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Standing with Caroline: acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment costs

Caroline is facing acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.

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Parker T. Webb
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Los Angeles
Caroline was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in June. The oncology team at Los Angeles Regional Medical Center has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in September. She will be away from work for about 5 weeks. Caroline is 31, worked as a taxi driver 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 Los Angeles 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 $9,350 goes: โ€ข Household costs while unable to work: $870 โ€ข Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $7,500 โ€ข Transport to Los Angeles Regional Medical Center: $980 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.

Updates from Parker

  1. Thank you all. We're at 22% now ($2,064). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 10% funded and the plan for transport to Los Angeles Regional Medical Center is now scheduled.

  • Zakaria Saeed Metwally ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $250

    โ€œEvery little bit. Thought of Caroline all day after reading this. - Shubraโ€

  • Isaiah K. Riley ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $250

    โ€œHope things get better. Been where you're, it gets better. - Fort Collinsโ€

  • Declan M. Campbell ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $200
  • Jumoke Bukola Coker ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $200

    โ€œAll the best. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Epeโ€

  • Juma Barasa Tumusiime ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $100
  • Asma Ines Tawfik ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $100

    โ€œKeep your head up. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Zagazigโ€

  • Namukasa Achieng Ssemwogerere ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $100
  • Shruthi D. Rathnam ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100
  • Emma Fuchs ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $100
  • Manoj A. Gupta ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100

    โ€œThought of Caroline all day after reading this. - Mysuruโ€

  • Cris L. Ramos ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $78.50
  • Rashid Mahmoud Ghanem ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $76.50
  • Parvathi J. Kumar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $75

    โ€œSending love. My cousin told me about this one. - Thiruvananthapuramโ€

  • Waseem Shoaib Iqbal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $75
  • Esther Nkechi Danjuma ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $71
  • Tao Fang ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $62
  • Yakubu Danjuma Olawale ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $56
  • Sumbal Sadia Gill ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $53.50

    โ€œHope it all works out. Only $54 but hope it helps. - Multanโ€

  • Parth M. Parikh ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $51

    โ€œAll the best. Only $51 but hope it helps. - Howrahโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $50

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  • Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care.

    • Take care. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Los Angeles.

      • Hope it all works out, Parker. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Nashik

        • wishing Caroline a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

          • Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 16 people at work. Thinking of Los Angeles

            • Sending good thoughts, Parker. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

              • Hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Jakarta donated after I showed her your page. Take care

                • praying for you, Parker. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

                  • hang in there. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Kasarani

                    • wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Lahore

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