Hannah’s Anecdote
A film about Hannah’s journey to The Burzynski Clinic
To see additional clips from Hannah and pete’s journey to Texas click here
Background
My name is Pete Cohen and I want to tell you about a very special appeal called Team Hannah. This appeal was set up to save the life of my partner, Hannah Bradley, who is 28 years old and has brain cancer.
We needed to raise around £200,000 to give her the opportunity to have life-saving treatment at The Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas.
Hannah has now started treatment and after 9 months has had a complete response and she will continue on the treatment until April/May 2013.
You will see above this a film we made called Hannah’s Anecdote. We made this to share with the world Hannah’s journey to beat this cancer and live a normal life. Please share this with everyone you can, so together we can raise awareness of Hannah’s success and of Dr. Burzynski. We are totally aware of the controversy surrounding Dr. Burzynski but we have seen with our own eyes that he has saved Hannah’s life.
Also on this site you can see the Team Hannah blog that we started in October last year as well more information about Dr. Burzynski and his treatment for cancer.
Our Story
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 28, 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.
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 for this type of tumour is normally around 18 months 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 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.
My name is Cornelia Doros and I was diagnosed in 2003 with Sclerosing Epitheloid Fibrosarcoma and had 5 surgeries, one radiotherapy and one cyberknife surgery. As surgery is no more an option for me I went as well to Burzynski clinic this year in February. I want to talk with you on the phone(02082969565) or if you think I don’t invade your privacy I want to meet with you wherever you want. I am desperate to find your way or any other way to get the treatment with antineoplastons. Please contact me on the phone or email. Thank you.
Please e mail info@teamhannah.com xxx
haveing read the story about hannahs brain tumour, it all came flooding back when i found out my 38 year old daughter has the same brain tumour in the same place, this was her second brain tumour .she was told she only had 12 to 18 mounths to live this was back in 2010. sadly she moved and that was the last time i see her. i been trying to find her but all as failed . i miss her deeply. i dont even no if she as pasted away. i feel for hannah and her fears. and i wish her all the best. i only wish my daughter could have been helped but i feel its fare to late. i write this with tears in my eyes where ever she is i miss her so very much . all the best hannah you are a brave girl you really are y fleet
Thank you for writing so honestly, I feel for you deeply xxx
This is my second attempt. If you send me an address I will send you 1000 euros in the hope that it will help Hanna
The world is a better place thanks to people like you.
Dear Hannah and Pete, how are you guys? I wanted Hannah to know that I just feel real good that she is going to be okay, and wow she is so beautiful too. What a knockout. I said that part about the believing in God stuff because my sister-in-law actually is from England, sorry I do not remember which part at the moment, but she does not believe and I love her just the same. She went through breast cancer, and I know that is not as horrible as what Hannah has had, but maybe you are doing good. I know people that have had to go back to Dr. Burzynksi, but they are alive. I learned of him a long time ago, and now I’m truly inspired to get the word out. My husband and I do not have a lot of money, but (my sister-in-law in law from England does). Anyway, is there anything we can do to help now?? Please let us know and tell me how you are. I live in a part Louisiana, that is not far from Houston at all. I’ll be checking on you now and again. Until then, do not give up!!
Sincerely,
Rachel
Hi Hannah and Pete,
I actually used to work in Houston and I heard about Dr. Burzynski. I was unsure if anything I heard was true as I also heard all of the negative things you guys did too. I am actually a medical transcriptionist and in the course of transcribing a report, I found his name again and your story. It really touched me as cancer runs rampant in my family. I lost my father because of cancer, but it was not so much the cancer as it was the chemotherapy, so I honestly believe at some point I will probably get it myself. I honestly wanted to see how you guys were doing. I hope you are well. Please do not take offense, when I say you are in my prayers because that’s just my belief. I do not desire to put that on anyone else. I just want Hannah to get well so much. You touched me a lot, and wow to think you guys came all the way to Houston just to see this doctor, he must not be such a quack. Just so you know, what I had initially found out, was that MD Anderson which of course is a well-known cancer treatment center wanted to put their name on Dr. Burzynski’s treatment and because he would not allow them to well that’s why his treatment is not in the mainstream of things. I do not know if that’s true or not, but it sounds about right to me. I wish you the best of luck. Many, many happy years and God Bless you both.
Sincerely,
Rachel Armour (pronounced like armor)I live in Louisiana right now. I’m rooting for you!!!
Thank you Rachel xxx
Dear hannah and Pete my heart goes out to yous. If you send me an address I will send you a thousand euros in the hope that it will help. wish you both all the luck in the world awx
Thank you very much for your kind offer. Please e mail at teamhannah.com
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Thank you both for making this film. It definitely succeeded in inspiring me. I have recently (Dec 20, 2012) been diagnosed with cancer and have begun treatment with a naturopathic doctor in Canada. I am already feeling better than I have in decades. Although I have many more tests and treatments to go, not sure about conventional treatments yet, but I do know that the cancer has NOT spread. I am delighted so far and am praying for a positive outcome like you both so very much deserved.
God bless both of you and thank you so much for sharing your story and your success. Your story brought tears of joy to my eyes and was very therapeutic for me.
Cheers,
Ken
I was wondering what you felt about burzinski ? There is so much negativity around him on the web, quackery etc, what is your opinion , and how is Hannah doing, j
Hi Jeremy
Our experiences of Dr Burzynski have all been positive. It’s a great doctor and his treatment has really worked on Hannah. She continues to make great progress.
He is no a way a quack but a medical pioneer in our eyes.
Thanks
Pete and Hannah