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Fighting prostate cancer: help James afford treatment in Aurora

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

🇺🇸 Aurora, Illinois, United States3,480 views
Gabriel A. Houston
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Aurora
James was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April. The oncology team at Aurora Regional Medical Center has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in July. He will be away from work for about 7 weeks. James is 49, worked as a farmer until April, 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 Aurora Regional Medical Center 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 $8,850 goes: • Transport to Aurora Regional Medical Center: $1,000 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $830 • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $7,020 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Gabriel
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Updates from Gabriel

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 31% funded and I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team.

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    “Every little bit. Thought of James all day after reading this. - Multan”

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

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    “Be well. Hope the August deadline works out. - Miami”

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    “Thought of James all day after reading this. - Ahmedabad”

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    “Happy to help. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Gdańsk”

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  • Irmak ŞahinQuestion

    Is transport to Aurora Regional Medical Center the biggest cost or is there more coming?

    • Gabriel A. HoustonOwnerAnswer

      Sure. The biggest one is transport to Aurora Regional Medical Center, $1,000. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.

  • Shun Noboru Ishii

    Wishing you peace, Gabriel. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.

    • Ricardo Mateus Coelho

      Rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Rajkot

      • Carmen C. Ramírez

        Thinking of you and your family, Gabriel. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

        • Liliana W. Holland

          Good luck. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

          • Bhavna D. Gokhale

            Take care. Wishing James a smooth procedure and a full recovery.

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