- Pin it
- SubscribeUnsubscribe
- Embed
April Powe hasn't added a story.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to see what our cause is all about! My name is April Powe, and I’m the daughter of Tricia Powe – one of the most faithful and selfless human beings I’ve ever met and I am proud to say she is my mother. There’s no way my parents would have ever setup something like this for themselves, so I’ve decided to take a leap of faith and ask for help.
Through long roads of pain and lifelong health conditions that she’s learned to live with and rarely complain about, the pain she experienced over the past 6 months has surpassed her ability to be the strong mama bear that she is. With the encouragement from my dad, Richard, she finally went to see her doctor of 20 years in August of this year. After stumbling across the discovery of a small tumor on her right kidney during a CT scan, the further testing and scan on the tumor came back that the little invader has taken over half her kidney, is close to blood veins, and is cancer. The specialist has decided it will be best to remove her whole right kidney to avoid any spread of cancer, and hopefully once it is removed, she shouldn’t have to go through chemotherapy or radiation and should be cancer free.
Here is where we run into further problems…Obamacare took away their affordable healthcare plan, and they’ve been paying a fee just to NOT have insurance. This was because the Affordable Care Act eliminated their plan that suited their ages because they no longer met ACA standards. This first phase of appointments has gone onto an emergency credit card that, thankfully, had enough funds to cover the payments for the appointments, labs, and scans. In the meantime my dad has been trying to get insurance for them that is affordable for upcoming surgery, recovery and any further treatment that may be necessary. The trouble is there isn’t a chance to get insurance without being in an open enrollment period through employers, and they don’t qualify for Medicare, Medi-Cal, Premium Assistance, Covered CA, or Enhanced Silver Benefits (yay middle class!). After finally getting the approval by “exceptional circumstance”, they were signed up for Blue Cross, and paid a premium on top of the money already spent. Finally! Right…? Not so fast; they are now in limbo with insurance, backtracked, and are being told her circumstance is not an exceptional circumstance to qualify and that they were misinformed! How is this even possible? She has cancer. This is after already receiving a medical card and everything stating coverage started 9/1. They now face the possibility of a large sum of medical bills if insurance coverage does not kick in until new set date of 12/1 if she appeals their recent denial of coverage for September. She still needs a liver MRI this month and they denied payment for this month's $3,000 CT scan.
My parents are the most humble, patient and kind human beings and it’s devastating that they are having to deal with this financial burden while taking on the stress of my mom having cancer alone. They’ve gone through many job changes, moves, car troubles, and any other obstacle you could think of while continuing to trust God’s plan, and our family is thankful for the strong leader and support my mom has in my dad. They deserve some help, and that’s all I’m asking for. A small amount from anyone willing could end up being a tremendous help.
In her own words, “While I don’t know what the future holds yet, I do know the One who holds the future. I have peace. I will do all I can to advocate for my health care needs.”
Thank you in advance for even taking the time to take interest in Tricia’s story in her fight against kidney cancer, and any donations made. No matter how long or short this battle may be, medical bills are a huge burden on anyone. Nobody deserves the added pressure while struggling to get well. <3
"Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." Psalm 55:22
Highlights
See all activity25Activity
Delete media item?
Delete this item from the media gallery? It will also be deleted from any related story update.
Set as ?
The campaign video will appear in social media and email.
The campaign cover picture will appear in social media and email.
The will appear at the top of your campaign page and in social media and email.
Reset ?
It will be removed from the top of your campaign and won't be used as default in social media and email. The will remain in the media gallery.
Embed
Share a link
Delete update
Delete this story update?
Any pictures or videos will remain in the campaign's media gallery.
Report campaign
Report submitted
Thank you. We take reports like yours very seriously. Our goal is to keep the community safe.
Please know that we may contact you for more information, but that we won't notify you personally of our decision. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Thank you. We've already received your previous report. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Tell us about the problem. Please fill in both fields below.
Record a video
Upload a video
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Take a minute or two to record one now. Record a short video message of support. Or upload one from your device. You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Upload a short video message of support. Upload a short video message of support. Or record one right now.
- Most effective video length: about a minute.
- Maximum length: 5 min.
- You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Heads up! The existing video will be replaced.
Email your friends
Join our team
Tell people why our cause matters to you. Your personal message will encourage others to help. Easy, effective, optional.
Say it in video
Short personal videos by supporters like you are incredibly powerful. Record one right now and you'll help us raise more money. Easy, optional, effective.
Add a personal goal
Set a personal fundraising goal. You'll encourage more contributions if you do. And rest easy. There's no obligation to achieve your goal or bad consequences if you don't. Easy, optional, effective.
We have a video!
Video thumbnail
We'd love to show you our campaign video. Want to take a look?
, you're already on the team.