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In January 2018, my wife, Caren, was diagnosed with Stage III C breast cancer. After seeking out different medical opinions and possible alternative treatments, she decided to undergo the conventional and accepted standard, which involves surgery, Chemotherapy, and radiation.
Given her cancer type (ER-, PR+ and HER2+), Caren will benefit from Herceptin, a targeted treatment. HER2+ also means the cancer is relatively aggressive, thus timely and proper protocols/treatment are necessary for her continued good health.
Caren had surgery in late January, thanks to support from the community. She started Chemotherapy in March, and has so far completed four cycles of Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide, plus four cycles of Docetaxel, which coincided with 4 cycles of Herceptin.
We were able to raise a modest amount from the community in January. We would like to raise additional resources to help her with the succeeding treatments.
Herceptin is expensive, at around P100,000 per vial (about US$2,000). Roche's patient support program usually provides either a discount or up to 9 cycles free, although the free cycles come during the middle of the treatment protocol. As we do not have medical insurance, we also sought assistance from agencies like the PCSO, but funding is limited to around P20,000 per treatment. We are also receiving some subsidy from Philhealth for radiation treatments, although other medication (Herceptin), as well as professional fees, are still out-of-pocket.
We are therefore asking the community for assistance once more, so that Caren can receive the best and timely care.
Why help Caren?
- We have five beautiful children (two in high school, one in grade school, and two small kids). A full-time mom, Caren wants to see them grow.
- She has given so much time and effort in sharing her child-care and breastfeeding experiences, especially with other mothers.
- We cannot do it alone, but when the community pitches in, together we can do great things!
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If you cannot help financially, we will understand. But we would appreciate help in spreading the word through social and other means.
Crowdfunding Platform Update
Note that we had initially launched our crowdfunding via Gava then Youcaring, but that has since been acquired and no longer accepts campaigns from the Philippines. We also launched at GoGetFunding, so I intend to run the campaigns in parallel.
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