12) recurrence Shifra 6th January 2001

Last week (January 20, 2001, Shifra has been back to Leiden and control her blood values ​​and other measurements showed that there is currently another relapse is developing. (See case history Shifra Shifra medical record .)

Obviously knew that a new Marina and Cor relapse happening there, but it is yet another blow when it actually comes. Concern is now that the leukemia has nested in the kidneys of Shifra. According to Marina, the kidneys are already half times as large as normal and Shifra complains a lot about pain and pain when urinating. Immediately after the observation of the relapse, the treatment started a few times as recovery has been obtained. Namely, dexamethasone and vincristine with some additional vitamins and minerals of Valstar. Plus the addition of Valstar what Shifra already used for supplements: Amygdalin, menaphtonon, chloroplex (= broccoli / Brussels sprouts extract)

Furthermore, Monday, January 29, 2001 a bone marrow biopsy done in Leiden with a bone marrow biopsy and is sent to Houston from Shifra. There, the bone marrow (editors note: please forgive me if I do not use the correct medical terms for this, but I'm not a doctor and Marina has told me so) two months in culture and put the "edited / cultured bone marrow (vaccine? ) again brought to Shifra. In the hope that this "vaccine" Shifra's immune system will encourage antibodies against leukemia independently to create. According to Marina, this is a hybrid between car vaccination (as eg colorectal cancer and non-Hodgkin's already used see cancers), and gene therapy.

An additional concern is that the insurance company initially refused to pay for treatment in Houston. This means that Marina and Cor maybe no money for this treatment to be undertaken, while the specialist in Leiden sees this as a means for Shifra a lasting cure. We will keep you informed how things will go with Shifra and everything around it.