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Hope4Cancer for Juanita, the only one!

Sallysouth - 7-3-2012 at 04:53 PM

Hi Nomads.She is looking into both places for her cancer.I remember some discussion here about Sanoviv, and as I recall it was mostly negative.This place, Cure4cancer sounds like a new hope for extending her days here, but I would like to know if any of you have heard of or experienced any treatments from them.She is in the hospital today with a lot of pain, getting platelets and morphine.Hopefully H4C will take her tomorrow or soon.They are in Rosarito Beach.All depends on the $$ right now needed for the treaments.I know you all care, and I am hoping her life can be extended, at least.Hanging in there as best we can, Abrazos, Sally

[Edited on 7-8-2012 by Sallysouth]

Hi, Sally

Gypsy Jan - 7-3-2012 at 05:27 PM

I am so sorry about the ordeal the Juanita is enduring.

Sanoviv is a fraud. They say that they offer alternative treatments in a hyper healthful surrounding.

The facts are that they have been sued by the Mexican authorities for using unlicensed doctors and nurses.

When we asked for information, the told us that there was no outpatient care and the charges started at $4,000 U.S. and up per week.

Sanoviv is funded by a large U.S. vitamin company and the founder of that has been prosecuted for fraud as well.

capt. mike - 7-3-2012 at 05:32 PM

2 places.....cancer treatment centers of America or Mayo Clinic.
i am sorry that's all i can offer but from personal family experience they are the best in the US.

Sallysouth - 7-3-2012 at 10:15 PM

Thank you for the replies Capt.Mike an G.Jan.She has had a bone marrow transplant, was not sucessful.Only hope left is a miracle, or something we don't know about yet.Check out the website for Hope4cancer.com and give me your feedback?

Mulegena - 7-4-2012 at 08:12 AM

Dearest Sally, please check your u2u when you have a moment to spare.

Sallysouth - 7-8-2012 at 02:25 PM

We have contacted every place on the list to see if they could help Juanita.All medical records were sent as well as blood work, info, etc.We have found that Hope4cancer has treated people that were sent home to die and with sucess.My youngest daughter, Amy has been responsible for all this work and she is sending out a plea for help via Facebook.I thought I should share it here.They are asking $30, 000 to treat Juanita.If she doesn't make it or it is decided that nothing can be done at some point, they will refund any money after the fact.The family is pitching in whatever we can but we are asking for help from those that can.Any donations can be sent to Amy at 33725 Bluewater, Dana Point ,CA, 92629.(co/Juanita Miller).I know many of you have helped so much last fall at the benefit and we want to thank you all again.You all made this last year a bit easier for her.She is in a lot of pain but still with us.I just got off the phone with her and am trying to spend time with her every day, but today she is very tired.My G-girls are being very brave but worry so much if their Mommy is going to live.They tell me that she is brave and strong but very sick.Damn it is so hard.So lets hope for a miracle if we can get her into H4C SOON!!Abrazos Amigos, Sally

woody with a view - 7-8-2012 at 03:26 PM

Good Luck Juanita! We're pulling for you here.

Sallysouth - 7-8-2012 at 10:54 PM

Thanks Woody! I guess we are asking alot from all of you.It may be a moot point by tomorrow or the next day anyhow.I understand.Day to day....hour to hour...I'll update tomorrow.

Mulegena - 7-9-2012 at 12:17 AM

Bless you, Sally, and bless Juanita and her loved ones.
I hold you all close in my heart and constant prayer.

Natalie Ann - 7-9-2012 at 04:51 PM

My best wishes for Juanita and for all of your family members.

nena

Ken Bondy - 7-9-2012 at 05:13 PM

Sally my brother-in-law has acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is undergoing an experimental treatment called "nelarabine". Nothing else has worked but there has been some improvement in his numbers since they started this new treatment. Don't know if this will help but you might mention it to her doctors.

Buena suerte Sally

++Ken++

DianaT - 7-9-2012 at 05:18 PM

My thoughts are with you and your family. I know you have probably researched every possibility around, but I thought I would mention the City of Hope in Duarte, CA as that is one I know has helped others.

So very sorry this is happening to you and your family. :no:

Sallysouth - 7-11-2012 at 08:12 PM

Thank you so much for your heartfelt posts and well wishes.Juanita will be going to Hope4 cancer tomorrow with her Dad.The funds have been collected and we will wait to hear if they can help her. Her hospice nurse has put her on so many opiates that she is barely here with us.She told me when I took her to UCI that she can't take the pain but wants to be aware of whats going on and be able to communicate.I think hospice just puts them in a semi coma. Wrong.So we will know tonorrow or the next day what they can do for her, if anything.She has had NO blasts show up since Cedar Sinai gave her the boot, but her dad thinks she is storing them in her Spleen, hence the swelling of her tummy. This is the final round, and I am going to say goodbye to her in the AM and bring her girls here with me for a few days.I will post when I get some news.Abrazos, Sally

Skipjack Joe - 7-11-2012 at 08:21 PM

Sally,

It really sounds to me as though Ken's suggestion of doing the 'nelarabine' therapy is on firmer ground than what I'm reading at the Hope4Cancer center.

Mulegena - 7-11-2012 at 09:24 PM

Rest well tonight, Juanita, Sally and family.
The 'morrow is a pivotal day for you all.
I hold you all in my heart
and send special prayers tonight.
Godspeed.

toneart - 7-11-2012 at 10:17 PM

Sally,

A decision, any decision, is a commitment and and a resolution. It is a step forward and releases you from the stress of indecision and the time it takes to explore options. Juanita, you and family have made that decision. Go with it!

I have had so many friends and casual acquaintances alike give me advice on what to do in regards to my Cancer. They are all well meaning and wish the best for me. I listened and did research on many of their suggestions, plus everything else I could read about. Many had real merit, but it was an overwhelming period and time was not waiting.

I had to make a decision and my conventional treatment seems to be working. It was a real relief to come to a decision! Juanita has tried that route too, and now the time has come for you to try something entirely different, which you are going to do.

Hospice was doing for Juanita what Hospice does; provide comfort and relieve pain. It is done according to the diagnosis by her personal physician who referred her. It is not "wrong".

Obviously, Juanita wants to be present and not in an induced semi-coma. She is a fighter. The mind is a very powerful thing! It can cause miracles. For her, Hospice is perhaps "wrong" as she is not ready to submit to her physician's diagnosis. There is hope...go for it!

Juanita's best outcome is in my mind, and I know she is in many others' thoughts and prayers as well, including Nomads'. That is a lot of collective mind power!

Pescador - 7-12-2012 at 07:50 AM

When my wife was diagnosed with Lung Cancer the people literally came out of the woodwork and all had myriad suggestions. The biggest problem we found was that a lot of the clinics and alternative therapy places did a great job of advertising with anecdotal information which may have worked for one person, one time, and really had no or little application for out particular treatment regimen. And of course, all the well wishers and people suggesting these treatments were hoping that we would pick their particular mode of treatment and forsake the others. They even became quite animated and vociferous in their opinions.
The biggest challenge comes in the fact that we are very motivated to try anything to save the life of our loved ones and that does make us vulnerable to some pretty wacky treatments that we probably would not otherwise consider. I spent a lot of hours every day on the computer looking at all of the alternatives and would probably do that again, but sometimes we need to take a look at what is really going on and there was a time when I finally felt like I had done almost everything I could and started to feel like I was wasting the time which could be better spent in spending some quality time with my wife who was dying from this terrible and overpowering disease. The last 30 days were the best part of that gift and the part that gives me the most satisfaction, not the endless forays into looking for the miracle cure, but the acceptance that there were some things that I was incapable of changing and that I had to make the best out of what really was.

Sallysouth - 7-16-2012 at 03:12 PM

Well, her disease has got the best of her.It has been a very long and painfull year.She is being transported by ambulance from TJ to the border where a US ambulance has picked her up to bring her home.She has internal bleeding and does not know who anyone is.Her sisters, her Dad, her husband and girls, and I will be saying our goodbyes this evening.We wiil have a Celebration of Life for Juanita in the near future and I will let you all know when and where.Much gratitude to all you Nomads that have given me and Juanita so much support over this last year. Adios to my wonderful, beautiful, caring daughter....Sally

Keri - 7-16-2012 at 03:58 PM

So Sorry Sally . God bless you and your family,k

Skipjack Joe - 7-16-2012 at 04:47 PM

I'm so sorry to read this Sally. Knowing what both you and her went through makes it all that much harder. I wanted so much for it not to end this way. Thanks for letting us know.

Eli - 7-16-2012 at 05:22 PM

Ay Dear Heart, so it is time to let go.
All of us must take our leave, may the pain be over and Juanita rest in peace.
You have done all you can and more, so, take solace in that Sweet Sally.
There is nothing else to be done now except accept, shed your tears, that are so rightfully yours, and share them with those who Love her.
And keep Juanita's memory alive, visit as often as you can her bright and shinning smile, it was a beauty, I remember.
Sara

[Edited on 7-17-2012 by Eli]

Eli, Sarah, You Are So Eloquent

Gypsy Jan - 7-16-2012 at 05:42 PM

You have said what I wish I could could have to try to ease Sally and her family's pain.

Vaya con Dios, Juanita. May you be at rest and know that you were loved in a mighty way.

Gypsy Jan

DianaT - 7-16-2012 at 06:34 PM

Damn! This is so very sad for you and your family. You all fought such a great battle and now comes the time for the good-byes and time to release her from this world. While her physical being will no longer be with you, her spirit will never leave you. Juanita will live on in your heart and through her daughters.

While there are no words that can soften your pain right now, my thoughts are with you. There will be more smiles and happy memories for you later.

Diana

woody with a view - 7-16-2012 at 07:03 PM

So sorry Sally. Give :saint: Juanita :saint: a big hug and a kiss for all of us.....

toneart - 7-16-2012 at 07:29 PM

Ah Sally!

I had so hoped a miracle would occur. Please allow Eli's message to speak for me too. My heart goes out to Juanita, you and the family.
Sending Love,
Tony

CaboMagic - 7-16-2012 at 07:36 PM

I too must echo that which has been so heartfelt said by others ..

Sally we pray all of you find comfort in these posts .. and feel the warm embrace for that which words cannot say.

Juanita the world has been a better place for having you here - may God take you peacefully and set you to watch over your loved ones who will miss your physical presence and who will always cherish you in their hearts.

Respectfully, Tommy & Lori

Natalie Ann - 7-16-2012 at 08:09 PM

I read this news, Sally, with tears in my heart.
I too was praying for that miracle.

May Juanita have no pain as she crosses over.
May her spirit rest in peace.
And may God watch over those kids and all of you who haved loved her so.

nena

Paulina - 7-16-2012 at 08:30 PM

All my love, Sally.

P>*)))>{

Heather - 7-16-2012 at 08:45 PM

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the girls. Saludos, Heather and family

goldhuntress - 7-17-2012 at 08:49 AM

So very sorry Sally.

Mulegena - 7-17-2012 at 05:44 PM

Sorrow in the passing of this beautiful spirit is shared, Sally.

Yet, as she slips the earthly bonds know that the spirit that came here among us for this precious moment will now be free to soar in timelessness.

Perhaps little comfort to you now, however accept this attempt as its given in a good way. I feel that she will always live in your hearts for she walked this way and graced this world with her love.

Always, Mulegena

Mulegena - 7-17-2012 at 08:50 PM

The Journey Home

Death comes slowly tiptoeing in, and the struggle to remain with those I love begins.
My body, far the wiser and knowing its purpose, puts one foot in front of the other on the journey home.
My mind, a reflection of my heart that loves so and does not want to let go, wanders freely, then resistively, then pleadingly, then soulfully, searching for a way to remain and yet wanting ...to let go with the assurance that God awaits me.
Thoughts of what was, avoiding and fearful of what is and not yet readied for what is to be, flit through my mind.
Each breath I struggle to take is a testament to the hard work of letting go of the attachments I have for loved things and my beloveds.
As I ever so slowly find my way through the shadows of death I hear the soft whisper of God's voice: "Fear not, for I AM with thee."
My mind flits through memories of you --- did I say those last words of love to you, I mouth them in my mind and hope you don't hurt because you cannot hear me saying them.
I feel your loving touch on my arm and your sadness as you are trying not to lose your connection with me. I am at a peace you cannot know though I hear you pray that for me.
If i look uncomfortable to you, or I cry out at times, what you do not know is that I am already listening to the singing of the heavenly angels as they begin to carry me towards my eternity with our Father.
May God keep you safe in his shelter, comfort you in your sorrow, and bring you once again to me on the day chosen for your own journey home.

Kathy Elliott, July 13, 2012

Sallysouth - 7-20-2012 at 06:55 PM

Well Amigos, She is still with us!!!!A real fighter my girl is!!She is comfotable and surrounded by family and friends.Not too much pain either.She hasn't been able to eat so it really is a matter of time.She looks like a Buddah to me right now.We are going to try to get her to the beach tomorrow.All the family will be there.My stress level was 160/99, not good.Now it is 130/77.Good.Having her girls with me helps so much.If any Nomads are in the Capo area tomorrow, we will be across from Olamendis on the beach.Stop in if you can, and give our girl a hug.Abrazos, Sally (that was beautiful Maria!)

DianaT - 7-20-2012 at 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by Sallysouth
Well Amigos, She is still with us!!!!A real fighter my girl is!!She is comfotable and surrounded by family and friends.Not too much pain either.She hasn't been able to eat so it really is a matter of time.She looks like a Buddah to me right now.We are going to try to get her to the beach tomorrow.All the family will be there.My stress level was 160/99, not good.Now it is 130/77.Good.Having her girls with me helps so much.If any Nomads are in the Capo area tomorrow, we will be across from Olamendis on the beach.Stop in if you can, and give our girl a hug.Abrazos, Sally (that was beautiful Maria!)


And I believe she is choosing her time --- giving everyone a little more time for all the very important good-byes.

There is just some unfinished business and I am sure you are coveting every precious moment with her. I think about a quote from the Forest Gump. " Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't."

Skipjack Joe - 7-20-2012 at 07:42 PM

That was beautiful, Mulegena.

Eli - 7-21-2012 at 12:59 PM

Love to read of miracles, and reading that Juanita had a good day without pain, recognizing those who love her and comfortable is pretty darn special. In the end all we have is now, so here's hoping that right now is being kind to You all.

Mulegena - 7-21-2012 at 01:49 PM

You're all always in my thoughts and close, close, close in my heart these days.