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Help Andrés through 8 rounds of treatment for kidney cancer

8 rounds of treatment are planned at Los Angeles Regional Medical Center; we are asking for help with the costs insurance does not cover.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States7,740 views
Dolores T. Castillo
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Los Angeles
Andrés was diagnosed with kidney cancer in August. The oncology team at Los Angeles Regional Medical Center has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in December. He will be away from work for about 12 weeks. Andrés is 58, worked as a hairdresser until August, 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 Los Angeles 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 his shoulders. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $13,650 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $9,000 • Scans and lab work: $1,450 • Household costs while unable to work: $2,250 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $950 Thanks for being kind about this. - Dolores
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Updates from Dolores

  1. Small update. $4,068 so far, I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts.

  2. 10% there. I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team. Thank you.

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  • Vivian Jumoke Nwosu 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Andrés all day after reading this. - Wudil”

  • Mikhail Baranov 🇺🇦 · $5

    “Good luck! - Lviv”

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  • Seda Selin Kaplan 🇹🇷 · $72

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Andrés all day after reading this.”

  • Vichai Boon Saetang 🇹🇭 · $10

    “Hang in there. I'm in Phuket, thinking of you. - Phuket”

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

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    “Hope things get better. From Tangier with love. - Tangier”

  • Ronaldo Leonardo Gonçalves 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Happy to help. Thought of Andrés all day after reading this. - London”

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    “All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Bengaluru”

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  • Inés F. Espinoza

    Rooting for you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of Los Angeles.

    • Saima Nida AhmedQuestion

      What exactly is the $13,650 for?

      • Dolores T. CastilloOwnerAnswerAddress verifiedPhoto verified

        Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. chemotherapy and medication not covered comes first ($9,000) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Ask me anything else.

    • Moumita Priya HaqueAddress verified

      Praying for you, Dolores. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Busan so I could bring a meal.

      • Wunmi Fatima Tijani

        Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out.

        • Carlos F. ValdezPhoto verified

          Praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. After 17 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Jerusalem.

          • Franziska SchreiberPhoto verified

            Stay strong, Dolores. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings

            • Rahma Taghreed Ghanem

              You're not alone, Dolores. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from San Francisco!

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