A little life update from the Peru ‘ohana.

Since Gizelle’s original diagnosis of Leukemia in 07/2023, she has received multiple rounds of treatment and a bone marrow transplant. With the help and care of Stanford’s wonderful Oncology team, remission became Gizelle’s reality, and she was cancer-free for about a year.

As routine follow-ups and blood work were a part of her “new normal,” this past April, evidence of cancer returned.

Fast forward to the current day, Gizelle and her husband Mel are currently back at Stanford where she is receiving another round of treatment and awaiting her second bone marrow transplant. For Mel to be her full-time caregiver, he has taken leave from work until further notice. During their season of physical, emotional, and financial hardship, we humbly ask for donations to lessen the stress and worry of medical bills and daily living expenses.

—the Soriano, Delos Reyes, and Peru Family