Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyMedical & healthCritical

Fighting prostate cancer: help Dayo afford treatment in Port Harcourt

Supporting Dayo through prostate cancer: medication, transport to the Port Harcourt Oncology Institute, and living costs while He can't work.

Anywhere in the world1,332 views
Idowu Uche Shittu
Email verifiedPassport verified
Port Harcourt
Dayo was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March. The oncology team at the Port Harcourt Oncology Institute has planned 10 rounds of treatment, starting in May. He will be away from work for about 10 weeks. Dayo is 25, worked as a primary school teacher until March, 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 the Port Harcourt Oncology Institute 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 his shoulders. Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment. Where the $1,950 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,150 • Scans and lab work: $230 • Transport to the Port Harcourt Oncology Institute: $180 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $105 • Household costs while unable to work: $285 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
#cancer#treatment#family#medical

Updates from Idowu

  1. Update from Port Harcourt: I made the first payment toward transport to the Port Harcourt Oncology Institute. We're at 49% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($295 in total) I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Pradeep A. Singh 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Chitra S. Kurup 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Jyoti C. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Bianca Cláudia Almeida 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇮🇪 · $75
  • Citlali W. Serrano 🇲🇽 · $100
  • Siti Putri Lie 🇮🇩 · $75
  • Ngozi Kemi Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Blessing Yewande Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Alberto A. Hernández 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Axel F. James 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Dayo all day after reading this. - Miami”

  • Maya Avraham 🇮🇱 · $100

    “Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Jerusalem”

  • Sérgio Leandro Moreira 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Hang in there. Thought of Dayo all day after reading this. - Maringá”

  • Salman Khalid Butt 🇵🇰 · $200
  • Liat Efrati 🇮🇱 · $10
  • Quinn J. Padilla 🇳🇿 · $50

    “Thinking of you. My father told me about this one. - Manukau”

  • Rudi Teguh Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Njoroge Onyango Omondi 🇰🇪 · $20
  • Shruthi C. Nair 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Rodrigo Paulo Vieira 🇧🇷 · $50

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Reza Bayu Mahendra

    Wishing you peace, Idowu. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Nagpur.

    • Roberto Pedro Andrade

      Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Fort Worth but we're thinking of you. God bless

      • Andrea K. Zamora

        so sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to İzmir so I could bring a meal. God bless

        • Evelyn C. McCoy

          Thinking of you and your family. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Port Harcourt

          • Idris Trabelsi

            Thanks for sharing this, Idowu. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Jakarta but we're thinking of you. Love from Jakarta.

            • Guillaume Théo Prevost

              Sending good thoughts, Idowu. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.

              • Everly G. Reed

                praying for you, Idowu. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

                • Kariuki Kamau Okello

                  Stay strong, Idowu. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update.

                  $1,424.50 raised of $1,950

                  Give

                  More people who need help