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Operation “Rhicover A Smile” is a fund set up by friends of Rhiannon Gregory-Roux, to help cover the medical costs of surgery and treatments she needs to repair potentially life-threatening damage left by a toxic chemotherapy drug she was given for her endometriosis. This drug, named Lupron Depot (Leuprolide acetate), is currently under fire for causing irreversible side effects, such as, damage to the central nervous system, autoimmune disorders, thinning of bones and marrow, memory loss and cognitive dysfunction, just to name a few. To add insult to injury, the majority of the time, Lupron provides little to no benefit to the condition for which it was prescribed. There’s a good reason as to why this might be the case, as the manufacturer, Abbott Labs, had admitted during a lawsuit in 1998, that 80% of the drug trial data was falsified and adequate testing had not been done before FDA approval. Please check out our pages regarding the Lupron controversy, the FDA’s role and the current litigation involving health risks and “profit before people” billing fraud happening in hospitals all over the country. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children have had their lives destroyed because of this drug and despite the overwhelming evidence of toxicity, the FDA has yet to enforce a ban. We hope this angers you, educates you and warns you of this extremely harmful poison, but most of all, we hope it motivates you to help our friend, who we deeply love and care about and gives us all a reason to smile. Oh, and pies. Lots and lots of pies.

Best Wishes,

Friends of Rhiannon Gregory-Roux, The Rhicovery Foundation

Our hearts are swelling with gratitude and pie remnants!

Thanks to George, his family and the staff at the Allwood Diner!!!
If you ever find yourself in Clifton, New Jersey,
be sure to stop by for some pie!

In the meantime, you can visit them here: The Allwood Diner

Please watch this video to understand the causation of Rhi’s disorder. While this video focuses on female victims, please know this drug is also given to men for prostate cancer and children with precocious puberty. There’s even talk about testing it on autistic children! No one is safe. I hope this will educate you about the dangers of Lupron, especially if you or someone you know is contemplating undergoing this treatment. The benefits, if any, do NOT outweigh the risks!

Hormones are a complex series of chemicals created by the human body that affect all aspects of growth and development. Only tiny bits of hormone are secreted in the endocrine and exocrine systems to affect the desired changes. Disrupting that delicate balance or homeostasis with hormone therapy is a dangerous proposition.

Since its inception in 1985, Lupron has been one of the most prominent hormone treatments available. However, many patients are finding the side effects of Lupron, which can be permanent, do not outweight the often times limited benefit the drug provides. This article lists the numorous known dangers of Lupron and it’s effect on the body’s different systems. If you are taking Lupron and are experiencing any of these side effects or other adverse events, you are encouraged to report your symptoms to the FDA’s Medwatch Program at: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm

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Lupron® – What Does It Do To Women’s Health?

By Susan K. Flinn, MA

Lupron® is an “antineoplastic agent” that was originally developed for advanced prostate cancer patients, but is now commonly used to treat women with endometriosis and fibroids Like all antineoplastics, Lupron® is harmful to both cancerous and non-cancerous cells. But do the risks outweigh the benefits? The FDA reports that, as long ago as 1999, it had received adverse drug reports about Lupron® from 4,228 women and 2,943 men. These side effects included: tingling, itching, headache and migraine, dizziness, severe joint pain, difficulty breathing, chest pain, nausea, depression, emotional instability, dimness of vision, fainting, weakness, amnesia, hypertension, muscular pain, bone pain, nausea/vomiting, asthma, abdominal pain, insomnia, chronic enlargement of the thyroid, liver function abnormality, vision abnormality, and anxiety, and others. In 325 of these cases, the women required hospitalization; 25 women died.

If the drug is doing what it should and helping women suffering from fibroids, endometriosis, or infertility, that’s one thing. But what if the drug doesn’t work or was approved based on faulty data? The Federal Dept. of Health and Human Services determined that the lead investigator involved with studies on Lupron®’s use in treating fibroids and endometriosis committed scientific misconduct, and admitted to falsifying or fabricating 80 percent of the data in two published studies on Lupron®. The Federal Register noted that the investigator “altered and fabricated information in permanent patient medical records and notes by changing dates, changing and adding text, and fabricating notes for clinic visits that did not occur.”

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