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Fighting thyroid cancer: help Guadalupe afford treatment in San Jose

Supporting Guadalupe through thyroid cancer: medication, transport to the San Jose Oncology Institute, and living costs while She can't work.

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Rubén S. Quintero
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Guadalupe was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in July. The oncology team at the San Jose Oncology Institute has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in October. She will be away from work for about 12 weeks. Guadalupe is 56, worked as a farmer until July, 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 San Jose 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 $7,800 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $5,500 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $750 • Scans and lab work: $930 • Transport to the San Jose Oncology Institute: $620 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Rubén

  1. Quick update: $5,155 raised so far (66%). I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. We're at 42% thanks to 69 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Update from San Jose: the plan for chemotherapy and medication not covered is now scheduled. We're at 28% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Imran Rakib Ahmed🇮🇳Verified helper
    Exactly what I needed

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

  • Pankaj L. Gurjar🇨🇦Verified helper
    Truly grateful for the support

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

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  • Sending love. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Jinja

    • Good luck, Rubén. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope October is when things finally get easier

      • Take care, Rubén. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless

        • So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Nizamabad so I could bring a meal.

          • You're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

            • Hope it all works out. Hope the doctors have good news. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care

              • Wishing you the best, Rubén. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                • Thinking of you and your family, Rubén. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

                  • Thinking of you and your family. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

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