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Help me through 8 rounds of treatment for prostate cancer
Supporting Eranga through prostate cancer: medication, transport to Negombo Cancer Centre, and living costs while He can't work.
🇱🇰 Negombo, Western, Sri Lanka1,341 views
In August I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My oncology team at Negombo Cancer Centre has planned 8 rounds of treatment, and the first starts in October. I was told to expect about 5 weeks away from work.
I never imagined I'd be writing something like this. I'm 35, I worked as a taxi driver until August, 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 Negombo Cancer Centre 4 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.
Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment.
Where the $1,800 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,300
• Scans and lab work: $145
• Household costs while unable to work: $220
• Transport to Negombo Cancer Centre: $135
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Eranga
Updates from Eranga
Quick update: $174 raised so far (10%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Natalia E. Ibáñez 🇲🇽 · $20
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
- Márcio Otávio Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $10
- Karanja Kariuki Okello 🇰🇪 · $15
- Purvi J. Sathe 🇮🇳 · $10
“Wishing you the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Aurangabad”
- Shilpa B. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $50
- Ronke Vivian Uzor 🇳🇬 · $10
- Kayode Gbenga Zakari 🇳🇬 · $38.50
“Hang in there. Shared with friends too. - Zaria”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $5
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the October deadline works out. - Saint Petersburg”
- Raphaël Jacques Marie 🇫🇷 · $10
“Good luck. Please keep us posted. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $34
“Hope it all works out. - Envigado”
- Mulyadi Andi Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $50
- Ethan Acosta 🇬🇧 · $75
“Thought of Eranga all day after reading this.”
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So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.