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Fighting colon cancer: help Dereje afford treatment in Jimma

Dereje is facing colon cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.

🇪🇹 Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia1,123 views
Helen Hanna Gebre
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Jimma
Dereje was diagnosed with colon cancer in February. The oncology team at Jimma University Hospital has planned 10 rounds of treatment, starting in May. He will be away from work for about 8 weeks. Dereje is 40, worked as a hairdresser until February, and has always been the one who looks after everyone else. Now it's our turn to look after him. Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, trips to Jimma University Hospital 4 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 his shoulders. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $1,200 goes: • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $40 • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $900 • Scans and lab work: $185 • Transport to Jimma University Hospital: $75 Thank you so much.
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  • Gustavo P. Gómez

    Wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Odesa but we're thinking of you

    • Irene D. López

      Thanks for sharing this, Helen. Wishing Dereje a smooth procedure and a full recovery

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