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July 14, 2008
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StandUp2Cancer
July 10th, 2008
On September 5, 2008 at 8pm ET/PT there will be a televised fund raiser that promises to get results in the War on Cancer. View it as the New Labor day Telethon that effects almost every family in America directly and could potentially help save the Lives of someone you love maybe even one of your children!
Stand Up To Cancer is launching a new movement to attack Cancer once and for all by pushing promising Scientific breakthroughs to the finish.
Cancer takes one person every minute. One life in a moment.
They are our brothers, our sisters (My Sister-Megin S. Fanz 11/20/1975-1/31/2005), our fathers and mothers, our husbands and wives, our best friends, our children, ourselves. Inspired to act by our own personal experiences with cancer, we recognize that we can no longer rely on the current system alone to give us the breakthroughs we need. So, we are calling on the public to help take matters into our own hands, investing in a revolution that will change the way scientist and clinicians work to understand and treat these diseases. Stand Up To Cancer is more than a rallying cry. It is a galvanizing force created to urgently move cancer research forward. This is where the end of cancer begins: when we unite together in one unstoppable movement and Stand Up To Cancer.
I have been searching for 3 years to find a way to Help in the Fight against Cancer and Tell my Sister’s Story. I want other young women to know the Importance of Pap Smears, HPV Testing and Abstinence or Using Proper Protection During Intercourse. I also want them to know that if they ignore any or all of these things it could Kill them because Cervical Cancer Killed my sister!
I am asking you to help join me in the Fight against Cancer.
I have started the Megin S. Fanz Memorial Fund
11/20/1975 – 1/31/2005
Team name: Megin S. Fanz Memorial Fund
Captain: Heather Anderson Formed on: 07/08/08
Rare Cervical Cancers are Killing women every day; Our Mission is to raise Money & Bring awareness in Memory of Megin S. Fanz who died from Small -cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Cervix at age 29 that could have been prevented.
My Goal is to Raise as Much money as I can Before September 5th, 2008 in hopes that Megin’s story will be one chosen to be told on the televised Fundraiser.
How you can Help:
1) Please Click the link Join my Team or Make a Donation dedicated to the Megin S. Fanz Memorial Fund .
2) You could visit The Constellation and Search for the Star: Megin S. Fanz Clayton NJ Cervical Cancer it takes as little as $1.00 Contribution to the Star just remember to Please dedicate ALL donations or Star Contributions to the Megin S. Fanz Memorial Fund
3) Dial 1-888-90STAND to donate using a Credit Card Via Phone dedicate to: Megin S. Fanz Memorial Fund
4) Donate by Mail:
Make Checks Payable to ‘SU2C’ in the Memo line Write: Dedicate to Megin S. Fanz Memorial Fund
Mail to: Stand Up To Cancer, File 1224
1801 W Olympic Blvd
Pasedena, California 91199-1224
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I have two children and there mother has stage 4 cervical cancer.The doctors have tried chemo and radiation but give her 6-8 weeks to live.We were divorced 12 yrs. ago.I raised the kids and there mom and i still get along well.Is there anything i can do to help her. my daughter stays with her 24/7 to help her with pain meds. but she has bleeds quite often that put her back in the hospital.Is there any treatments outside of the normal options i could try….Or do we have to let her go????? Brett
Brett,
You didnt leave me any contact info to reply to you so I am hoping you check back here.
You said that your ex-wife has 4th stage cervical cancer but what type?? Is it small cell?? The prognosis is different with each type of cervical cancer. You say she has bleeds that often end her up in the hospital so I am guessing she was not a candidate for a hysterectomy??
There are always things you can do to help prolong the inevitable if it is not treatable. They gave my sister 6 weeks with no treatment, no option for a hysterectomy and 1-2 years with treatments. She passed away 19 months later. There was no cure for her the treatments only gave her more time with our family and her son who was 2 years old when she was diagnosed.She switched her diet and started eating all raw foods (not meat of course), Looked in to every holistic approach & supplements on top of the chemo & radiation. She tried to live every day to the fullest and we made sure what ever she wanted to do, have or go she did….
The only thing I can tell you is that even when my sister was in the last weeks we still tried to maintain some normalcy if that makes any sense. We still treated her the same as we did before she was ill and Loved her a bit more. When it gets close to the end it is obvious in their eyes, skin color, their eating and sleeping habits change and when that happens all you can really do is make them as comfortable as you can and be with them.
Unfortunately if the end does come the pain isnt any less by knowing for months, weeks or years before that it was going to happen, in some ways I think the pain is worse.
I will keep your family in my thoughts and if I can offer you any more info or advice I’d be happy to..
Be strong,
Heather Anderson aka Megin’s Sister
I knew someone who’s friend cured himself from cancer with wheatgrass. Also go to drrath.org. Dr. Rath actually studied the amino acids 14,000 mg of lysine,about 7,000mg proline, and about 10,000 mg vit. C and green tea with a 95% cure rate. What???? Yes a cure rate!. Cancer is a money maker! If food or supplements can not be kept down then you could try putting essential oils such as frankincense on the body like perfume, but all over the body a couple times a day. They acually have antioxidants that fight cancer and can penatrate through the skin. Also there is not enough minerals in our food anymore because of the way farmers are allowed to grow it, so it is good for the whole family to take kelp to supply the minerals we are not getting in our food. Minerals help to prevent and fight cancer. If it can be prevented, all the better. Also avoid margerine and all foods that contain trans fats. It only natural and organic foods. It is another big cause of cancer.I have seen too many people die of cancer needlessly. I pray everyone learns the truth. Also red clover is a good herb that has helped people. I pray for the best for your exwife.
This comment is directly for Heather. I want to commend you on your efforts to get the message out to raise awareness for this dreaded disease. I am a woman surviving Small Cell Cervical Cancer. I am 18 months since the end of my treatment and I am cancer free. I intend to stay that way.
Please accept my condolences for the passing of your sister. And, she did fight the good fight. We all are. I would just like to call something to your attention; I have been married to the same mane for 18 years and with the same man for more than 20. I was 38 when I was diagnosed and I NEVER missed a pelvic exam. I was there every year. Female cancer of all kinds runs ramped in my family. I am a breast cancer survivor as well. I did not have any form of HPV. So although I believe you correlating regular pelvic exams, abstinence and the fact that cervical cancer is killing women, is well intended, I also believe it is a bit misleading and somewhat irresponsible. It made no difference for me or many of the other women I have found with this disease. I do not want to put a damper on your blog. As I said; I commend you and think you are a wonderful human being for doing this. But, you must realize that what you say could be misconstrued. I hope you take this comment with a grain of salt and consider re-wording what you wrote. The last thing we need is to give the impression that if you have pre-marital sex, don’t go to the doctor on a regular basis, or happen to get HPV that you may contract cancer. It almost makes it sound like something you can catch and it definitely sounds like it was their fault that they got cancer.
I want to wish you luck in this endeavor and I hope all your efforts are rewarded. I too am on the battle field, getting the word out and trying to make a change. So, we are in this together. I thank you for everything you have done. You are a brave soul.
Well written Colleen….could have written by me actually… similar situation you had…married 16 years (just made 20)...one and only sex partner…and missed a few paps….but was HPV negative…non-smoker We don’t need to blame anyone for our cancer… and congrats on “kicking cancers ass”! Well done
Sharon
Thank you for your comments….
I never intended in anyway to state that small cell cervical cancer was caused only by the HPV virus I was simply trying to make people understand that the HPV virus is the root cause of cervical cancer in some women and can be prevented by protected sex because as we all know HPV is a Virus you can catch and 4 types of it can kill you .
Of course Cancer, especially cervical, remain a mystery as far as how anyone really gets it…Do we inherit it? does the environment give it to us? Who knows….....
All I know is we all need to work together to get the word out as we have started to do on Blogs like this and raise as much money and awareness as we can to continue to Fight the Good Fight….
Thank you gain for your comments and best of luck in your recovery.
Heather
www.JAaronAnderson.com
I’m just turning 18 years old and for the past few years it has been hitting me more than ever that my mom died from this horrible demon-Cervical cancer. When I was 3 years old my mom was told she has cervical cancer after not attending some of her pap smears. By the time they found the cancer it was the size of a golf ball. She went through chemo and other treatments and was told it was gone, only to find out months later that the cancer had returned and was now the size of a grapefruit. She was told there was no hope and they have her 6 weeks. She was moved home to my house and we had an in-home nurse. Being 4 years old I don’t remember too much of the fight, I remember the good times, but I have been told my mom and I made the fight a positive experience. I the beginning my mom had a bag that was hooked to her that she would basically pee right into. When she would empty the bag through the tube my mom would tell my dad that she could now pee like a guy, and that after awhile she was tired of seeing the same color (red from fruit punch) so she insisted on my dad going out and buying a whole bunch of different colored drinks to change the color of her pee. I laugh everytime I hear that story! When my mom was first in the hospital the nurse drew blood. I was never denied knowing what was happening to my mom so my dad and I were sitting on her bed with her when the nurse dripped blood on the floor. My dad immediately was nervous wondering how I would react, my reaction… you dripped some. I helped the in-home nurse everyday and was always willing to help even though I didn’t understand at the time (or maybe I did) what exactly was happening and what was going to happen.
I remember the funeral home coming to my house and taking away my moms body. It was not that hard for me at the time. At the viewing my mom was dressed in a sweat suit, and I wore a matching one. I was excited to show everyone that that woman is my mom. I wanted to show her off. She was my hero.
As the years started to go on and I got older I realized what had actually happened. My mom wrote letters to me for my important birthdays (13,16 and 18). Their nice little reminders of her and how much she actually loved me.
Many times I hate God for taking her from my dad and I, but my dad and I have become best friends and have learned to live life like there is no tomorrow.
I wish that there was some kind of cervical cancer walk and it was as aware of as breast cancer. Cervical cancer will soon be hitting younger and younger girls.
I know girls now that are having sex at age 11. They are just as big a risk as anyone else.
I just hope that one day, I will be able to walk in a cervical cancer walk in support of my mom.