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Fighting prostate cancer: help Althea afford treatment in Spanish Town

4 rounds of treatment are planned at Spanish Town Regional Medical Center; we're asking for help with the costs insurance doesn't cover.

🇯🇲 Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica1,242 views
Winston Henry
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Spanish Town
Althea was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June. The oncology team at Spanish Town Regional Medical Center has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in September. She will be away from work for about 12 weeks. Althea is 57, worked as a cleaner at a hospital until June, 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 Spanish Town Regional Medical Center 2 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 $3,100 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $2,600 • Scans and lab work: $310 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $190 Thank you for reading my story. - Winston
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Updates from Winston

  1. Small update. $166 so far, the plan for scans and lab work is now scheduled.

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  • Naveen H. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Zoya Bushra Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Oliver R. Thompson 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Ian A. Campbell 🇬🇧 · $46
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    “Be well. From Kyiv with love.”

  • Omar Zahid Howlader 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thought of Althea all day after reading this. - Thane”

  • Skylar D. Lane 🇺🇸 · $25
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    “Stay strong. Been where you're, it gets better. - Syracuse”

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    “Thinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Guarulhos”

  • Carmen L. Sánchez 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Althea all day after reading this.”

  • Zoë Corrie Kramer 🇳🇱 · $20

    “All the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Amsterdam”

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    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Sheffield”

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    “Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Medellín”

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    “Keep your head up. My father told me about this one. - Manchester”

  • Vinod Ramachandran 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Yash J. Patil 🇮🇳 · $5

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  • Lalita Chalida Suksawat

    Sending good thoughts, Winston. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Please keep us posted.

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