7593 supplements

365 days of organic food

150 hyperbaric treatments

120 Vitamin C treatments

50 colonics & coffee enemas

47 chemo treatments

2 trips to Cancer Treatment Centers of America

This is what everyone’s generosity has provided for Laura over the past year.  So we decided to do it all again…

Laura Vickers was originally diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer on February 28th, 2007 while her son Gavin was just 6 months old and still breastfeeding.  She endured chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, followed by targeted therapies until June of 2008 when she was thought to be cancer free.  In November of 2008 it was discovered that the cancer had metastasized to her liver in the form of a 5cm tumor as well as her lymphatic system.  Since the re-diagnosis, Laura and her family have ridden the roller coaster of success and setbacks.  The first combo of Xeloda and Tykerb reduced the tumor to 2.5cm and the lymphatic system looked clear, but then it failed in March of 2009.  The clinical trial of Herceptin, Taxol and Everolimus (RAD001) also worked briefly thereafter, but soon failed in December of 2009.  In January 2010, she started Insulin Potentiation Therapy for 2 months, but it had no effect on her cancer and it spread once again to her chest and back and the tumor reached a size of 9cm.  Currently, she is as hopeful as ever, and has started another new treatment of Herceptin and Navelbine.  So far the results are looking good.

Since Laura’s fight began many of us have been right along side her in spirit. We’ve been reading her blog and wondering what we can do to help her. If there’s one thing that Laura loves to do besides spend time with her husband, Travis and children, Samantha and Gavin, it’s running. So we thought what better way to show Laura how much we care than organize a 5K run to raise money and help pay down her mounting medical bills and provide opportunities for therapies to help her cope with the traditional treatments she is receiving.

So we are inviting everyone to participate in “Ray of Life Race 2010 5K — A Fund of Hope For Laura Vickers” on June 12th at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. If you cannot run but would like to help, any donation large or small will be greatly appreciated. That evening we are planning an event where Laura will be presented with a check for her and her family.

There are many ways to help:

1.  Participate in the run -  please follow the link to the sign-up page.

2.  Corporate Sponsorship - please follow the link at the left of this page or contact organizer.

3.  Make a donation - please follow the link below.

4.  Donate an item for the silent auction or raffle - contact Karen Doyle at langdoyle@comcast.net.

5.  Volunteer - please follow the link to contact organizer.

Here are some pictures from last year’s event: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0MaOWzNy2ZOJA