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Fighting stage 3 ovarian cancer: help Nina afford treatment in Kazan

Supporting Nina through stage 3 ovarian cancer: medication, transport to Kazan University Hospital, and living costs while She can't work.

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Maria Vera Kuznetsov
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Kazan
Nina was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in February. The oncology team at Kazan University Hospital has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in April. She will be away from work for about 7 weeks. Nina is 34, worked as a shop owner until February, 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 Kazan University Hospital 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 her shoulders. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $2,500 goes: • Scans and lab work: $410 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $220 • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,450 • Household costs while unable to work: $420 Thank you for reading my story.
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Updates from Maria

  1. We're at 32% thanks to 22 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($551 in total) the plan for scans and lab work is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Quick update: $273 raised so far (11%). I made the first payment toward chemotherapy and medication not covered. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Gabriele Schmitt 🇩🇪 · $200

    “Take care of yourselves. Shared with friends too. - Augsburg”

  • Rolando A. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Thought of Nina all day after reading this. - Lapu-Lapu”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $66.50
  • Sandra Castro 🇧🇷 · $63
  • Jack L. Wade 🇺🇸 · $63
  • Alexander T. Lambert 🇺🇸 · $54
  • Panagiota Theodora Konstantinou 🇬🇷 · $51
  • Anonymous 🇯🇲 · $50

    “Thought of Nina all day after reading this. - Kingston”

  • Prasert Sakda Sukhum 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Amelia N. Mitchell 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Julieta W. Mendoza 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Naresh N. Verma 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Sohel Sabbir Talukder 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Thought of Nina all day after reading this. - Tiruchirappalli”

  • Jagadish S. Goud 🇮🇳 · $44
  • Irene Adjoa Tetteh 🇬🇭 · $31
  • Lily D. Graham 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Colette Sylvie David 🇫🇷 · $30
  • Bianca Antônia Pereira 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Tanvir Noman Karim 🇧🇩 · $25

    “Get well soon. My colleague told me about this one. - Narayanganj”

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  • Ezra M. Webb

    Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Kazan!

    • Sofia Oksana Zaitsev

      Best of luck, Maria. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best

      • Chamari Dilani Rajapaksa

        Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Dwarka but we're thinking of you.

        • Silas Navarro

          Keep going, Maria. It takes guts to ask. Well done

          • Laura Melanie Albrecht

            Praying for you, Maria. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

            $1,440 raised of $2,500

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