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Help Kimberly through 10 rounds of treatment for stage 2 breast cancer

10 rounds of treatment are planned at the Oakland Oncology Institute; we are asking for help with the costs insurance does not cover.

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Ethan R. Pruitt
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Oakland
Kimberly was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in April. The oncology team at the Oakland Oncology Institute has planned 10 rounds of treatment, starting in June. She will be away from work for about 8 weeks. Kimberly is 28, worked as a shop owner until April, 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 Oakland Oncology Institute 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 her shoulders. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $8,200 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $3,650 • Scans and lab work: $950 • Transport to the Oakland Oncology Institute: $1,200 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $510 • Household costs while unable to work: $1,890 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Ethan
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Updates from Ethan

  1. We're at 35% thanks to 69 of you. I made the first payment toward transport to the Oakland Oncology Institute. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,706 in total) I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 10% thanks to 19 of you. I made the first payment toward chemotherapy and medication not covered. More news soon.

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  • Jyoti W. Gill 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Thought of Kimberly all day after reading this. - Saket”

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    “Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Alcalá de Henares”

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    “Best of luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kadıköy”

  • Umesh H. Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Happy to help. Saw your post and had to give. - Kanpur”

  • Ezra Moran 🇺🇸 · $25
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    “Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Móstoles”

  • Jocelyn W. Zamora 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Gave what I could this week. - Manila”

  • Roberto L. Sandoval 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Stay strong. I'm in Ann Arbor, thinking of you.”

  • Sayali D. Naik 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Veronica Antonella Martino 🇮🇹 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Kimberly all day after reading this. - Latina”

  • Kai Ware 🇺🇸 · $25

    “From my family to yours. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Syracuse”

  • Mehwish Noreen Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Thought of Kimberly all day after reading this. - Lahore”

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  • Madelyn PetersQuestion

    how is Kimberly doing now?

    • Randall W. Page

      Stay strong, Ethan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

      • Fernanda G. Flores

        best of luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Eindhoven.

        • Mateo B. Yang

          So sorry you're going through this, Ethan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

          • Taras Polishchuk

            wishing you the best. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Oakland.

            • Ebuka Olumide Okafor

              Get well soon. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Los Angeles.

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