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Fighting thyroid cancer: help Lwazi afford treatment in Pietermaritzburg
6 rounds of treatment are planned at Pietermaritzburg Regional Medical Center; we're asking for help with the costs insurance doesn't cover.
🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa1,130 views
Lwazi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in January. The oncology team at Pietermaritzburg Regional Medical Center has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in April. She will be away from work for about 4 weeks.
Lwazi is 30, worked as a primary school teacher until January, 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 Pietermaritzburg Regional Medical Center 3 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.
Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment.
Where the $1,850 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $870
• Scans and lab work: $270
• Transport to Pietermaritzburg Regional Medical Center: $105
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $185
• Household costs while unable to work: $420
Thank you so much.
- Shireen
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Keep going, Shireen. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Anaheim
Any update on how things are going in Pietermaritzburg?
Sending love, Shireen. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. God bless!
praying for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 8 people at work