How These Practitioners Can Help with New Year, New You Goals – Milwaukee Magazine

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Summerside gym needs donations for three-year-old boy with cancerous brain tumors – The Journal Pioneer

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I.

A Summerside family are going through an unimaginable experience that has left them shaken to the core.

Matthew and Victoria Sara Kingyen grew concerned when their three-year-old son Camden woke to severe headaches, and one morning with vomiting, over a nine-day span before Christmas.

On Dec. 10 I decided to take Camden to see his family doctor, but her appointments were full for the day, so I took him to the emergency department in Summersides Prince County Hospital around 9 a.m., explained Victoria.

After an examination at the Prince County Hospital, it was decided Camden should have a CT Scan to hopefully rule out anything major.

But doctors had devasting news for the couple.

"Everyday we hope well wake up from this awful nightmare." - Victoria Sara Kingyen

We were told there was a mass cancerous tumour (Medulloblastoma) in his brain. A neurosurgeon at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax was notified and reviewed Camdens scan. They requested us to be at IWK as soon as possible, and we were transported by ambulance, arriving that evening at 6 p.m., she continued.

Camden had a 90-minute MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan at the IWK that revealed smaller tumors surrounding the large mass, including tumors all the way down his spine.

Brain surgery was required, and after chemotherapy.

His case is advanced and will require an aggressive treatment plan. We were all absolutely shocked at the news after the CT scan and then again after the MRI. Our life changed in an instant and now we are helping our beautiful baby boy fight for his life.

Everyday we hope well wake up from this awful nightmare. My husband Matt, owner of Advanced Builders Inc. in Summerside, will be travelling back and forth between P.E.I. and Halifax, and then to Toronto, while I stay with Camden at the hospitals, continued Victoria, who added Camdens older brother has been coping well so far from the separation.

Camden requires nine-weeks of chemotherapy treatment at the IWK, which started on Jan. 3.

After the treatment, if his body is responding, we will travel to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for an extra nine-weeks of what they call big chemotherapy.

During his first treatments at the IWK, Victoria and Camden will make two short trips to Toronto for stem cell harvesting. Stem cells will be harvested to essentially rescue his body from the chemotherapy as the doses increase.

Before Camden started chemotherapy, he had four surgeries over Christmas, said Victoria, who gave up work to take care of her son full-time.

Aaron Dawson, owner of Hustle Athletic Training Inc. in Summerside, is hosting a fundraiser called Push-ups for Cam to help support the family.

When I was at my former location, I was a personal trainer for Matt Kingyen, and his company called Advanced Builders Inc. did all the renovations of this gym and made Hustle what it is today. Victoria is also my bookkeeper here, Dawson explained his connection to the family.

I learned about their son a couple of weeks ago, and things have happened fairly quickly since then. It was a shock. I have three small kids of my own, they play with the Kingyen children, so it breaks your heart. I wanted to help the family in some way, he said.

Dawson is looking for pledges per push-up, which will take place at Hustle Athletic Training Inc.located at 465 Water Street in Summerside on Jan. 18 at 3 p.m.

You can pledge $1 per push-up, so if I end up doing 200 push-ups in the hour, you owe $200. Its totally up to you how much you pledge it could even be 1 cent, he said.

Hustle Athletic Training Inc. will collect pledge donations after the event that's open to the public and will be filmed live on the gyms Facebook page.

To learn more visit, facebook.com/HustleAthleticTrainingPEI or call Aaron Dawson on, 902-315-1950.

Pledge forms can be downloaded here.

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The woman who spent 7 years in and out of hospital battling rare condition some doctors had never seen – Leicestershire Live

When Allison Shatford was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 1984 she was given just a 20 per cent chance of survival.

Before her diagnosis, the now 58-year-old described having headaches, bruising, prolonged periods and lethargy.

Eventually it became too much and she was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) when she was just 23-years-old.

That's when she was given her diagnosis, two years after she first noticed that something might be wrong.

She spent seven years in and out of hospital before doctors gave her another shot at life.

Now, 28 years since her life-saving procedure Alison has written a book about the "frightening" experience.

"I can remember when I was in Florida with my friend and I could not stop bleeding, it was traumatic and that was two years before I was taken into hospital," she said.

"My bone marrow had completely shut down, it didn't make any red blood cells, plasma or oxygen.

"For the next seven years from the age of 23 I was dependant on the blood and platelet donors three times a week for seven years.

"As a young person at 23 my life was taken by this, but I fought it, I never wanted to die."

In her book she said that doctors told her she was only the 13th person to be diagnosed with aplastic anemia after she underwent a series of bone marrow tests.

Aplastic anemia is a serious condition that affects the blood and can happen suddenly.

It is also called bone marrow failure.

Essentially, the condition means that the bone marrow and stem cells don't produce enough blood cells.

There are three types of blood cell: red, white and platelets.

Red blood cells carry a protein called haemoglobin which carry oxygen around the body.

White blood cells help to fight bacterial infections and viruses.

Platelets help blood to clot.

There are multiple symptoms of aplastic anemia, they are: Fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid or irregular heart rate, pale skin, frequent or prolonged infections, unexplained bruising, nosebleeds and bleeding gums, prolonged bleeding from cuts, rashes, dizziness and headaches.

The condition is normally found withing children and adults over the age of 60.

According to the NHS the best form of treatment is a bone marrow transplant - without treatment the condition can be fatal.

Alison had hormone procedures in order to treat the condition, and she said that doctors at the LRI told her they had never seen anything like it.

She said that from 1984 to 1991 she was constantly in and out of the LRI as well as Hammersmith Hospital in London who were helping with treatment.

"I had a hormone procedure mainly used for aplastic anemia and that made me so much more poorly, I was desperate.

"Six months later I had the second course, the treatment involved hormones from horses and rabbits.

"Everyone would bring me carrots, lettuce and apples," she laughed.

"One week before my 30th birthday the doctors said 'Alison it doesn't look good.'

"Leukemia cells had been laying dormant now they had woken up - I had aplastic anemia and luekemia."

She said the medical professionals said that she had one chance and that was a bone marrow transplant.

After testing members of her family for a potential bone marrow donor, her sister Annette was found to be a match.

"It was so unbelievable it was like looking through a haystack to find a needle, that's how rare it was," she said.

"My sister was a match, she was always on the plane coming backwards and forwards for tests; she lived in Ireland.

"I was given a 20 per cent chance of survival before I travelled to hospital for treatment.

Alison said that she started to get her finances in check and had planned her own funeral because she did not want to burden her family in case she didn't come home.

Fortunately after the transplant and extensive chemotherapy, Alison survived.

"In 1991 they said 'expect to be in there for about 15 weeks'.

"After 4 weeks I came home," she said.

"The only set back I had was in the February when I got pneumonia and that was the only time I couldn't control my own body, I was given morphine that knocked me out, but I'm still here."

Allison also had a stroke seven years ago, but again survived after having a blood clot removed before it reached her brain.

The 58-year-old former carer from Oadby now owns and runs a shop on Welford Road called Alison's Bits & Bobs.

From that shop she has helped to raise over 2000 for charities such as the Anthony Nolan trust.

She has also now written a book about her life.

"I have had my shop here for two years and have given 2000 already.

"I've walked Ben Nevis, sky dived you name it, I've done it.

"I have a portfolio on my shop window of all the media cuttings from 1991.

"In the first piece that was published I said I would write a book, so I did.

"I started writing it in February in my shop and it took me four weeks, I'm delighted with the book."

The book is filled with her memoirs that detail her struggles throughout her life in great depth.

The money made from sales of the 500 copies she has had printed will be donated to the LRI Haematology ward, Hammersmith Hospital and the Anthony Nolan Trust.

Alison lives with an unrivaled sense of positivity despite her ordeals in life.

"I love it here, I can educate and talk and listen to everyone.

"I think everyone deserves a shot at life, I'm still here, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

"I just want to give people hope and strength to get through like I did and that's all I can ask for."

You can purchase of a copy of Alison's book at her shop in Welford Road for 14.99.

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West Norwood girl, 3, dies in her parents’ arms after brave battle with leukaemia – MyLondon

An inspirational young girl from South London who bravely battled leukaemia for 18 months has died.

Esme Handley, 3, was diagnosed with high risk acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) while on holiday in Greece in June 2018.

The courageous toddler, who lived in West Norwood with her parents Will and Rebecca, underwent extensive treatment after more than 400,000 was raised through donations.

But Esme's condition deteriorated in recent months and she died in her parents' arms on New Year's Day.

Writing on her Facebook page , called Esme Lion Heart, Will and Rebecca said: "If you look to the sky tonight you will see a star shining brighter than any other.

"Our darling girl went onwards with her journey at midday [on January 1]. She was peaceful and in our arms and knew how ridiculously adored she was."

Esme was just 22 months old when her parents were given the heartbreaking news that she had leukaemia.

They became concerned with some bruising on her body after a fall, and after being told the news by doctors spent the second night of the holiday "in tears".

Esme's blood tests were examined at a regional hospital, which led to the diagnosis.

On what would have been the third day of the holiday, the family flew back to London and went straight to King's College Hospital, where doctors confirmed Esme had AML.

Esme, who loved lions, narwhals and playing hide and seek outside, was then transferred to the Royal Marsden, where she spent five months as an in-patient. In September 2018 she received a stem cell transplant, after three rounds of intense chemotherapy.

In November 2018, Esme was told she could go home, to the delight of her family. But in April last year, after six months ofrecovering, the family were told the leukaemia had returned.

In November, Will and Rebecca were told Esme only had a matter of weeks to live after being told the leukaemia was "out of control".

The family spent the last weeks of Esme's life at the Royal Marsden.

Before Esme died and in a bid to fund a second stem cell transplant which was not eligible on the NHS, the family set up a gofundme page to fund the 500,000 needed for the private treatment.

The page has raised 428,000 from over 10,000 donations, and was the biggest appeal created in 2019 in the UK, according to gofundme.

Will and Rebecca are now determined to build a lasting legacy foundation in Esme's name and say any unspent money will be donated to The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group.

"Given how desperately poor the funding is into paediatric AML research, we feel even more strongly about this now," Esme's parents said.

"So a large chunk of the cash we have remaining (after spending some on novel drugs and supportive care) will be donated to AML research to try and spare future families the pain and anguish we have experienced.

"Our darling little girl, however, was SO, SO much more than cancer and we owe it to her to ensure she isnt forgotten.

"Therefore, we are going to increase our fundraising target so in time we can create some kind of legacy foundation in Esme's name. If our story has touched you, please help us to achieve this by donating or simply sharing far and wide."

Although Esme spent Christmas in hospital, she was still treated to a number of special trips.

Having been bed-ridden for nearly three months, she was taken out of her room in her pushchair and visited the Christmas trees around the hospital, taking baubles for her own tree.

Esme saw the Christmas lights in Morden and was treated to a private screening of Frozen 2 at Everyman Esher, complete with Elsa and Anna impersonators who sang to Esme.

The family also had puppet theatre performers, therapy dogs and ZooLabs collection of creepy crawlies and rodents visit Esme's room.

Will and Rebecca have understandably been left heartbroken by their only daughters death.

"We gave up everything to get Esme through this," said Will.

"Childhood cancer has quite literally become our entire life - we know nothing else.

"Weve lived in total isolation, not really going anywhere or seeing anyone since June 2018 - so the thought of the future, let alone a future without Esme, feels very uncertain, very lonely and very bleak."

To visit the gofundme page go to http://www.gofundme.com/help-2-year-old-esme-cure-her-leukaemia .

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