MoneyMedical & healthCritical
Standing with Chihiro: acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment costs
Chihiro is facing acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
🇯🇵 Japan8,370 views
Chihiro was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in April. The oncology team at Setagaya Regional Medical Center has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in July. She will be away from work for about 5 weeks.
Chihiro is 36, worked as a cleaner at a hospital until April, 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 Setagaya 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 $7,100 goes:
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $220
• Household costs while unable to work: $1,300
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $5,000
• Transport to Setagaya Regional Medical Center: $580
Thanks for reading all this.
- Akari
Updates from Akari
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Roman Mikhailov 🇺🇦 · $500
- Ruth Lucy Otieno 🇰🇪 · $250
- Zainab Aslam 🇵🇰 · $200
- Tatiane Francisca Alves 🇧🇷 · $200
- Willow K. Williams 🇺🇸 · $100
“Hope it all works out. Saw your post and had to give. - Knoxville”
- Alessandro Alberto Costa 🇮🇹 · $100
- André Edson Farias 🇧🇷 · $100
- Kamrul Shafiq Talukder 🇮🇳 · $100
- Tippawan Kanya Saetang 🇹🇭 · $100
“Wish I could do more. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Bangkok”
- Adhiambo Neema Bakari 🇺🇬 · $100
- Carmela R. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $100
- Yusuf Abdullah Shaker 🇪🇬 · $100
“Thought of Chihiro all day after reading this. - Mansoura”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
“Rooting for you. I'm in Louisville, thinking of you. - Louisville”
- Ghassan Amir Lotfy 🇸🇦 · $100
- Joko Aditya Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $100
- Angel Foster 🇺🇸 · $100
“Get well soon. Thought of Chihiro all day after reading this. - St. Petersburg”
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $100
- Shawn F. Hall 🇬🇧 · $100
- Otieno Kioko 🇰🇪 · $100
- Yoko Emi Ueno 🇯🇵 · $100
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Chihiro all day after reading this.”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Wishing Chihiro a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'll check back for the next update.
Wishing you the best, Akari. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update.
Sending strength, Akari. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Love from Chennai.
Thanks for sharing this. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Thinking of you and your family, Akari. Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Akari. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together.
Wishing you peace, Akari. Hope the doctors have good news. Blessings