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Rahima's early-stage lung cancer treatment fund

Rahima is facing early-stage lung cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh2,208 views
Shuvo Karim Rashid
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Dhaka
Rahima was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer in July. The oncology team at Dhaka Regional Medical Center has planned 10 rounds of treatment, starting in September. She will be away from work for about 8 weeks. Rahima is 39, worked as a nurse until July, 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 Dhaka Regional Medical Center 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 $600 goes: โ€ข Transport to Dhaka Regional Medical Center: $95 โ€ข Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $410 โ€ข Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $95 If you're reading this, thank you. - Shuvo

Updates from Shuvo

  1. Quick update: $336 raised so far (56%). I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $165 raised so far (28%). I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($150 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Shuvo

  • Kimberly Freeman ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10
  • Abosede Lilian Musa ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25
  • Anastasia Vera Bondar ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10
  • Deepak E. Goyal ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10

    โ€œTake care of yourselves. Hope the October deadline works out. - Ludhianaโ€

  • Christopher A. Graham ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25
  • Wesley C. Bowman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $20
  • Lester E. Domingo ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $25
  • Mahesh T. Kashyap ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $52
  • รlvaro R. Santos ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $10
  • Dustin Patterson ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $100
  • Hari F. Thevar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $5
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $65.50
  • Chirag C. Amin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10
  • Emma Wolf ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $5
  • Kunle Femi Uba ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50
  • Donna D. Garcia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $25
  • Purvi G. Parmar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $15
  • Samuel Kariuki Tembo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50
  • Wafa Ghanem ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $10

    โ€œHope it all works out. Please keep us posted. - Aswanโ€

Reviews

2.7(7 reviews)

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  • Randall R. Neal๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธVerified donor
    Professional and kind

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

  • Bernd Tim Baumann๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชVerified helper
    Genuine person with a big heart

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

  • Sarah B. Holloway๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆVerified donor
    Trustworthy helper

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

  • Padma A. Nair๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณVerified donor
    Delivered on promises

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

  • Benjamin B. Banks๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งVerified helper
    Outstanding person

    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

  • Henryk Piotr Michalski๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑVerified helper
    Changed my perspective

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

  • Violet R. Payne๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธVerified helper
    Helped when no one else could

    Couldn't have asked for better support. They listened carefully, understood my situation deeply, and provided thoughtful advice that actually worked. Thank you so much.

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  • Is transport to Dhaka Regional Medical Center the biggest cost or is there more coming?

    • Sure. The biggest one is transport to Dhaka Regional Medical Center, $95. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for asking.

  • Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Los Angeles.

    • Hang in there, Shuvo. Get well soon. Sent it to 18 people at work. All the best

      • Take care, Shuvo. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless

        • Keep going, Shuvo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Dhaka

          • Thanks for sharing this, Shuvo. Shared this with my family

            $572.50 raised of $600

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