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Fighting thyroid cancer: help Larissa afford treatment in Campinas

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

🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil2,258 views
Larissa Silva
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Campinas
In September I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. My oncology team at Campinas Regional Medical Center has planned 12 rounds of treatment, and the first starts in November. I was told to expect about 5 weeks away from work. I never imagined I'd be writing something like this. I'm 38, I worked as a primary school teacher until September, and I have been the main earner for my household. Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, transport to Campinas Regional Medical Center 2 times a week, and the income I have lost add up quickly. My family is doing everything they can, but we've already sold what we could and are borrowing for groceries. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $3,050 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,950 • Household costs while unable to work: $760 • Scans and lab work: $340 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Larissa
#cancer#treatment#family#medical

Updates from Larissa

  1. Quick update: $248 raised so far (8%). I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

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  • Mehmet Uğur Yıldırım 🇹🇷 · $250
  • Mattia Coppola 🇮🇹 · $250
  • Jose J. Richardson 🇨🇦 · $200

    “Thought of Larissa all day after reading this. - Brandon”

  • Ashok Ghimire 🇳🇵 · $100
  • Simiyu Rashidi Otieno 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Blessings. Thought of Larissa all day after reading this.”

  • Vitaly Ruslan Kovalchuk 🇷🇺 · $73
  • Ahmad Sutanto 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Junaid Yasir Chaudhry 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Hope the December deadline works out. - Hyderabad”

  • Hạnh Le 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Every little bit. From San Jose with love. - San Jose”

  • Mongkol Somchai Boonmee 🇹🇭 · $30

    “From my family to yours. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Bangkok”

  • Wellington Jorge Carvalho 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Hope it all works out. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Campinas”

  • Oluwaseun Nneka Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $30

    “Be well - Onitsha”

  • Padma D. Bhat 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Stay strong. - Aurangabad”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Evans Kimani Kariuki 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Larissa all day after reading this.”

  • Sebastian Peters 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Ahmed Nabil Bakr 🇸🇦 · $25
  • Valentina G. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Nilesh H. Parikh 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Bhopal”

  • Kamal Yubraj Sharma 🇳🇵 · $20

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  • Samuel Babatunde OkonkwoID verified

    Thinking of you, Larissa. Wishing Larissa a smooth procedure and a full recovery

    • Latha N. Nair

      take care, Larissa. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't give up. Blessings.

      • Fadi RadwanQuestionID verified

        Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Larissa.

        • Larissa SilvaOwnerAnswerVerified organization

          Chemotherapy and medication not covered is $1,950 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks, that means a lot.

      • Dewi Jihan Sitompul

        Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

        • Khadija Amira Mourad

          Wishing you peace, Larissa. I hope things turn around soon. God bless

          • Simon Moritz BeckQuestion

            how is Larissa doing now?

            • Carlos F. Peña

              Thinking of you, Larissa. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 25 people at work.

              • Agus Budi PratamaAddress verified

                Thanks for sharing this, Larissa. Hope this works out for you.

                • Liam F. Singleton

                  get well soon. All the best

                  • Wanjiru Nafula Macharia

                    Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Love from Auckland.

                    • Adel Mustafa Naguib

                      Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 23 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Campinas

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