Thanks for coming here in Briggs's memory. I had tried for a year to get access to the immunotherapy she needed. Just four days after I heard we had a chance, I lost Briggs to complications brought on in what was meant to be a short emergency hospital stay.
It should never have been that close, and shouldn't be for anyone else. And no-one should ever have to go through all Briggs did. Cancer disguises itself. Immunotherapy either alerts the immune system to it or does such things as block the disguise. The immunotherapeutic vaccine I'd been pursuing for Briggs had brought complete remissions in stage IV colorectal cancer.
Immunotherapy's a potential cure in all solid-tumor cancers such as breast, lung, renal, and brain. A new one that's brought complete remissions in advanced melanoma was approved by the FDA at the end of 2014. Immunotherapy's also worked in acute leukemia. In 2012, all other treatment had failed with a 6-year-old girl at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her condition was considered terminal, but a test after 3 weeks showed no cancer. 60 Minutes later ran a story on it.<
Update #44 years ago
Please sign to get Chris Evans & Brie Larson to star. The female lead in this, a UCLA researcher, has the same agenda as Briggs's petition. She's just a lot less polite about it: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/495/499/004/petition-for-brie-larson-amp-chris-evans-to-star-in-quotthe-29th-of-neverquot-and-change-cancer/
Update #36 years ago
I've written a new article connecting the underlying sociophilosophy of medical errors and cancer treatment with guns, Weinstein, taxes, and Washington, not to mention the media. I also, e.g., bring in Briggs's and my contact with Kevin Spacey, Alan Rickman, Ali MacGraw, et al.
If you've been touched, too, please use #ThisManyTears & the article link to add your story on social media: https://medium.com/@pwspictures/i-didnt-think-one-person-had-this-many-tears-b7afd8330f62
All best,
Paul
Update #28 years ago
Immunotherapy has put President Carter's advanced cancer into remission: onforb.es/1JmTqYD.
Along with 6 professors & 20 stars on Briggs's petition, 7 tennis greats have signed. Out of that, I've begun a #VolleyingChallenge to get a million signatures. It's also to fund the UK's first cancer immunology center. Alan Rickman is the 1st star to donate: https://www.facebook.com/VolleyingChallenge/posts/697283477044745.
Update #19 years ago
Hi. I began a related petition to put Briggs's beautiful, smiling face and on the cover of TIME to begin the new era in cancer we're calling for: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/944/338/824/
I hope you can add your name to it too...
All very best,
Paul
