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Help Nora through 4 rounds of treatment for kidney cancer

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

🇺🇸 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States925 views
Elijah K. Perez
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Corpus Christi
Nora was diagnosed with kidney cancer in June. The oncology team at Corpus Christi Regional Medical Center has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in September. She will be away from work for about 12 weeks. Nora is 32, worked as a hairdresser until June, 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 Corpus Christi 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. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $3,600 goes: • Household costs while unable to work: $1,450 • Scans and lab work: $850 • Transport to Corpus Christi Regional Medical Center: $710 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $590 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#cancer#treatment#family#medical

Updates from Elijah

  1. Quick update: $545 raised so far (15%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Corpus Christi: the plan for transport to Corpus Christi Regional Medical Center is now scheduled. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($120 in total) I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Aileen S. Andrada 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $100

    “Get well soon. Thought of Nora all day after reading this. - Fort Portal”

  • Hanna Małgorzata Krupa 🇵🇱 · $75

    “Wishing you the best. My brother told me about this one. - Gliwice”

  • Gbenga Lucky Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $50

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Oaxaca de Juárez, thinking of you.”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $49
  • Jayden K. Lynch 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Inbar Biton 🇮🇱 · $25
  • Rahima Mousumi Das 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Walter C. Stanley 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Abdullah Rami Trabelsi 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Purvi A. Soni 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Ali Sinan Aksoy 🇹🇷 · $20

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Nora all day after reading this. - Kadıköy”

  • Ignacio W. Escobar 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Mahnoor Kiran Mughal 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Karina A. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $15

    “Every little bit. Thought of Nora all day after reading this. - Oakland”

  • Inés L. Ríos 🇦🇷 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Vasanthi B. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $10

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  • Dipika J. Chauhan

    best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Corpus Christi.

    • Lucy H. BarnettPhoto verified

      thinking of you and your family, Elijah. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Love from San Francisco.

      • Rakib Faruk Zaman

        Sending love, Elijah. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Corpus Christi.

        • Madhu K. Bansal

          sending strength, Elijah. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

          • Yolanda M. ZamoraID verified

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

            • Isla K. Black

              Sending strength, Elijah. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. All the best

              • Riaan F. Naidoo

                Hope it all works out. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Mthatha.

                • Douglas J. RyanID verified

                  Sending love, Elijah. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

                  • Thomas Schneider

                    You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Corpus Christi.

                    • Dinesh K. Bhatia

                      take care, Elijah. Hope this works out for you.

                      • Tejal Bhide

                        Stay strong, Elijah. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.

                        • Rachel R. Cloete

                          shared it with a few friends. Love from Enugu.

                          • Mwangi Mussa MusyokaPhoto verified

                            Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Corpus Christi.

                            • Clara J. Jensen

                              Get well soon. Greetings from Bahir Dar.

                              • Rukhsar Uzma CheemaID verified

                                Keep going. Get well soon. All the best

                                $764 raised of $3,600

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