It's time for the next vaccine!
This is #2 of 6 and I am ready to kick the myeloma in it's booty. My blood test after the first vaccine showed that the M-protein (the cancerous stuff) stopped increasing, so I am eager to see what this one will do!
The process goes something like this:
-Health & Wellness takes 12 vials of blood from me to create the vaccine with. (Yes, twelve vials of blood from the anemic girl... I'm a little worried about this).
-Six weeks later, the vaccine is ready. For more details see: http://www.hwicancerresearch.org/index.cfm?id=articles
-To receive the vaccine, I go to Health & Wellness 4 days in a row and get an IV which takes about an hour each time. My body is very sensitive to this process, last time I had nausea and stomach flu symptoms every night... which the doctors said is a good sign, but not so fun for me.
-Then I am given a vial of peptides that Matt so graciously gives me a shot at home with every other day for about 2 months. Ouch!
Health & Wellness graciously reduced the price of my vaccine to $8,900 (the normal cost is $15,000).
The vaccine is not covered by insurance, so we are now on a time sensitive payment plan... paying $1483.33 every 2 weeks, beginning 7/20/12.
We are very grateful to those who have donated toward this treatment. We have already raised $1,825... enough to cover our first payment! Please consider helping us toward reaching our remaining payments... only $7,075 left to go!
Our friends set up an online giving account that goes directly to us, with no fees. It also allows those interested and unable to give a large amount to make a monthly giving commitment that comes straight out of your account. You can also give a tax-free donation to the Health & Wellness Center by calling (425) 697-6112 or sending a check (see the online giving link above).
Thanks for your prayers and support through this hard time!
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