February 21, 2008

 

Dear Dr. Loredo and Tumor Board Members,

 

My Mother, Kathy Wilson, was diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma over two weeks ago and we are very
hopeful that your board will agree to treat her with the Proton Therapy as soon as possible.

We are realizing one of the hardest things about having cancer is the anxiety caused by the uncertainty
and waiting involved with treatment.

She has seen doctors at John Wayne Cancer Institute and they won't treat the Lungs (she is scheduled for a
PET scan today as there are nodules on her right lung) until the eye has been treated.

If you would like to refer her to an Oncologist at Loma Linda with the possibility of treating the nodules
in the lung as well please let us know. We are open to any clinical trials and would love to have the
opportunity to try some combination of Chemotherapy.

She is so excited about the Proton Therapy you offer that she left Michigan and is staying in
Los Angeles until she is completely free of cancer. We know the odds but my mother is young
and healthy and is going to beat this. We just need the right doctors with the right aggressive
treatment plan. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

 

Lisa Wilson in regards to Kathy Wilson