Alethea's Healing Mission

$55,726 donated
Given by 554 generous donors in around 6 months

A 36 year old mum recently diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer needs our help.

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Our beautiful friend Alethea has just discovered she has aggressive stage IV adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) that has metastasised to her pelvis, ribs and lymph nodes. It's taken 10 months of pain and doctors appointments to finally get sent for a scan and now surgery is not an option due to the tumour position and spread.

While she is awaiting test results to determine whether immunotherapy treatment might be a possibility, she has extensively researched her options and believes the best chance she has at overcoming this cancer is to use therapies that will repair and build her immune system so that it may eliminate the disease. She is focusing on high dose intravenous vitamin c, ozone therapy, Salvestrols and LDN. Studies are showing these treatments to be very promising in the fight against cancer but unfortunately none of these are yet funded.

Alethea has an unwaveringly positive attitude and is determined to get through this. She has a boisterous and inquisitive 16 month old toddler. Her loving partner Kelly Kahukiwa and family are supporting her but the financial burden of treatment, on top of day-to-day living, is well beyond their financial resources - approximately $700 weekly for treatment alone at this stage - which is why we have established this Give-A-Little page.

We've all been completely rocked by this diagnosis to say the least but instead of feeling helpless this is where we can step up and rally around Alethea to give her the best possible chance of fighting this terrible disease.

Whether you can give $5 or $5000 please know that it's going to an amazing person with a lot to live for.

Alethea and her family thank you in advance for your support.

Kylie Munro's involvement (page creator)

Alethea is one of my closest friends who I'll be helping out and supporting in any way I can.

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Latest update

The Northern Advocate Story About Alethea's Journey  25 August 2016

The Northern Advocate / NZ Herald published a lovely story yesterday. Read about it here.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11699795

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Latest donations

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 28 Nov 2016
$50
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 18 Nov 2016
$20
Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of New Zealand
Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of New Zealand on 05 Oct 2016
We from Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of New Zealand would like to send Alethea, Kelly and family some positive energy and wish them all the best.
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Emma
Emma on 03 Oct 2016
Sending you lots of love and strength beautiful wahine xx
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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 02 Oct 2016
$40

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This campaign started on 29 Jun 2016 and ended on 31 Dec 2016.