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Get Clay to India for surgery

  • Results from India

      23 April 2019

    Dear Donors,

    Well what an experience it has been. Clay has returned from India with great news and has formed very solid friendships with Dr Thomas and other medical professionals he has seen.

    The Hussle and bustle of Kochin was an eye opener as was the difference between wealth and poverty.

    The staff at the hospital made Clay very welcome and their diagnostic equipment is state of the art. CT scans revealed things that the doctors here could not see. Clay underwent testing in several different areas and forms.

    The good news is that there is :

    1.No deterioration of the pelvic bone. It had been thought that the tumour had eaten away some of this bone and could result in severely weakened strength in that area.

    2. The tumour is not cancerous but fibrous.

    3. Clay does have a prostrate problem that can be resolved. Earlier it was thought that the tumour was putting pressure on the same area.

    4. Dr Thomas recommended treatment by way of injections that last 1 -2 years rather than surgery. Clay will have those injections here in New Zealand as well and start on alternative treatments for Prostrate.

    All in all it is a fabulous result. Clay now has the opportunity to resume work when he feels strong enough. It will take several weeks to ween himself off the opiates that were the only way to alleviate the pain previously. These have terrible side effects and it was hard to distinguish between the problem and the cure.

    Clay has the opportunity to return to India with other people who may wish to seek Dr Thomas’s advice, as a way to repay the opportunity you all have given him.

    Thank you so much, this would not have been possible without the donations.

    “And one day, just like that….. You will rediscover your light. You will discover your inner warrior. You will snatch back your power, and the whole game will change. (Author unknown)

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  • India Here We Come

      20 February 2019

    Dr Thomas Varughese of Kochi in India is a renown and revered oncologist and surgeon specialising in reconstructive surgery.

    He has agreed to see Clay and to carry out an assessment of the tumour to see if there is a chance it can be operated on.

    There is no guarantee this will be successful, however it is Clay's only option to live a pain free life.

    We have investigated other treatments but to no avail.

    A passport has been ordered and once that arrives tickets can be purchased. We are looking at being in India on the 5th of March and will be going to the Renai Medcity Palarivattom in Cochin.

    Again we thank you all for your support and pray for a positive outcome

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  • One Month On

      18 December 2018

    Clay has been receiving treatment from a Doctor providing acupuncture for his pain and Chinese Medicine to shrink the tumour, which has been successful for other patients in the past. We have decided to try this for 3 months. By mid January we will know if this treatment has had any positive effect and will then make a decision to continue with it or to focus on surgery in India. Clay has personally paid $2000 for three months of treatment and if the treatment is successful he will continue with it and use your donated funds for this purpose. The purpose of this page is to free him from pain so that he can once again live a normal life, we hope that you understand why we have chosen a change of direction,as a less invasive solution.

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  • Goal

      31 October 2018
    Posted by: Hazel Mason

    We need to raise around $50k to cover the surgery, flights and accomodation.

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