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Meet Lauren

Mother • Local Business Owner • Cancer Fighter

Lauren Perfors is a vibrant mother of two little girls, a devoted business owner, and an inspiring cancer warrior. Facing the immense challenge of Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer, Lauren has demonstrated unmatched resilience, undergoing seven lines of conventional treatment and more than ten surgeries.

Now, she’s taking a bold step forward with a personalized plan that combines traditional approaches with cutting-edge therapies, all aimed at achieving remission.

Your support can make a life-changing difference by helping fund the innovative care Lauren needs to fight this battle. Together, we can give Lauren the chance to continue being the amazing mom, partner, and pioneer that she is. Let’s unite to lift Lauren and her family toward a brighter, hope-filled future.

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Lauren’s Story

A Journey of Strength and Hope

In June 2023, Lauren’s world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with Stage IV Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer. What began as hip pain revealed a devastating truth: cancer had spread to her bones, liver, and peritoneum. Heartbreakingly, this wasn’t her first battle. In 2018, Lauren was diagnosed with breast cancer just a week after learning she was four weeks pregnant.

Through incredible strength, she endured rounds of chemotherapy while pregnant, as well as radiation and multiple surgeries. Against all odds, Lauren was declared cancer-free and delivered a healthy baby, Adelyn, that same year—a year of unimaginable highs and lows.

After years in remission and a miracle 2nd post-Chemo baby (that doctors told her she’d never have), Lauren is now facing an even greater fight, determined to prove that Stage 4 is beatable, and continue being the amazing mom, partner, and inspiration she is.

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The Road to Remission

Fighting Stage IV Metastatic Cancer

Lauren’s Plan to Beat the Odds

In the fall of 2024, Lauren was told there was no cure for her cancer. According to conventional medicine, her future would be increasingly harsh chemotherapies—treatments that take a devastating toll on the body until either the Cancer or the treatments killed her.

Lauren chose to accept her diagnosis, not her prognosis, and she began a relentless search for a path to beat the Cancer back into remission.

Lauren has poured countless hours into researching viable treatment options, consulting with physicians and clinics around the world, and identifying the most advanced and effective solutions science has to offer. Her plan is integrative – a combination of holistic and Western medicine—evidence-based and meticulously researched. These treatments, however, come with a significant challenge: they are not covered by health insurance.

Lauren wants to beat the disease, then share her story to save others’ lives.

  • If you’re gonna fight hard, you gotta live a life worth fighting for. LIVE!!! #beatcancer #fighttolive #momwithcancer

– Lauren Perfors

Step 1

Beating Back Breast Cancer

Lauren’s goal is to beat back the Breast Cancer and at worst, maintain stability. At best, achieve complete remission. Whatever it takes to live a fulfilling life raising her children. These treatments include:

Immunotherapy

The Williams Cancer Institute provides direct injection immunotherapy, the most vital part of Lauren’s long term path to remission. Sadly, these procedures are not yet available in the U.S. despite the fact that they are saving countless lives. Lauren personally spoke with several late stage patients given no hope who are now in remission after WCI treatments.

Lauren has undergone 4 direct injection immunotherapy treatments in Mexico so far, and needs more. THEY ARE WORKING!

Lauren must raise $400K to fund immunotherapy treatments at the Williams Cancer Institute.

Their immunotherapy protocol starts by addressing issues with the patient’s individual microbiome, so the immune system can do what it’s supposed to do — help aid the fight against cancer. This is combined with intra-tumoral injections (image-guided injections directly into the tumor) and PEMF treatments directly into the tumor to kill and weaken the tumor cells. Once weakened, a personalized cocktail works to kill off the local and systemic tumor cells. Remission. Is. Possible.

Enhertu is an innovative type of Chemotherapy only recently approved by the FDA for Lauren’s specific diagnosis. Due to Lauren’s aggressive progression, she needed something to beat back the Cancer into submission to help make other therapies more effective.

Enhertu is a targeted Chemotherapy which selectively goes after Cancer cells and spares more normal cells than “old-school” Chemo.

Lauren fasts before and after each treatment to increase the effectiveness. Yes, that really means no food for a day before and a day after. 

16% of respondents in the clinical trial achieved complete remission, and 67% had their tumors shrink, for a total 83% response rate.

Effective supplements and medications with strong science behind them never make it to clinical trials and therefore never make it to mainstream medicine. Reasons include the cost of clinical trials vs. profit potential (nothing natural will ever make it to a clinical trial via drug company) and the way in which the current American healthcare system is structured. We digress…

Each medication and supplement is backed by numerous studies proving their efficacy. Why aren’t these known to conventional oncology to help save lives? This website isn’t about the reasons behind the issues, so we’ll let you think on that.

Lauren’s Regimen:

Lauren has honed in on the following protocols to guide her supplement and off-label medication choices: 

  1. The Regeneration Protocol by the Williams Cancer Institute
  2. How to Starve Cancer Protocol by Stage IV Cancer survivor Jane McLelland
  3. Independent research and guidance from integrative medicine practitioner, Dr. Edward Carriere

Lauren is taking over 40 supplements. Here are a few examples to give you an idea of things that work yet aren’t covered by health insurance nor known to conventional Oncology:

 

Cost: ~$3,600/month

Lauren undergoes this treatment twice a week, enhanced by hyperbaric oxygen therapy to maximize its efficacy. High-dose Vitamin C is a cornerstone of many holistic healing protocols, with clinical research supporting its benefits. For Lauren, this treatment has provided tangible results—improving her white blood cell counts, supporting liver function, and helping her ward off illnesses. It may also be slowing the progression of her cancer and reducing its impact on her bones.

Lauren’s Regimen: 50g dose, 2x/week since August 2024

Cost: ~$275/dose, $550/week or $2,200.00/month

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Almost all integrative medicine centers include daily PEMF as part of their treatment regimen. Cancer cannot survive in a highly electrified environment, which is why cancer never occurs in the heart. PEMF creates a more electrified environment and also decreases inflammation.

Lauren’s Regimen: 30 minutes on mat covering pelvis through shoulders, high-power to level of comfort, 5x/week, since mid-October 2024

Cost: $30/session, $150/week or $600/month

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Red light therapy works by delivering low-level red light wavelengths that are absorbed by the mitochondria within cells. This leads to increased energy production (ATP), which can promote cell repair and regeneration. It is safe to do it up to two times per week.

Lauren’s Regimen: Full body bed, 2x/week, since September 2024

Cost: $30/session, $60/week or $240/month

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When her body allows, Lauren does yoga 2-3x/week. 

Lauren meditates every morning outside. In addition, she also meditates during every hospital visit and infusion.

Studies show that Cancer patients who keep their bodies active and meditate live significantly longer.

Diet has become a crucial part of Lauren’s journey toward remission, with the understanding that the right nutrition can be a powerful ally, supporting her body’s natural defenses and resilience. Sugar and processed food with hormones feed Lauren’s Cancer and must be avoided.

Lauren’s Regimen: Strict, organic, Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet

Cost: $550 increase in average monthly grocery bill

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Step 2

Fundraising for
Life-Saving Treatment

Lauren’s family has run through their savings and taken on massive debt to fund her treatments, and needs more to continue. She needs to raise $400k to continue pursuing the most effective, life-saving treatments.  Time is critical—every contribution brings her closer to hope and healing.

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  • I will never give up. I will never back down. I will win. #breastcancer #cancermom #coloradomom #integrativemedicine

– Lauren Perfors

Step 3

Saving Other Patients' Lives

Lauren wants to prove to fellow Cancer patients with Stage IV that their diagnosis is NOT the end.

“Accept the diagnosis, not the prognosis” is her mantra.

She wants to use her growing platform to prove that there is a path to remission and to help save as many lives as she can.

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Thank You. Sincerely.

As Lauren undergoes a comprehensive regimen of innovative treatments, all contributions help her take the next step in her path to remission. Thank you to all who have donated, shared, prayed, volunteered, and followed. 

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While Lauren pursues life saving treatment, her business partner and team are holding down the fort at the web design and development firm Lauren co-founded.


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