am a survivor and I will maintain my spirit. Thank you for praying today… For me…. For the doctors… For my friends and family who will walk this journey with me.
Mac and I want to thank everyone again for your continued support and kindness. Our world has been full of so much love and caring over these past several years...we are so blessed! It is your support that gives me strength.
If my story has touched your heart, and you would be able to contribute towards this financial burden, it would be very much appreciated.
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Laura McNeil
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Maple Valley, WA