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The Michelle Lynn Holsey Story
By: Lee
Holsey
This is a story about a very special lady.
She was a special wife, the kind that loved unconditionally, always
giving more than she got. She blessed me with the kind of love
many people seek for a lifetime but never find.
 Michelle
was not just my wife she was my best friend. I will miss her
dearly but she will always be in my heart and I will think of her
each time I see her children smile.
She was a special mom. I can't tell our
children anything to take away the pain of their loss but I pray
that they find comfort in knowing that during their short time with
their mother, she gave them enough love to last a lifetime, when
faced with life's decisions, I would encourage them to ask the
question, what would Mom do? If they live their lives as their
mother lived hers, they will not only make her proud but they will
touch many lives and make this world a much better place in which to
live. Michelle loved our children with all her heart and soul.
She will always be with them wherever they go, whatever they do,
always watching over them.
When trying to make sense of why such a
wonderful person has been taken from us by such a horrible disease
it helps to think of the good things that have happened and will
happen as a result of her illness. this story would not be
complete if I didn't tell you about the treatment she received in
Germany. Michelle would want it to be known that the treatment
did not fail; in fact it exceeded our expectations. Dr. Rigdon
Lentz and his wife, Kiran, are not only great doctors; they are
caring, loving people as well.
 Dr
Lentz has been called a maverick by some and ridiculed for thinking
outside of the box by many narrow minded members of the chemotherapy
establishment. In spite of the nay sayers, he never wavered.
Dr. Lentz continued to fight for the many brave people like Michelle
who have been tormented by this horrible disease. Dr. Lentz's
treatment is not painful or harmful to the body as are the
current standard treatments for cancer. Without going into too
much detail, I would like to share with you a little bit about the
treatment. Dr. Lentz discovered something called TNF inhibitors,
simply put; these inhibitors are used by tumors to shield themselves
from the immune system. When these inhibitors are removed from
the blood stream, the tumors are left defenseless to the immune
system and its attack. The tumors swell from the immune system
response and begin to decay. While in Germany, we witnessed
disease regression at a remarkable rate in Michelle. After the
initial success, she began having problems with nausea and
maintaining her balance when walking. Although earlier tests
showed no metastasis to her brain, an MRI revealed that numerous
very small tumors were the cause of her problems. After a
failed attempt at radiation attempting to get these tumors under
control so the treatment could be restarted she succumbed to
complications from the tumors.
 I
would like to thank the doctors and their loving staff for the
excellent care they provided Michelle in her last days.
Michelle battled cancer the way she lived her life - with grace and
dignity. I have told you a story today of unbelievable courage
but the story is not over. Michelle will continue to live
through our children, and her memory will be with us until we meet
again. To insure her legacy continues for generations to
come we have started the Michelle Lynn Holsey Foundation to assist
Dr. Lentz in his quest to bring this remarkable treatment to the
world, and to support the patients who seek it. We will also be supporting other various causes
that were important to Michelle.
In closing I ask two things of you. I ask
that you not pity us for our loss because even though Michelle is no
longer with us, at least we know what is it like to have had the
very best. I also ask that you not remember Michelle by how
she died, but instead I ask that you remember her for how she lived.
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