Fighting early-stage lung cancer: help Santiago afford treatment in Leicester
Santiago is facing early-stage lung cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
Updates from Colton
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,145 in total) I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Olumide Tayo Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $500
- Esther Fleur Gerritsen 🇳🇱 · $250
- Fabiana Daniela Gonçalves 🇧🇷 · $200
“Stay strong. Thought of Santiago all day after reading this.”
- Kagiso W. Zulu 🇿🇦 · $200
- Aravind B. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $100
- Manikandan H. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $100
- Emma E. Green 🇺🇸 · $100
- Ayesha Sana Syed 🇵🇰 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $79
“Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - Lapu-Lapu”
- Saima Hira Gill 🇵🇰 · $75
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $64
- Manuel L. Jiménez 🇲🇽 · $50
- Joko Erlangga Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $50
- Adrián H. Cortés 🇺🇸 · $50
- Elena T. Henry 🇨🇦 · $50
“You got this! - Regina”
- Sabbir Jahid Talukder 🇧🇩 · $36
“Only $36 but hope it helps. - Comilla”
- İpek İpek Özkan 🇩🇪 · $30
“Thinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Duisburg”
- Jessica W. Chetty 🇿🇦 · $30
- Alok W. Grewal 🇮🇳 · $25
“Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - Nashik”
- Rubén B. Gutiérrez 🇲🇽 · $25
“Best of luck. Hope the March deadline works out. - Coyoacán”
Reviews
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hang in there. This could happen to any of us. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Stay strong. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We're a small family in Cleveland but we're thinking of you. Love from Cleveland.
praying for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My neighbor in Nsukka donated after I showed her your page.