FIGHER FOR LIFE!
Retired mixed martial arts fighter and two-time Ironheart Crown
champ Vaughan Palelei
steps back into the ring. Only this time, he's fighting for a
cause—cancer.
March 2007 (Chicago, IL) – What do an ancient Indian medicine man, a father's inspirational fight against cancer and cage fighting share in common? They are the cornerstones of a remarkable story about one man's unique campaign against cancer—mixed martial arts fighter Vaughan Palelei.
In 2002, Palelei's father George was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. When conventional treatments repeatedly failed to stop the disease from spreading, George started to explore alternative therapies and discovered Essiac, an ancient herbal remedy with an interesting history. Created by an Ojibway medicine man and introduced to the world by Canadian nurse and historical figure Rene M. Caisse. While still fairly unknown, Essiac is one of the most popular of all alternative cancer therapies, and has been used to treat the disease itself as well as the side effects of traditional cancer medicines for the past 60 years. With nothing to lose, George Palelei discontinued all conventional treatments and began taking only Essiac. Over the next two years, he went back to his doctors for three separate biopsies and came back with zero signs of cancer each time.
Inspired by his father's success story, Vaughan started the Fighter for Life awareness campaign, in hopes of bringing attention to the fact that the awareness of alternative therapies like Essiac can save lives.
Currently the company president of Guerrilla Marketing USA and a humor columnist for Soak magazine, the six-foot-one, 260-pound Palelei originally made his mark on the world as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter before retiring in 2003. He has competed in the Shidokan World Championship, Total Combat and the Ironheart Crown amongst others.
Palelei returns to the ring on Saturday, May 5th for the Chicago Cage Fights show at Cicero Stadium and again on Saturday, June 2nd to battle for the Heavyweight title in the Total Fight Challenge at Indiana's 4500-seat Hammond Civic Center. He has pledged to donate 100% of his purse money from both fights to the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education, a not-for-profit group dedicated to promoting an awareness of all the prevention and treatment options available to those with cancer. This is just the beginning for Palelei, who will support his Fighter For Life campaign with at three more fights in 2007 and at least six more in 2008.
For more info, visit www.figherforlife.com or www.myspace.com/fighting4charity.
For media requests, contact phyllis@windycitypr.com, 773.255.2907.
March 2007 (Chicago, IL) – What do an ancient Indian medicine man, a father's inspirational fight against cancer and cage fighting share in common? They are the cornerstones of a remarkable story about one man's unique campaign against cancer—mixed martial arts fighter Vaughan Palelei.
In 2002, Palelei's father George was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. When conventional treatments repeatedly failed to stop the disease from spreading, George started to explore alternative therapies and discovered Essiac, an ancient herbal remedy with an interesting history. Created by an Ojibway medicine man and introduced to the world by Canadian nurse and historical figure Rene M. Caisse. While still fairly unknown, Essiac is one of the most popular of all alternative cancer therapies, and has been used to treat the disease itself as well as the side effects of traditional cancer medicines for the past 60 years. With nothing to lose, George Palelei discontinued all conventional treatments and began taking only Essiac. Over the next two years, he went back to his doctors for three separate biopsies and came back with zero signs of cancer each time.
Inspired by his father's success story, Vaughan started the Fighter for Life awareness campaign, in hopes of bringing attention to the fact that the awareness of alternative therapies like Essiac can save lives.
Currently the company president of Guerrilla Marketing USA and a humor columnist for Soak magazine, the six-foot-one, 260-pound Palelei originally made his mark on the world as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter before retiring in 2003. He has competed in the Shidokan World Championship, Total Combat and the Ironheart Crown amongst others.
Palelei returns to the ring on Saturday, May 5th for the Chicago Cage Fights show at Cicero Stadium and again on Saturday, June 2nd to battle for the Heavyweight title in the Total Fight Challenge at Indiana's 4500-seat Hammond Civic Center. He has pledged to donate 100% of his purse money from both fights to the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education, a not-for-profit group dedicated to promoting an awareness of all the prevention and treatment options available to those with cancer. This is just the beginning for Palelei, who will support his Fighter For Life campaign with at three more fights in 2007 and at least six more in 2008.
For more info, visit www.figherforlife.com or www.myspace.com/fighting4charity.
For media requests, contact phyllis@windycitypr.com, 773.255.2907.
