Luke Engelman takes his responsibilities as the oldest of 4 children
seriously. He decided to go to work to help his mother battle cancer.
Luke is 7.
His mom, Lisa Engelman, was diagnosed with follicular non-Hodgkins
lymphoma in 2013. As Luke said, “It’s a kind of cancer that’s not easy
to get rid of. It’s not that powerful but not easy to get rid of.” This type of cancer forms tumors in the lymph nodes and elsewhere in the body.
Medical definitions say follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma
accounts for about 20% of all non-Hodgkins lymphomas. “Patients with
advanced-stage follicular lymphoma are not cured with current
therapeutic options,” WebMd.com states.
So Luke decided to have a lemonade stand at their Tigard home to help raise money “to pay for the treatment in Mexico.”
Lisa was diagnosed just 4 months after she gave birth to her and
husband Stephen’s 4th child in 2013. She’s already done chemo and it
didn’t work, so she and her family are looking at natural healing
treatments in Mexico.
Luke said he’s not going to stop doing what he can until his mom is healthy.
This site is for information on the various Chemo treatments and Stem Cell Therapies since 1992. This journey became bitter sweet in 2014, with the passing of my beautiful and dear wife. Sherry, had fought Non - Hodgkins Lymphoma(NHL) since 1990, in and out of remissions time and time again. From T-Cell therapies(1990's) to Dual Cord Blood Transplant(2014), she was in Clinical Trials over the years. This site is for informational purpose only and is not to promote the use of certain therapies.
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