Lets support Chris while she heals from another bout of cancer ... by Chris Strother

Lets support Chris while she heals from another bout of cancer ...

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By Chris Strother

Personal campaign Keep it all Altadena, CA, US Report

Update: Chris Strother facing another round of cancer

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Donate here to Chris's ongoing care while she is in treatment and unable to work.
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Chris's Cancer Journey 2020

First of all ... Thank you for supporting Chris through the first round of her cancer dianosis, since August 2018. She had great success with the first surgery, that included removal of her gallbladder, part of her liver, and 2/3 rds of her colon, and had a temporary ileostomy bag for 6 monthes. She was treated with 2 rounds of intensive chemo and radiation. August 2019, she had a successful reversal surgery removing the ileostomy and putting her 'plumbing' back together. The last year of healing has been challenging to say the least. It involved a very specific diet and a major lifestyle change. {lets just say she's now a full-on advocate for fancy toilets and bidet sprayers! She could sell the HELL outta ALL hygeine products and knows where every available bathroom is near her home and on the way to every beach near her ... and during COVID this is NOT an easy task!} FYI *best chances are grocery stores! Forget about gas starions and starbucks, fast food places ... nope.

For the last year, all the scans {every 3 months} had showed NED. No eveidence of disease, remission if you will ... UNTIL late July 2020. The new scans showed metastisis of tumors in the liver, left lung and lymph nodes. Biopsy of a lymph node in her chest proved it to be colon cancer that has spread. The doctors insisted on immediate hard hitting chemo yet again, involving another port to be placed in her right chest, and enduring 3 day IV's of 3 different chemos every other week. After 2 monthes of heavy chemo, she became sickly and weak. Pet scans were done again after 4 chemo rounds and showed the tumors had shrunk by over half in size. Chris was not tolerating the chemo very well and needed a break.

She has chosen to live on by adhering to a natural approach involving a VERY strict diet, no sugar, no gluten and primarily vegetarian. She is also incorporating Naturopathic IV's that are very costly and HERE is where Chris needs help financially as NONE of these treatments are covered by insurance. Each IV is roughly 500.00 each. She is prescribed to do at least 2 of these per week for the next 3 monthes. Her Naturopathic Dr. is using cutting edge treatments involving high dose VitC IV's, high dose Curcumin IV's, Quercitin IV's, Artitusanate IV's, Ozone and a TON of Immune building supplements. All of this requires hours sitting in an office receiving 3 hour long IV sessions for days in a row and lots of money. Chris is committing to this intensive protocol for the next 3 months in hopes the next pet scans on Dec 10, 2020 and the next scans after will show the cancer to be shrinking, if not even gone!

As a single mom, she is very aware that this means she will need help. If you know Chris, you know that accepting this kind of help does not come easy for her. But, we have convinced her that relieving some of her financial burden will allow her to focus all of her energy on healing. Our goal is to raise funds to cover these next few monthes of alternative treatments and living expenses.

We are hoping to raise funds to help her with medical co-pays; living expenses; integrative nutrition; ongoing expenses for her son, Eli; and complementary therapies that are not covered by insurance.

Chris is a precious and inspiring friend to many, a true renaissance woman with extraordinary gifts to further bring to our world. We are inviting her friends, fans, and community to support her during this challenging time. We want her to know that we are here for her, as she has been for so many of us.

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