I am Kinga Badicsné Seller, 51 years old, mother of a family

On 02.09.- overnight, without any previous symptoms, it all started with neck pain and headache.

Thanks to the vigilance of my husband and our daughter, I was taken by ambulance at dawn to the emergency department of the St. Imre Hospital with a suspected stroke. After a thorough examination and CT scan, it turned out that I had a brain tumour. I was immediately transferred to the American Road Neurosurgery, where Dr. Tamás Mezei operated on me on the 13th after the pre-treatment. The operation was successful. A 50x37mm tumor was removed. At that time we hoped for the best, but unfortunately we got the worst.

After suture removal, histology results revealed Glioblastoma nos (who grade4).

This is the most aggressive and common form of brain tumour and has a very poor survival rate.

I am now waiting for radio-chemotherapy, after which I am only predicted to live for 15-17 months at the most.

Therefore, after the treatments, I would like to start immunotherapy, which could give me years more to be with my family.

I heard about immunotherapy from Adam Pásztory, who also has this disease. This treatment is carried out in Germany, unfortunately it is not available in Hungary and is not supported by the social security system. The cost of the treatment is €80,000, of which €20,000 is for the diagnostics, another €60,000 for the production of the vaccine and roughly €5,000 for other additional costs (travel and accommodation on several occasions).

The reason for collecting in euros is that we have to pay the clinic in euros for the treatment, and when paying by credit or debit card, even the bank calculates a fair rate very close to the middle rate, so that most of your donation is kept.

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11775506-26548889

IBAN HU28117755062654888900000000

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I am a strong woman and I will not give up this terribly difficult fight! I have my loving husband and my wonderful daughter by my side, and we are fighting together, as we always have! They help and support me in everything, but now we need your help too, for which I am already very grateful to you all!

Immunotherapy:

In addition to what are traditionally known as surgical, radiation and chemotherapy treatments, there are newer methods of cancer therapy. One of these is the rapidly developing immunotherapy.

Immunotherapy aims to contain or fight cancer by stimulating the body's own natural defences. The direct aim of immunotherapy is to activate and help the white blood cells that are naturally involved in immune reactions as much as possible.

Active or specific immunisation is one of the mainstays of immunotherapy. This involves vaccinating the patient with a vaccine made from his or her own tumour, in an attempt to teach the immune system to recognise cancer cells.

The other type of immunotherapy is passive immunotherapy, where the primary aim is to support the patient's immune system, usually with substances injected from outside.

One of the most promising forms of immunotherapy is the production of so-called monoclonal antibodies with high specificity (binding to cancer cells with high efficiency). These antibodies can be combined with cellular toxins or even radiation sources. The antibodies target these deadly cargoes with increasing precision, thereby killing tumour cells.

Various forms of immunotherapy are not usually used alone in the treatment of tumours, but as a complement to conventional treatments. Experience has shown that immunotherapy is most effective in killing hidden cancer cells that remain after surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

The course of treatment:

1. bringing a histology sample and a fresh blood sample to the clinic.

2. the clinic checks the samples it receives and, using their DNA stock and the genetic database held by the institute, the laboratory, after paying €20,000, starts to prepare the so-called peptide chain that will be the basis for the subsequent vaccination. This will take 3-4 weeks.

3. Once the peptide chain is in place, the production of the serum will start after a payment of 60,000 euros. This takes 2.5-3.5 months.

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5. Return to Hungary.

6. 10 trips to Germany every 6 weeks for clinical treatment with booster vaccinations and the start of the immunomonitoring, during which the immune response is tested and optimised by the doctors. The total duration of treatment is therefore 15-16 months.