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Fighting kidney cancer: help Lungile afford treatment in Johannesburg
Lungile is facing kidney cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
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In January I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. My oncology team at the Johannesburg Oncology Institute has planned 8 rounds of treatment, and the first starts in April. I was told to expect about 5 weeks away from work.
I never imagined I'd be writing something like this. I'm 51, I worked as a shop owner until January, and I have been the main earner for my household.
Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, transport to the Johannesburg Oncology Institute 2 times a week, and the income I have lost add up quickly.
My family is doing everything they can, but we've already sold what we could and are borrowing for groceries.
I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes.
Where the $2,500 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,450
• Household costs while unable to work: $620
• Scans and lab work: $210
• Transport to the Johannesburg Oncology Institute: $220
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Lungile
Small update. $827 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
We're at 16% thanks to 8 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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- Hadley B. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $57
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“Be well. - Pokhara”
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“All the best. - Bengaluru”
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“Thinking of you. - Vadodara”
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- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $15
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Lungile?
Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from San Antonio
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Put this on a community board in Buffalo this morning. Love from Buffalo.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Lungile.
Sure. The biggest one is chemotherapy and medication not covered, $1,450. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Let me know if you want more detail.
So sorry you're going through this, Lungile. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Johannesburg
Hope you get there. Love from Shinjuku
Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 8 people at work. Thinking of Johannesburg.