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Fighting stage 3 ovarian cancer: help Valentina afford treatment in Niterói
Valentina is facing stage 3 ovarian cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
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Valentina was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in March. The oncology team at the Niterói Oncology Institute has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in June. She will be away from work for about 5 weeks.
Valentina is 51, 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 her.
Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, trips to the Niterói Oncology Institute 5 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 $1,250 goes:
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $230
• Household costs while unable to work: $530
• Transport to the Niterói Oncology Institute: $240
• Scans and lab work: $250
Thank you so much.
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Wishing you peace. Wishing Valentina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.
Thinking of you. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Niterói.
thinking of you, Wagner. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Sending strength, Wagner. Get well soon. Take care
Hope it all works out. Hope the doctors have good news. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Wishing Valentina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Please keep us posted. Love from San Francisco
hope it all works out, Wagner. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Blessings.
This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Accra so I could bring a meal. Love from Johannesburg
You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Greetings from Manila.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Niterói.
wishing you peace, Wagner. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Wishing you the best, Wagner. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.