Destination Cure! Angel heads to North Carolina Sunday 5/2/10!

Tomorrow morning Angel will make her way to the cure! (5/2/10) We will load the car tonight and head out 1st thing in the morning.  Romeo, Angel, Johnny and I (Kristie) will drive 12 hours from New Orleans to North Carolina.  


We will get some rest and head to North Carolina State University on Monday.  We arrived a day early so that Angel has the opportunity to meet her new friends and get used to her new surroundings.  Monday evening we will buy Angel a steak dinner- or something like it – and then we’ll shower her with love and pray for her speedy recovery.  


Tuesday, 5/4/10, we will check Angel into NCSU, This is when we will say goodbye to Angel and head back to Louisiana.  NCSU will be Angel’s home for the next 2.5-3 weeks.  


Angel’s Schedule:

• May 1st: Neupogen injections


• May 4th: Angel checks in at North Carolina State University


• May 6th: Angel’s Leukaphresis Procedure


• May 7th: Angel’s total body irradiation & transplant

We are grateful for every donation that has been made to save Angel’s life! Every person that’s donated has contributed to Angel’s miracle, and we are forever grateful to all of you  


We will continue to fundraise while Angel is in the hospital.  The procedure is just the beginning, her need is still great.  Once Angel is checked in donations can be made directly to the school.  We still have roughly $ 6,000 to raise. 


We hope that watching Angel’s progress  while she undergoes this life-saving procedure will inspire you to give and as always to help spread the word  


Please visit our blog, facebook and website http://www.save-an-angel.org/main.html often for updates!  We will fill you in every step of the way!




Kristie Sullens — Angel’s Mama   

New canine cancer research from North Carolina State (USA)

NC State Researchers Find Soy May Aid in Treating Canine Cancers

Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking to soy as a way to make traditional canine cancer therapy more effective, less stressful for the dog and less costly for the owners.

Dr. Steven Suter, assistant professor of oncology, and NC State colleagues studied genistein – a molecule found in soy that has been shown to be toxic to a wide variety of cancer cells in humans – to determine whether it would also inhibit the growth of canine lymphoma cells.

The researchers found that a commercially available form of genistein called GCP was effective in killing canine lymphoid cells in a laboratory setting, and that GCP is “bioavailable” in canines – meaning it is absorbed into the bloodstream where it can affect cancer cells in the body. The researchers hope that their findings will lead to the use of GCP for their canine patients in conjunction with traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy.

The researchers’ findings were published in Clinical Cancer Research.

“Humans have been using soy in conjunction with traditional chemotherapy for some time as a chemo potentiator,” Suter says. “This means that the GCP makes the chemotherapy work more efficiently and faster, which translates to less stress on the patient and less money spent on chemotherapy.”

Since dogs absorb GCP in much the same way that humans do, Suter hopes that veterinarians will be able to offer this therapy to canine patients in the near future.

“Since GCP is a dietary supplement, it is harmless to patients,” he adds. “Plus it’s inexpensive and easy to administer in a pill form. There’s really no downside here.”

Source: http://v3.news.ncsu.edu/releases/nc-state-researchers-find-soy-may-aid-in-treating-canine-cancers/