[ecoop-info] ICST - CFP: Pervasive Healthcare 2008

Wed Aug 29 18:33:09 CEST 2007

August 29, 2007

Lorenzo and his angel Peggy

Lorenzo and Peggy Abundiz have a unique and powerful story to share with the
world. They would be honored to attend the 2008 conference as inspirational
guest speakers. They made television history by being the first couple
married in the middle of NY Times Square on national television.  Lorenzo
has defeated three types of cancers including a rare HIGH GRADE
LEIOMYOSARCOMA without chemotherapy.  This true love story will inspire and
prove that miracles are real.  Below is their amazing true love biography of
beating the odds.  

US weekly 2001

THROUGH THE FIRE

Lorenzo Abundiz, a fireman who touched the heart of America when he married
a real life angel named Peggy in the middle of Times Square New York. This
incredible wedding took place on June 22, 2001 on ABC’s Good Morning America
during Lorenzo’s first cancer battle.  Millions of television viewers fell
in love with their most amazing love story as they made television history
that day for being the first couple ever married in the middle of NY Times
Square on national television.  In the last six years since there story book
wedding Lorenzo, has triumphed over three types of cancers and survived over
250 surgeries, ER trips, and medical procedures. Lorenzo’s medical battles
were relating to his firefighting career. The first cancer battle started on
May 13, 1998 just one month after Lorenzo and Peggy first met. Doctors
discovered a high grade leiomyosarcoma after Lorenzo was injured while
rescuing a child from an apartment fire.  A tumor board of oncologists and
doctors met to discus his complex case and to come up with a treatment plan.
One doctor recommended the removal of right shoulder against his chest wall
and the other doctors could only offer him a 4% chance of survival using
maximum amounts of chemotherapy. To this day doctors are amazed by Lorenzo’s
courage and strength to have defeated the high grade cancer sarcoma and
without using chemotherapy. He was able to return to full duty on March 10,
1999 after 36 treatments of radiation and many months of physical therapy.
Lorenzo’s second cancer battle started on October 19, 2003 when doctors
found cancer in his bladder. The discovery was made just one month after
doctors declared him cancer free from the sarcoma cancer.

Lorenzo’s (angel) Peggy has lived through one medical nightmare after
another and somehow she always manages to find that one miracle she needs to
save her husbands life.  Peggy is a devoted wife who takes her marriage vows
very seriously especially when it comes to “sickness and in health.” Peggy
looked more toward nature for healing her husband rather than the treatments
offered by doctors. They would take regular nude nature hikes and would hug
trees. Lorenzo also became a vegetarian and would drink large amounts of
pure concord, grape juice. Throughout Lorenzo’s firefighting career he was
exposed to toxic smoke while performing many rescues of people and animals.
Some of those rescues reached national media attention. Lorenzo was awarded
the California State Fireman’s Medal of Valor for saving the lives of
firefighters who were trapped under a ¾ ton wall of fire.  He appeared on
many talk shows and television news programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show,
CBS RESCUE 911, PAX TV It’s A Miracle and The Discovery Channel.

On March 9th 2006 Peggy’s love was put to the test again when she was hit
with another medical battle to save her hero. This happened when Lorenzo
needed an emergency kidney surgery. A nation wide blood search was conducted
by the National Red Cross and the Firefighters Cancer Support Network.
Doctors from USC Medical Center had to cancel Lorenzo’s kidney surgery just
as he was about to be wheeled into surgery.  The reason was because the
doctors discovered Lorenzo had rare blood factors and no blood was available
for him at the hospital or the blood bank.  Peggy took action and stood in
front of the USC Blood Donor Center waving a sign that read “Cookies for
blood’’ to passing motorist driving by.  The news media captured Peggy’s
quest and broadcasted the news on television across the country.  America
answered the angels call for help and soon the USC Blood Donor Center was
flooded with phone calls from people across the country wanting to donate
blood and save Lorenzo’s life. 

Although only two matching units of blood were located in the entire
country, doctors were able to move forward with the surgery to remove
Lorenzo’s left kidney and save his life. The pathology report of the tumor
concluded it was a rare oncocytoma  Although Lorenzo’s firefighting career
of saving lives took a toll on his health he has no regrets because he was
awarded a real life angel for his service. There story will prove miracles
are real and that true love can conquer anything that stands it its way even
cancer. On August 6, 2007, as part of his current battle against bladder
cancer, Lorenzo underwent yet another surgery at USC Norris Cancer Center to
search for any cancerous tumors in his bladder.  His and Peggy’s prayers
were answered when doctors found his bladder was clear.  In 2008, Lorenzo
will undergo another bladder surgery, and if no tumors are found it will be
his last, as he will be declared cured from his bladder cancer after a
five-year battle.

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Now that Lorenzo’s cancer battles will soon be over, Lorenzo and Peggy are
ready to talk about their amazing love story of survival and miracles.
Lorenzo’s heroic firefighting career, along with the true life experience in
the battle against cancer, will inspire, motivate and prove to the world
that you can overcome any type of adversity.  There story will bring out the
spirit of hero in everyone. There are millions of people who wonder what
happened to Peggy and Lorenzo since that story book wedding in NY Times
Square. Now you know. 

A video/disc news documentation chronicling their story is available for
your review. In addition to their speaking talents Lorenzo and Peggy both
sing and dance to provide entertainment while they deliver a powerful
message of courage and hope.  Please name search www.google.com
<http://www.google.com/>  FIREMAN ABUNDIZ (or) LORENZO AND PEGGY ABUNDIZ to
view news articles and other material relating to there amazing love story
of survival.

Contact Information:

Lorenzo and Peggy Abundiz 

909-732-8103 (or) 909-732-8102 

Abundiz.lorenzopeggy at verizon.net   

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