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Fighting thyroid cancer: help Kamau afford treatment in Kampala

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

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Waweru Wafula Byaruhanga
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Kampala
Kamau was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in March. The oncology team at Kampala Cancer Centre has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in June. He will be away from work for about 12 weeks. Kamau is 53, worked as a shop owner until March, and has always been the one who looks after everyone else. Now it's our turn to look after him. Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, trips to Kampala Cancer Centre 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 his shoulders. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $1,550 goes: • Transport to Kampala Cancer Centre: $140 • Scans and lab work: $220 • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,100 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $90 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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Updates from Waweru

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($425 in total) the plan for chemotherapy and medication not covered is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($305 in total) I made the first payment toward chemotherapy and medication not covered. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 15% thanks to 4 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon. - Waweru

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  • Padma F. Iyer 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Praying for you. Thought of Kamau all day after reading this. - Varanasi”

  • Njoroge Bakari Wafula 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Sending love. Gave what I could this week. - Embakasi”

  • Mauricio F. Maldonado 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Happy to help. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Oaxaca de Juárez”

  • Julia W. Brewer 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Gerald Gibson 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Ximena M. Cruz 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Shared with friends too. - Pittsburgh”

  • Luciana Manuela Duarte 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Hope things get better. I'm in Recife, thinking of you.”

  • Mohammad Asif Kabir 🇧🇩 · $27

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Kamau all day after reading this.”

  • Gloria R. Ellis 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Osama Ahmed Ibrahim 🇮🇹 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Eun-kyung Seul-gi Do 🇰🇷 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Sending love. Thought of Kamau all day after reading this. - Corpus Christi”

  • Mina Sabina Neupane 🇳🇵 · $15

    “Hope it all works out. My brother told me about this one. - Kathmandu”

  • Darunee Ploy Ampai 🇹🇭 · $15
  • Lia Ika Setiawan 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Kamau all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Abigail W. Santiago 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Hridoy Abdul Khatun 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Shrijana Manisha Rai 🇳🇵 · $5
  • Terry Butler 🇬🇧 · $5

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  • Nadeem Hamza FarooqiPhoto verified

    Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Faisalabad so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

    • Darshan T. ApteQuestion

      Is transport to Kampala Cancer Centre the biggest cost or is there more coming?

      • Waweru Wafula ByaruhangaOwnerAnswer

        Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. transport to Kampala Cancer Centre comes first ($140) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. It helps to be asked.

    • Jessica L. Joubert

      sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Iztapalapa

      • Nnamdi Paul Ibrahim

        wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Kampala.

        • Liliana S. JimenezPhoto verified

          thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Kampala.

          • Rotimi Bello Daramola

            Wishing you peace, Waweru. Hope you get there. All the best.

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