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Standing with Brandon: kidney cancer treatment costs

8 rounds of treatment are planned at Gqeberha Regional Medical Center; we're asking for help with the costs insurance doesn't cover.

🇿🇦 Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa984 views
Kagiso G. Pienaar
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Gqeberha
Brandon was diagnosed with kidney cancer in July. The oncology team at Gqeberha Regional Medical Center has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in September. He will be away from work for about 5 weeks. Brandon is 57, 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 him. Treatment is covered only in part. Medication that isn't on the approved list, trips to Gqeberha 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 $2,750 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,900 • Household costs while unable to work: $320 • Transport to Gqeberha Regional Medical Center: $300 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $230 Thanks for being kind about this. - Kagiso
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Updates from Kagiso

  1. We're at 13% thanks to 10 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Update from Gqeberha: I made the first payment toward chemotherapy and medication not covered. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 2% funded and I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts.

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