Hannah – Is Doing Great
My name is Pete Cohen and I want to tell you about a very special appeal called Team Hannah. This appeal is all about trying to save the life of my partner, Hannah Bradley, who is 27 years old and has brain cancer.
We where looking to initially raise around £150,00 but now realise that we need to raise around £200,00. are looking to raise around £200,000 that gives her the opportunity to continue on of life-saving treatment that she has now started. Hannah has now started treatment and her tumour has already started to shrink.
I first met Hannah in April 2010 and we fell in love and since then our relationship has gone from strength to strength. Hannah is 27, has a great personality and has a fantastic sense of humour. Our world took a dramatic turn in February 2011 when, out of the blue, Hannah had a major seizure in the middle of the night. She lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital.
Hannah does not remember much about the two months that followed as she had constant headaches and a number of seizures. She was diagnosed with a very serious brain tumour called Anaplastic Astrocytoma. Hannah decided to have surgery and the 1st of April 2011 and underwent a six and a half hour operation. She was awake for nearly three hours of this operation.
The operation was a success and they managed to remove nearly all of the tumour. We had to wait for the results of the biopsy for a few weeks and we remained positive. However, the news was not good and our world was rocked once more as the results showed a Grade III tumour. Hannah’s bravery and resolve once again rose up as shortly after this she started a six week course of radiotherapy. This went well for the first few weeks but was followed by Hannah’s hair falling out and bouts of tiredness and lethargy.
On top of all of this, Hannah has been dealing with losing her driving licence as she has had a number of seizures and now has epilepsy. Hannah has made huge changes to her lifestyle in order to combat the disease, including cutting out all caffeine and sugar and eating a healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Six weeks after the radiotherapy finished, Hannah had another MRI to see what was going on with the tumour, Once again more bad news, as there were still remnants of this aggressive tumour.
Hannah’s treatment options are very limited and her life expectancy is very unknown and this is why I started a mission to find people who had the same condition and are still alive today. I managed to track down a number of these people to speak to them. The most popular and most successful were treated in America by Doctor Burzynski. He has developed a pioneering treatment which has been proven to be very effective against treating aggressive cancers, and especially brain cancer, without harming the body. The clinic has been running for over 25 years and has been able to not only stabilise, but potentially cure this awful disease. I have a link to a fascinating documentary about Dr Burzynski as well as some videos of people he has treated and cured on this site if you are interested in learning more. One lady is called Jodi Gold Fenton and she had exactly the same tumour and grade as Hannah. She is now completely cured and has recently given birth to her second child.
This treatment is not available via the NHS and at this time we imagine that we will have to raise around £200,000 for Hannah to be treated.
We are hoping to raise this money through some fundraising and calling on the support of all the people we know.
Every penny of the donations will go towards Hannah’s treatment and anything left over will go towards helping others who find themselves in a similar situation and need help.
Any help you can give us will be most appreciated and we will keep you updated with Hannah’s journey.
Hiya Hannah and Pete,
My name is Poppy and i am 12 years old. My mum was on your website, and showed me the videos, it really moved me.
I have decided that i will be doing a sponsored run with the people at my guiding group, to hopefully raise more money for Team Hannah.
Thank you.
Poppy.
<3 <3 <3
And thank you Poppy xx
Wow Hanna, Pete
I am so inspired by the two of you. I sincerely hope that once Hannah is cancer free (which I have no doubt about ) that the two of you are not drowning in debt!!! I will tell everyone I know about this. Get well soon Hannah!!
Best Wishes
Will
Good luck Hannah! I really hope this works for you! We were thinking about doing this but with shaky employment situation there’s simply no way. Plus my husband is doing great so far on conventional treatment.
We will be rooting for you here in Richmond, VA.
My situations shakey here to Hannah, but I would like to try to come up with a sponsored event to help raise some money, it is just all accordant as to whether I can get anybody round here involved, because am not in a good area you see love. I really hope that I can try to help find a way, but I can’t promise that I can, because I don’t know if it’s something that can be materialised or not, and the last thing I would want to do is build your hopes up for donations if it couldn’t happen because of the facts I have mentioned. I do wish all the best and I really hope that the money can be got together somehow for you so that you can have the treatment that you need.
Love and best wishes
Cha
UK
I just played a DJ set at the event ‘Pure Dance’ for team Hannah and just want to wish Hannah, her friends and family all the best and lots of positive vibes…. We have just arrived home after the gig and decided to make a donation. I hope it helps.
Also congratulation to Tristan Cleaver who organized the event and booked me to play.
Your cause is in our hearts and we wish you all the luck in the world…..
Rob LoCo & Annalisa Martin x
Hi Pete – I also have a grade III astrocytoma that has been with me for 2 years, i live in Cardiff I’m very interested in this treatment. Would love to talk and learn more about this if your willing.
Thankyou
Ian
Ian
Pete will be in touch with you soon xx
this is so cool! (the comment thing not about hannah’s tumor)
GET WELL SOON (Y)
I hope Hannah gets better soon
cool i can post a comment without signing up to anything
Yep x
Hey Hannah,
We are all looking forward to our “March 4 Hannah” event tomorrow!
Will email some pictures and get the cheque in the post next week!
Love Marcus and everyone involved from Taunton x
Good luck xxxx
Hi Hannah,
Your cousin John Beaven in Australia has sent out your information to raise awareness and contributions from his work colleagues and community, and I’m very happy to oblige!
Every bit counts; so I have also forwarded your details to my colleagues at Cleanaway, friends and family.
Best of luck, we have you in our hearts and thoughts here in Aussie.
Mel xo
Hannah
i hope you get better soon looking at hoow well the fundraising is doing and i have donated through School, Rodborough.
Lorna xx
Hello i am only Young I have just started secondary school at Rodborough, I hope you can get what you need and I also hope the op goes well, so Hannah… Rodborough has helped as much as we can, I hope you survive the cancer.
I hope Antineoplastons work for you as they have for my son. Nothing short of miracle. We will pray for you.
Hello Team Hannah,
I’ve found you via Loretta on twitter and being a local charity that provides volunteers we’ll do our very best to spread the word and help at your fundraising events. Loretta has told me about the 19th May gig and I so hope to be there myself + some volunteers to help the day go swimmingly.
I’ll also do the best I can to promote this event and any other that you’d like us to be involved in.
all our best wishes, the Volunteering Community of Waverley and Guildford + those beyond that follow me on twitter! @haslemerevc @farnhamvc
Hi Hanna & pete. Your story has come all the way to me in Norway. Im also a 25 years old girl with braincancer level 4. I been looking at Dr.Burzynski’s treatment, but people here Are so sceptic to all theese things. Reading about you and watching your videos makes me belive it more! I also followed Laura’s blog,thats how i found you. Hope it keeps going this way with you, and that people over the world helps you give you the things you need to Get well. Bless you both! Im gonna post your sight on my Facebook in hope of Norwegians also contribute to your fight.
Regards Stine Roaldsø, Stavanger, Norway.
Thank you so much x
Hey Hannah, Jedd and Rachael from New York willing to pitch in. Keep up the good spirits and happy days are here soon.
Good luck! Our school is selling Team Hannah wristbands and I had no idea what it was until now but I just read your story and it’s so inspiring! I’ll make sure to spread the word.
I”m so happy you found this treatment because the medical community wants to keep it a secret! Thank you for youtube posts because it’s encouraging to see you get well. Keep spreading the word of your progress and treatment! You are brave and beautiful to share these moments with the world! Thank you, thank you and get well! Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hi Pete, You kindly bought a cute little womens fitness bag for Hannah from workplay bags at the Vitality show this last weekend. We said that if Hannah did not find it was right for her you could bring it back for a refund. I think you were mighty busy at the show just as we were – and I know you were planning on returning it.
I’d like to make sure you can get the refund as I am sure the money is important to you – so please do send it back to workplay-bags.com ( all the contact details are there) and we will also double that money and send it to you so you have raised some menu for Hannah. I hope this helps. I know a bit about brain tumours and feel for your situation, so lets do something practical to help.
Best regards from
Guy Mathiot
at
workplay-bags.com
Thank you so much, Pete will be in touch xx
I have plenty of cancer testimonials or should I say miracles from people drinking Kangen Water from Enagic. The 3 properties 1) microclustering – allows more nutrients and oxygen to enter cell and acid waste to be removed. 2) raises bodys pH – in 1931 Dr. Otto Warburg was given the nobel prize for his discovering that cancer cannot live in an alkaline environment 3) High ORP – this is a negative charge the water carries, most fluids and foods are possitively charged (oxidant). This water carries a high negative charge that is a great anti oxidant. As simple as this seems… it is highly effective. Enagic Kangen Water http://www.BestAlkalizingWater.info
Great will check this out, I drink really low sodium water. Cancer can’t live in an alkaline environment so I am eating lots of greens and taking power green to get to this state.
Thank you x
ananomous- I would like to hear more about your kangen water from enagic. Please contact me at theresa_oreo@yahoo.com thanks
You might like Sharlene’s story.
This lady is amazing – I am on the same kind of plan – The Keto diet. No coffee enemas as this could stop the medicine that Dr B is giving me. I wish her well x Thank you for taking the time to share this will me and all that read this x
Hi there,
How is it all going? I heard few weeks ago Hannah was off to America – any further news?
Are you still collecting?
All the best, Hannah and Pete. And Stine!
Hannah went to America in Dec/Jan – she is now home and on the treatment. Yes we are still collecting, it is going amazingly well, thank you for all your support xx
The video appeal really impacted me, your initial desperation has manifested into an inspirational journey that puts all our lives perspective, good luck to team Hannah, I am very happy to donate and pass the message on.
So glad to hear that you are doing so well Hannah. You are an inspiration. Keep Strong.
Mary Foley xx
Hi Pedro & Hannah feel I could help in some way, have the time these days. Let me know when would be a good time to give you a call. Good to hear progress is being made.
Stu