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Fighting stomach cancer: help Madeline afford treatment in Lafayette

Madeline is facing stomach cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.

🇺🇸 Louisiana, United States6,211 views
Beau F. Baker
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Lafayette
Madeline was diagnosed with stomach cancer in May. The oncology team at Lafayette Regional Medical Center has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in July. She will be away from work for about 5 weeks. Madeline is 30, worked as a bakery worker 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 Lafayette Regional Medical Center 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 $9,650 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $5,000 • Scans and lab work: $1,900 • Transport to Lafayette Regional Medical Center: $840 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $530 • Household costs while unable to work: $1,380 Glad we found this place.
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Updates from Beau

  1. We're at 59% thanks to 104 of you. the plan for nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team is now scheduled. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,875 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.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,272 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Subramanian M. MudaliarPhoto verified

    Take care, Beau. Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Latina but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Latina

    • Fábio Fernando Carvalho

      Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • Kaan Hakan YılmazID verified

        Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best

        • Chidi Ikenna Okafor

          wishing you peace, Beau. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Lafayette.

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