Cancer Treatment Assistance for Len Lambright
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Thank you for taking the time to read and consider helping with this family need. -Rachel and Caleb(brother and sister-in-law to Len’s wife)In early 2017 Len started with a persistent cough. The line of work he did sent him into a lot of attics in homes and he thought he was developing COPD. Because of this he did not go see a Dr. right away. By August of the same year he ended up in the ER nearly unable to breath. After running a CT Scan the Dr’s immediately put a chest tube in his right side and drained 7 liters (almost 2 gallons) of fluid off his chest cavity area that evening. He was in the hospital 19 days from August 26 - Sept 13.
While in the hospital, Doctors discovered a tumor on Len’s right side under his collar bone. Doctors described it as a tumor with a center core that had a hard shell around it. During the hospital stay fluid continued to drain off. Samples of the fluid were collected and sent in for testing. All tests of the fluid came back clear of any cancer. They proceeded to collect a tissue sample of the actual tumor to send in for lab testing. A surgical biopsy was done by cutting through his right side under his arm. They went up through his chest and cut through the hard shell of the tumor to get to the center of the tumor. Essentially, by allowing them to perform such an invasive operation in cutting the tumor open, this only spread the cancer cells through-out his chest cavity. The metastasized cancer is now what Len is in the battle for his life over.
The biopsy came back as Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma. It is a very rare form of slow-growing cancer. Doctors stated that there are only 100 other documented cases of it. Len and his wife spent many days and long hours talking with doctors and going over the options. They were told the same thing by numerous doctors that chemo only had a slim chance of being beneficial. Surgery was out of the question.
They have chosen alternative routes of treatments such as- Immunotherapies, rigorous diet, integrative therapies. The latest treatments are with Care Oncology out of San Diego. So far nothing has been helping to reverse this difficult disease.
There is a Cancer Clinic in CA called Issel’s Immunotherapy. They are known for their success with difficult, late stage cancers. They create a vaccine out of the patients’ blood and administer it. Len and his wife are feeling desperate and feel this may be the last option in curing this cancer for Len. Because this form of treatment does not fall under the American medical system, insurance does not cover it. All alternative treatments like this must be paid up front and out of pocket. The total initial cost for the vaccine, patient care, and housing cost at this clinic is $55,000. There are some smaller ongoing expenses such as supplements and medications.
We are putting this out to the public, and friends and family simply asking anyone who may want to help them reach this goal in restoring Len’s health.
Included are a few pictures of Len’s initial hospital stay in 2017 and some from over the past few years. Len has lost a lot of weight, has a difficult time breathing and has to work hard to manage the pain he lives with. They have been through enormously stressful times and are immensely grateful for any help, big or small.
Here is the website for Issel’s Clinic should you wish to check them out. Issels.com
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A huge thank you from all of us!
Organizer and beneficiary
Rachel Smith
Organizer
Prescott, AZ
Leonard Lambright
Beneficiary