Kiki seems to being doing great!!! Amazing actually!! A few burns on her chest & back from the electric shocks. Other than that she is a living miracle. (Update as of 10/31/10 11PM)

My heart is in arrhythmia so basically it's like I have been jogging since the surgery.  Tomorrow morning cardioversion of electric shock will be performed to reset my heart to its regular rhythm.

This is a procedure that is done all the time and I should be good to go after I wake up.

Please visualize a relaxed heart beat for me tomorrow morning. The procedure begins at 8:30AM PT and lasts until 12:30PM.

 

Many of you know Kiki Hillman and have your own experience of how wonderful and extraordinary she is. For those of you who don't know Kiki, she is one of the most beautiful humans (both inside and out) there is. She "gives" first without expecting anything in return. Wherever Kiki goes and whatever she does she brings love and lightness. People feel better about themselves around her.

Perhaps all her heartfelt giving created her present challenge. Recently, she had open- heart surgery to replace a "dissected aorta." The seven-and a half hour operation went well; however there are some unexpected complications.

Please join us and give some love and healing back to Kiki. If you would forward this on to others who you feel would be willing to join us on the call that would be so appreciated.

Thank you.
Marshall Thurber

We gathered for on 10/23/10 for a healing call, and the recording can be found here .

Jan’s doctor, Dr. Kemeny at Sloan Kettering,  just said she cannot find any cancer in Jan and will be taking her off chemo after one more round (six weeks).  This has never happened before at Sloan Kettering nor can we find any evidence of it happening on the Internet either.  

No one with colon cancer that had metastasized to the liver and had a grapefruit sized mass in her uterus has ever become cancer-free.  That is what happened in Jan's case.  The only conclusion I can come to is that it is a miracle.

We are very confident that your prayers and good energy played a significant part in this miracle.   Thank you!!! You are part of a life-changing miracle.  Thank you!!!!

Thank you doesn't seem like enough—yet I am not sure what else to say. Thank you!!!!  Thank you!!!!  Thank you!!!!  Thank you!!!

Love,

Marshall Thurber

It is the 4^th of July, Jan and I just came back to our home outside of Park City.  We will be here a week before returning to NYC for her next round of Chemo.

When we got into the home, we looked on Jan’s desk; on the top of the desk were the plans we had been working on for her funeral.   She has come a long way; I know it is because of your love, support and prayers that she was able to return here.

Both of us thank you!  I know my life has changed so positively having received your support.

Love,
Marshall

I thank every one of you for your prayers, your flowers, your calls, your visits, your gifts etc. etc.  They have made a HUGE impact.  Approximately 50% of all people given chemo get no benefit from it.   Yet, today when we got Jan’s first official report back after two months of chemo the results made the Dr. excited (and she is not the excitable type!)  Jan’s tumor in her cervix has shrunk in by more than half.  The spots on her liver have also shrunk by more than half.  This is fantastic news.

Equally important is Jan’s CEA score.  CEA is a blood test that is used to measure cancer activity; a normal score is 3 and a normal score for a smoker is 5.  When we arrived in New York at Sloan Kettering Jan’s CEA score was 53.  Now, two months later, Jan’s score is 18.  Such a drop is as close to a miracle as the medical profession will acknowledge.   Again: THANK YOU!!!!  I am convinced your energy and support was and continues to be the difference.

Granted, Jan is not out of the woods; the tumors are not small enough yet to be operable.  However, cancer studies show that those who respond to the first two month round of chemo continue to respond during the second two month round.   Hopefully, they will get small enough to so an operation is possible. Even if the tumors disappear completely she will still need to have an operation.  The survival rate without an operation, even with the tumor complete disappears, is only 5% without surgery.

We will be moving into a small brown-stone that we bought for Jan’s daughter Jessie in Brooklyn in the Bed/Stuy area.  Since there are only three apartments, we are turning it into one single family home.  We will join Jessie and her husband Oliver in the brownstone while Jan continues her treatment.  My best case time estimate: two years.  

Again, thank you for all your good thoughts, prayers and kindness.  Your support has changed my life; I feel I am a better, kinder and more appreciative human being because of the collective you.
 
With gratitude,

Marshall