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Standing with Chao: cervical cancer treatment costs
Chao is facing cervical cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States1,616 views
Chao was diagnosed with cervical cancer in August. The oncology team at Fort Worth Cancer Centre has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in November. He will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Chao is 55, worked as a tailor until August, 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 Fort Worth Cancer Centre 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 $3,450 goes:
• Transport to Fort Worth Cancer Centre: $430
• Household costs while unable to work: $1,850
• Scans and lab work: $1,170
Glad we found this place.
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Chao?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about transport to Fort Worth Cancer Centre, advice is welcome too. Thanks for looking so closely.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
So sorry you're going through this, Wei. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Accra but we're thinking of you.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from San Francisco
Rooting for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless!
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Chao.
Transport to Fort Worth Cancer Centre is $430 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.
wishing you the best. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Take care.
how is Chao doing now?
thinking of you. Hope the doctors have good news. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Hope you get there. Love from Ekurhuleni.
wishing you the best, Wei. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Love from Nairobi.
Rooting for you, Wei. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Fort Worth.
Thinking of you and your family. Wishing Chao a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Take care, Wei. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Take care, Wei. Shared it with a few friends. God bless
Best of luck, Wei. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to San Diego so I could bring a meal. Love from Mansoura.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.
Wishing you the best, Wei. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Good luck, Wei. This could happen to any of us. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Manila