
Nothing is impossible
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Hi everyone, I’m Natalie and Melissa has been my closest friend for over 20 years. We have become family.
She is about to embark on a new journey in her search for a cure.
The only sentence worse than “You have cancer” is “Chemo is no longer working for you”
Those are the words that Melissa was told on Wednesday July 3rd, 2024.
Her long battle with cancer has come to an end at Princess Margaret Hospital as there is nothing more that can be done for her there.
All chemotherapy and clinic trials have been exhausted. She has tried her last round of chemo, with no good results. This unfortunately has significantly shortened her lifespan to less than 1 year.
We refuse to give up and we do not accept this answer, so we are looking elsewhere to save her life.
After doing much research, HOPE4CANCER & Sanoviv Medical Institute are treatment centres located in Tijuana Mexico that seem promising. These 2 facilities have given Melissa new hope in a treatment plan that can save her life.
There, she will receive a holistic treatment plan. It is a 3 week program where she will detoxify from the chemo, undergo Light and Sound Therapy, Solo-Photo Dynamic Therapy and Bio- Immunotherapy in an effort to rid her body of the cancer and reverse the toxic, deadly effects of the chemotherapy.
These treatment facilities also include accommodations at the clinics as well as transportation, meals and evaluations for the duration of her stay.
These treatment centres are Melissas last hope and the miracle we have all been praying for. It does, however, come at a cost. A big one.
The 3 week stay at HOPE4CANCER with all of the treatments, supplements, aftercare and meals will be $47,000 USD. Converted to our Canadian dollar, that works out to approximately $65,000 CAD.
Or option #2 at Sanoviv Medical Institute, also a 3 week stay with similar treatment is priced at $43,000 CAD
We are also looking into additional naturopathic treatments that are located in America.
She will need to get started with a treatment plan immediately, as time is not on our side.
This financial amount is out of reach for Melissa and her family, and so we are turning to our family, friends and community to ask for donations as we cannot do this alone.
As most of you know, Melissa is a wonderful mother to 3 beautiful, young children who need her.
We are calling on everyone who knows and loves Melissa to help her in her fight. She still has so much life to live and giving up will never be an option.
She has fought this up-hill battle tirelessly for 3 years. Her strength and determination has inspired countless people who know her, and even those who don’t.
We have watched her cry in pain, both physical and emotional and the helplessness we feel has been overwhelming.
Through it all, her faith in the Lord has never wavered. She knows He has a plan for her, even if we can’t see it right now.
We are in the final hour and are desperate for a miracle.
Organizer and beneficiary
Natalie Melhado
Organizer
North York, ON
Melissa Salas Yanes
Beneficiary