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Chiamaka's Hodgkin lymphoma treatment fund
12 rounds of treatment are planned at Awka University Hospital; we're asking for help with the costs insurance doesn't cover.
🇳🇬 Awka, Anambra, Nigeria2,614 views
Chiamaka was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in August. The oncology team at Awka University Hospital has planned 12 rounds of treatment, starting in October. She will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Chiamaka is 43, worked as a primary school teacher until August, and has always been the one who looks after everyone else. Now it's our turn to look after her.
Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, trips to Awka University Hospital 3 times a week, and the income the family has lost add up quickly.
We've already sold what we could and have begun borrowing for groceries. Every kindness from you takes weight off her shoulders.
I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes.
Where the $1,600 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,300
• Transport to Awka University Hospital: $125
• Scans and lab work: $175
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Ibrahim
Updates from Ibrahim
Good news. Because of your gifts ($515 in total) I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Grayson Banks 🇺🇸 · $50
“Blessings. Gave what I could this week. - Lexington”
- Jameson F. Lambert 🇬🇧 · $20
“Wish I could do more. Hope the October deadline works out. - Leicester”
- Jun F. Francisco 🇵🇭 · $75
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $25
- Joseph N. Hicks 🇺🇸 · $16
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
- Gabriel L. Torres 🇪🇸 · $79
- Mercedes S. Reyes 🇺🇸 · $5
“Good luck. Thought of Chiamaka all day after reading this.”
- Alexandre Jorge Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $50
- Ruby B. Dalton 🇺🇸 · $10
- Maria Irena Kucharski 🇬🇧 · $25
- Wulan Jihan Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $10
“Thought of Chiamaka all day after reading this. - Jakarta”
- Yolanda C. Morales 🇲🇽 · $20
- Metin Mert Demir 🇹🇷 · $5
- Teklu Tewodros Kahsay 🇪🇹 · $25
- Paul Kayode Falana 🇳🇬 · $10
- Charlotte Mathilda Horn 🇩🇪 · $15
“You got this. Thought of Chiamaka all day after reading this. - Munich”
- Ida Vogt 🇩🇪 · $20
- Pooja M. Singh 🇮🇳 · $5
- Faisal Salman Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $54
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Awka!
Thank you. If you're in Awka I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.
Thanks for sharing this. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
good luck, Ibrahim. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. God bless.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.