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Standing with Busisiwe: kidney cancer treatment costs
Supporting Busisiwe through kidney cancer: medication, transport to Pretoria Regional Medical Center, and living costs while She cannot work.
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Busisiwe was diagnosed with kidney cancer in August. The oncology team at Pretoria Regional Medical Center has planned 10 rounds of treatment, starting in November. She will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Busisiwe is 25, worked as a nurse until August, 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 Pretoria 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.
Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment.
Where the $3,300 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $2,100
• Scans and lab work: $430
• Transport to Pretoria Regional Medical Center: $115
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $150
• Household costs while unable to work: $505
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Sipho
Small update. $108 so far, I made the first payment toward transport to Pretoria Regional Medical Center.
Thank you all. We're at 1% now ($47). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
- Colette Meyer 🇫🇷 · $75
“Sending love. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Paris”
- Hanna Mekdes Haile 🇪🇹 · $75
- Woo-jin Tae-hoon Lee 🇰🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $56
- Huda Layla Yassin 🇪🇬 · $5
- Vikash Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $25
“Hang in there. I'm in Cape Town, thinking of you.”
- Winda Novi Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $22
“Only $22 but hope it helps. - Bekasi”
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hope things get better soon. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Wiesbaden!
sending good thoughts, Sipho F. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Pretoria
Hope things get better soon, Sipho F. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side!
looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Tokyo so I could bring a meal. God bless.
praying for you. Get well soon. Put this on a community board in Birmingham this morning. Greetings from Birmingham