VIP Letters


July 23, 2015

Dear Friends and Supporters of Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America:

Elizabeth and I write you in order to thank the very special people, our friends, who have gone above and beyond in making a difference, while giving everyone an update on progress made due to the efforts in supporting the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America.  Whether you have spent countless hours planning events, donated and participated in events, or both, we thank you for your pledge to be a part of the solution in developing new treatment options for mesothelioma.

Thanks to all of you, as well as Jim Kellogg, Sid Stolper, Mike Layton, John Ferruccio, Elizabeth Paul, Shane Rucker and of course Dr. Parkash Gill, whose research and diligent efforts made the clinical trials a reality.  Let us also remember Roger Hamilton, now in memoriam, his dear wife Cindy Hamilton and Bob Balgenorth for making the Roger Hamilton Golf Invitational possible. The 13 year partnership started by Roger, and carried on by Cindy and Bob, brought many fond memories we will always cherish while generating significant funding for cancer research and clinical trials.

All of the diligent and tiring efforts toward making all of the events a success have not gone in vain. The amazing results and donations generated are instrumental in funding research into the development of new medicines that we can all be proud of. The initial development of Veglin and its success in FDA Clinical Trials, followed by the development of EPh-B4, are amazing milestones that have brought Dr. Gill further recognition amongst his peers. This year Dr. Gill will be awarded the Research Innovation Award at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center . The USC Norris article that I have included touches on his amazing accomplishments, which have been noticed by other Universities and treatment facilities outside of Los Angeles , California . University of Chicago , University of California , Davis and others have vowed to offer EPh-B4 to their mesothelioma patients, as well as patients suffering from other cancers such as neck, pancreatic, small cell lung cancer and leukemia. Mesothelioma patients now have somewhere else to turn, with medicines such as EPh-B4 given in conjunction with chemotherapy, quickly becoming a better alternative.

Jerry Neil Paul, Elizabeth Paul
Jerry Neil Paul,
Elizabeth Ann Paul.

This year we have already seen two very successful events, the first organized by the California State Pipe Trades with their Aim to Cure Event at Birds Landing and the most recent Golf Invitational held by the Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16 in Alta Vista, California. We look forward to our upcoming events and seeing all of you at the San Diego Building Trades Council's John S. Lyons Memorial Banquet in September and the Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16 Aim to Cure Event in October! The success of these great events, along with the dramatic increase in personal individual donations given in honor of loved ones, ensures research will move forward.

It would take a book to touch on all the good we have accomplished together with Dr. Gill and USC Norris Comprehensive Center in our war against cancer. While we have won some of the battles, the war is not over!

Sincerely, Elizabeth and Jerry Neil Paul

 


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