PAMELA DAWN HOEPPNER - author of The Breast Stays Put

[Elonna McKibben]

 PAMELA DAWN HOEPPNER

It is with great sadness that I have been asked to report to everyone that Pamela Hoeppner, author of The Breast Stays Put, passed away on the morning of August 24, 2009. We apologize for the delay in reporting this news to everyone; however, we have been trying to ascertain as many facts surrounding Pam’s passing as possible prior to releasing this devastating news.

Pam found out sometime earlier this year that she was dealing with some type of pathology in her breast again and a very serious infection had developed therein as well. It is unclear the exact nature of this breast pathology. However, Pam’s daughter reports that she felt she was dealing, at the very least, with an extreme inflammatory situation and/or that she had signs very much in keeping with that of inflammatory breast cancer. As Pam mentioned honestly in her book, she always had an area of concern that was remaining in her breast even when in 2005 her diagnostic testing could find no more signs of active cancer. She always felt that it was an area of necrotic tissue from the biopsy site.

Pam’s family has told us that when Pam became concerned, she did go back on Protocel® for about three months in the early spring this year. However, she did not stay on Protocel® due to the fact that she was experiencing extreme tiredness and would have increased pain in her breast shortly after taking Protocel® doses. (Symptoms very similar to those she had with her first experiences with Protocel®.) Instead of staying on Protocel®, however, after this short period of time, Pam made the choice to stop taking Protocel® and began taking some other alternative therapies.

On May 29th, Pam ended up hospitalized due to a massive bacterial infection. This infection required i.v. antibiotic therapy both in the hospital and at home for a period of 30 days. Serious systemic infections greatly stress the immune system and the body physically. From what has been reported by her family, it is apparent that after this infection, Pam’s just was not able to get her strength back. Additionally, she was also hospitalized again briefly in August due to breathing difficulties. Pam’s physicians thought she had extensive fluid in her lungs; however, they were only able to drain off a small amount of liquid. This lead her family to believe that Pam was dealing with another serious infection, especially in light of the fact that she was put back on antibiotics. Pam was released from the hospital the following day. That evening, she spent with her family making plans for an expectation of recovery from this latest infection and from whatever was occurring in her breast. Unfortunately for us, God had other plans for Pam. Our loss is Heaven’s gain as Pam passed away less than two days later. Her passing has been a complete shock for her family as well.

The above factors, and many more not mentioned herein, contributed to Pam’s passing. As no autopsy was performed, we will never know the actual cause of her untimely death. However, it is felt that the bacterial infection played a significant role. Of further note, at the time of her death, Pam had not resumed taking Protocel®.

Pam wrote The Breast Stays Put with complete honesty and integrity. After being initially diagnosed with cancer in January of 2004, Pam used the Protocel® formula alone to bring herself to the point where no scans or other diagnostic tests could detect any more active signs of cancer in her body. She then wrote her book to document her journey to recovery and how she was able to rid her body of all active signs of her very aggressive cancer without going through surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or hormone-blocking drugs – a feat conventional medicine says is impossible to do. It is our hope that her book and website will continue to help others who are looking for hope and seeking to find options outside the conventional realm.

We also hope that Pam’s passing makes the following abundantly clear:

1) That it is important to not stop taking Protocel® too soon, especially if there is any kind of matter left behind. We have lost too many individuals because they stopped taking Protocel® when they still had something remaining that had gone “non-enhancing”. Remember, just because it is non-enhancing does not mean that it still should be in your body. Protocel® will eventually get rid of it. You just need to be patient.

2) That you need to undertake some sort of periodic testing, conventional or alternative (such as the HCG urine test), to monitor yourself. Be aware of any major health changes in your body. Be pro-active – if you feel there is a possibility of a problem, get on Protocel® immediately and consider doing some sort of follow-up testing.

3) That it is better to err on the side of your safety and to take Protocel® for 1 year past any all clear scan(s) and/or blood work or alternative urine testing that would give you an indication that you are cancer free. Then, it truly is extremely important to do a regular yearly maintenance program of 1 bottle of Formula #50 OR 2 bottles of Formula #23. (Many individuals choose never to stop taking Protocel®.)