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Fighting stage 2 breast cancer: help Rutuja afford treatment in Coimbatore
Rutuja is facing stage 2 breast cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
🇮🇳 641635, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India2,383 views
Rutuja was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in May. The oncology team at the Coimbatore Oncology Institute has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in September. She will be away from work for about 7 weeks.
Rutuja is 47, worked as a hairdresser until May, 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 the Coimbatore Oncology Institute 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 her shoulders.
I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes.
Where the $1,400 goes:
• Transport to the Coimbatore Oncology Institute: $65
• Household costs while unable to work: $270
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $830
• Scans and lab work: $235
Thanks for being kind about this.
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You're not alone, Pranjal. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
You're not alone, Pranjal. This could happen to any of us. God bless
Is transport to the Coimbatore Oncology Institute the biggest cost or is there more coming?
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. transport to the Coimbatore Oncology Institute comes first ($65) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. I'll keep the page updated.
Best of luck, Pranjal. Wishing Rutuja a smooth procedure and a full recovery!
Take care, Pranjal. Hope you get there. Greetings from Fresno
Hope you get there. Greetings from Laredo.
Thanks for sharing this, Pranjal. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care