Wendie's Cancer Treatment Fund
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Hi everyone,
Thank you for visiting my Go Fund Me Page.
Unfortunately, my treatment options are now coming to an end. The cancer is becoming aggressive, and because it's very rare, it's difficult to treat.
Here is a little about me!
I'm Wendie Land, age 43 from St. Augustine, Florida.
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Incureable Leiomyosarcaoma December of 2017. My leiomyosarcoma cancer has spread to my Bladder and Lymph Nodes with some in my Sacral Bone. (There is no stage 5).
I have wonderful husband, 3 children, several grandbabies, and 2 frisky little Maltese doggies.
In May 2018, when I got the news the cancer had spread, I was told traditional treatments such as Chemotherapy and Radiation would possibly extend my life by a year at most.
I would only be eligible for Clinical Trials after having wasted precious time on Standard of Care protocols that the doctors told me will not help me at all.
I had to stop working because I had to many doctor appointments for blood work, MRIs, CT scans, and much more. I had to be at Mayo Clinic almost every single day.
This has been devastating both emotionally and financially to my family and me.
So, my husband and I started doing research on alternative methods being used to successfully treat cancer. We immediately found Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas.
I called a patient coordinator there named Brenda Snell and she immediately gave me a list of patients that I could call straight away to verify their experiences.
I was a little on the fence, so I began calling these people. One by one, to my surprise, they gave praise and credit to Dr. Burzynski for saving their lives. MOST OF THEM WERE STILL ALIVE 20 YEARS LATER!!!!
So, we made an appointment and traveled to Texas from Florida. We met with Dr. Burzynski and his medical team and we came away from this meeting full of hope!
To this this day, I have been started on Antineoplastons via a Central Venous Line every 4 hours, 6 times per day with an IV pump I have to carry around with my in a little fanny pack.
Dr. Burzynski has successfully treated some of the most rare forms of cancer and won. I have seen miracles happen with other people while I’ve been here and I plan on being a part of those cases that go into spontaneous remission.
It’s done by blood work and tissue samples of my tumors. One of my blood tests have already came back and based on the gene mutation, the doctor recommends I start on Sprycel (a chemotherapy medication) and Votrient (which is another targeted therapy for Leiomyosarcoma patients).
The Sprycel in $5,000 per month and the Votrient is $12,000 per month respectively. The Antineoplaston from Burzynski Clinic is $17,000 per month.
All of these expenses plus the cost of the RV Park (which is much less than a hotel room per night) and eating expenses equals a lot of money.
Since I am unable to work due to how much pain and how much time the treatments take and the medication is not covered by insurance because it is considered Alternative (we are working to see if insurance will cover the Votrient, however, we are unsure since they want you to do go through conventional avenues first).
Votrient is FDA approved for my type of cancer, and we are working diligently to get that covered so we won’t need money for that, but there’s no guarantee.
I will keep you updated on that piece of information.
HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS: I have responded to the Antineoplastons already administered by a marked increase in Uric Acid (which means the tumors are breaking down).
In other words, IT’S WORKING! I am excitedly awaiting my next MRI in a few weeks to see how much the tumors have been reduced.
So, please understand the urgency of this, as when I was diagnosed, I was given just a possible year to live if I subject myself to traditional chemotherapy and radiation (if that doesn’t kill me first) which has not been successful in treating this type of cancer, but I am determined to BEAT THE ODDS stacked against me.
I am setting up a go fund me page with a target of $100,000 to go for the administration of the latest integrated medicine and Alternative treatments in the Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas.
Yes, I know that's steep, however, that should cover most of 4 months of treatments and other travel expenses. The cost of the treatment and medications far outweighed our initial financial calculations.
The cost of my first full month of 30 IV bags of Antineoplastons and supplies to change out Central Venous Line dressings with flushes and IV tubing was $17,000.
The initial consultation with the Medical Team at the Burzynski Clinic was $1,250.
The cost of the IV Pump and fanny pack to carry it around every day because the Antineoplastons are infused every 4 hours was $3,000.
The Central Line Placement (insurance covered most of this luckily) was $65.00.
The full body PET Scan was $340.00 (some covered by insurance).
The RV Park for the month is a $1,000, which is considerably less expensive than a cheap hotel.
This is not including the basics of food and gas. I try to eat all organic and vegan so I do not put anything toxic into my system since this type of cancer is so aggressive.
As you can see it is an enormous amount of money, but the Burzynski Clinic offers a more scientific medical treatment plan, these treatments are not available anywhere else in the US, there are no further options left for me.
These latest treatments could possibly lead to ‘remission’ a word that I have not heard mention in leiomyosarcoma since my diagnosis. Everyone keeps repeating the word 'incurable'.
There are past patients have been treated at the clinic with leiomyosarcoma cancer who have had incredible and unbelievable response from these treatments.
Obviously this means we are going to need to push the fund higher in the hope of securing the treatment plan at the Burzynski Clinic for as long as it takes.
Please, please, please, can everyone support, fundraise and donate so I can proceed with this treatment.
I hope to give Daily or weekly updates regarding my health, treatment and thoughts. Which I hope to be useful and inform you all of this journey that I am on.
I realize that I am asking for help, but the only alternative is to give up.
I looked at pictures of my daughter on Facebook with my precious grandbabies at a Chucky Cheese birthday party last night with a tear in my eye, wishing I could be home with them. I talked to my little Hannah Bear on Facetime and cried after hearing her soft little voice saying, “I love you, MiMi!”
We missed our other grand baby Charliegh’s 2nd birthday on June 2nd so we could be in Texas fighting for my life. My husband is diligently and patiently making my juices for me so it makes my pain just a little better.
Family Bliss. Sometimes it is just too perfect.
My 3 children need their Mom. My grandbabies need their MiMi.
My husband needs his wife.
Please donate what you can; this is life saving treatment for me and my family.
My go fund me page is Wendie’s Cancer Treatment fund.
Thank you so much for your kind and generous support.
Wendie
xxxxx
Help spread the word! Please share this.
EVERY PENNY RAISED FROM THIS CAMPAIGN GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS WENDIE’S TREATMENT AND TRAVEL COST IN TEXAS.
FUNDRAISING EVENTS HAVE TO BE DONE OUTSIDE OF GO FUND ME; THIS IS PART OF THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERY ONE FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT.
LOVE,
WENDIE XXX
Thank you for visiting my Go Fund Me Page.
Unfortunately, my treatment options are now coming to an end. The cancer is becoming aggressive, and because it's very rare, it's difficult to treat.
Here is a little about me!
I'm Wendie Land, age 43 from St. Augustine, Florida.
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Incureable Leiomyosarcaoma December of 2017. My leiomyosarcoma cancer has spread to my Bladder and Lymph Nodes with some in my Sacral Bone. (There is no stage 5).
I have wonderful husband, 3 children, several grandbabies, and 2 frisky little Maltese doggies.
In May 2018, when I got the news the cancer had spread, I was told traditional treatments such as Chemotherapy and Radiation would possibly extend my life by a year at most.
I would only be eligible for Clinical Trials after having wasted precious time on Standard of Care protocols that the doctors told me will not help me at all.
I had to stop working because I had to many doctor appointments for blood work, MRIs, CT scans, and much more. I had to be at Mayo Clinic almost every single day.
This has been devastating both emotionally and financially to my family and me.
So, my husband and I started doing research on alternative methods being used to successfully treat cancer. We immediately found Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas.
I called a patient coordinator there named Brenda Snell and she immediately gave me a list of patients that I could call straight away to verify their experiences.
I was a little on the fence, so I began calling these people. One by one, to my surprise, they gave praise and credit to Dr. Burzynski for saving their lives. MOST OF THEM WERE STILL ALIVE 20 YEARS LATER!!!!
So, we made an appointment and traveled to Texas from Florida. We met with Dr. Burzynski and his medical team and we came away from this meeting full of hope!
To this this day, I have been started on Antineoplastons via a Central Venous Line every 4 hours, 6 times per day with an IV pump I have to carry around with my in a little fanny pack.
Dr. Burzynski has successfully treated some of the most rare forms of cancer and won. I have seen miracles happen with other people while I’ve been here and I plan on being a part of those cases that go into spontaneous remission.
It’s done by blood work and tissue samples of my tumors. One of my blood tests have already came back and based on the gene mutation, the doctor recommends I start on Sprycel (a chemotherapy medication) and Votrient (which is another targeted therapy for Leiomyosarcoma patients).
The Sprycel in $5,000 per month and the Votrient is $12,000 per month respectively. The Antineoplaston from Burzynski Clinic is $17,000 per month.
All of these expenses plus the cost of the RV Park (which is much less than a hotel room per night) and eating expenses equals a lot of money.
Since I am unable to work due to how much pain and how much time the treatments take and the medication is not covered by insurance because it is considered Alternative (we are working to see if insurance will cover the Votrient, however, we are unsure since they want you to do go through conventional avenues first).
Votrient is FDA approved for my type of cancer, and we are working diligently to get that covered so we won’t need money for that, but there’s no guarantee.
I will keep you updated on that piece of information.
HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS: I have responded to the Antineoplastons already administered by a marked increase in Uric Acid (which means the tumors are breaking down).
In other words, IT’S WORKING! I am excitedly awaiting my next MRI in a few weeks to see how much the tumors have been reduced.
So, please understand the urgency of this, as when I was diagnosed, I was given just a possible year to live if I subject myself to traditional chemotherapy and radiation (if that doesn’t kill me first) which has not been successful in treating this type of cancer, but I am determined to BEAT THE ODDS stacked against me.
I am setting up a go fund me page with a target of $100,000 to go for the administration of the latest integrated medicine and Alternative treatments in the Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas.
Yes, I know that's steep, however, that should cover most of 4 months of treatments and other travel expenses. The cost of the treatment and medications far outweighed our initial financial calculations.
The cost of my first full month of 30 IV bags of Antineoplastons and supplies to change out Central Venous Line dressings with flushes and IV tubing was $17,000.
The initial consultation with the Medical Team at the Burzynski Clinic was $1,250.
The cost of the IV Pump and fanny pack to carry it around every day because the Antineoplastons are infused every 4 hours was $3,000.
The Central Line Placement (insurance covered most of this luckily) was $65.00.
The full body PET Scan was $340.00 (some covered by insurance).
The RV Park for the month is a $1,000, which is considerably less expensive than a cheap hotel.
This is not including the basics of food and gas. I try to eat all organic and vegan so I do not put anything toxic into my system since this type of cancer is so aggressive.
As you can see it is an enormous amount of money, but the Burzynski Clinic offers a more scientific medical treatment plan, these treatments are not available anywhere else in the US, there are no further options left for me.
These latest treatments could possibly lead to ‘remission’ a word that I have not heard mention in leiomyosarcoma since my diagnosis. Everyone keeps repeating the word 'incurable'.
There are past patients have been treated at the clinic with leiomyosarcoma cancer who have had incredible and unbelievable response from these treatments.
Obviously this means we are going to need to push the fund higher in the hope of securing the treatment plan at the Burzynski Clinic for as long as it takes.
Please, please, please, can everyone support, fundraise and donate so I can proceed with this treatment.
I hope to give Daily or weekly updates regarding my health, treatment and thoughts. Which I hope to be useful and inform you all of this journey that I am on.
I realize that I am asking for help, but the only alternative is to give up.
I looked at pictures of my daughter on Facebook with my precious grandbabies at a Chucky Cheese birthday party last night with a tear in my eye, wishing I could be home with them. I talked to my little Hannah Bear on Facetime and cried after hearing her soft little voice saying, “I love you, MiMi!”
We missed our other grand baby Charliegh’s 2nd birthday on June 2nd so we could be in Texas fighting for my life. My husband is diligently and patiently making my juices for me so it makes my pain just a little better.
Family Bliss. Sometimes it is just too perfect.
My 3 children need their Mom. My grandbabies need their MiMi.
My husband needs his wife.
Please donate what you can; this is life saving treatment for me and my family.
My go fund me page is Wendie’s Cancer Treatment fund.
Thank you so much for your kind and generous support.
Wendie
xxxxx
Help spread the word! Please share this.
EVERY PENNY RAISED FROM THIS CAMPAIGN GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS WENDIE’S TREATMENT AND TRAVEL COST IN TEXAS.
FUNDRAISING EVENTS HAVE TO BE DONE OUTSIDE OF GO FUND ME; THIS IS PART OF THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERY ONE FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT.
LOVE,
WENDIE XXX
Organizer
Wendie Land
Organizer
St. Augustine, FL