Sanoviv

Sanoviv - What a great place!
- From the beginning there, we realized what a difference the treatment was. Immediately, we saw that they were going to treat Jane rather than a disease. We realized that here in America we had experts and good doctors taking care of most problems Jane has, but no one was taking care of her as an individual.
- Dr. Perez knew instantly that Jane's immune system was almost destroyed and needed to be rebuilt.
- He knew after a few tests, the other situations Jane had going on and started treating those.
- He, after a couple of consultations with oncologists, developed a plan to treat the cancer that Jane is getting rid of. He said that cancer is a multi-faceted disease, so needs multi-faceted treatment.
- The traditional approach to cancer treatment, especially in the states, is to use chemo, radiation and surgery. The sensible approach since each of those destroys part of the body while working to stop cancer, is to use those tools as a part of the treatment while the other parts would be to make the immune system stronger as you repair the damage created. Chemo should only be part of the treatment, never all of it.
- The entire staff worked together (they all eat lunch together each day and discuss each case during that time and at other times as needed) to help Jane heal. The communication is unbelievable. Even the dining room staff knew immediately from Dr. Perez what Jane needed. Here, the oncologist never spoke with the pain center who never spoke with the lymphedema specialist who never spoke with the oncologist. Does that seem like a problem?
- A big part of the treatment was dealing with our belief system also. They spoke of the importance of believing in a "Higher Power" in the healing process. Can you imagine that being important in healing?