MoneyMedical & healthUrgent
Standing with Cooper: colon cancer treatment costs
Supporting Cooper through colon cancer: medication, transport to the Wollongong Oncology Institute, and living costs while He can't work.
🇦🇺 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia1,321 views
Cooper was diagnosed with colon cancer in September. The oncology team at the Wollongong Oncology Institute has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in October. He will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Cooper is 39, worked as a farmer until September, 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 the Wollongong Oncology Institute 2 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.
Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment.
Where the $9,050 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $4,600
• Scans and lab work: $570
• Transport to the Wollongong Oncology Institute: $1,100
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $430
• Household costs while unable to work: $2,350
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Donna
Wanted to say thank you properly. 11% funded and the plan for transport to the Wollongong Oncology Institute is now scheduled.
We're at 15% thanks to 26 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon. - Donna
- Benjamin Brooks 🇬🇧 · $500
- Sinta Nur Wibowo 🇮🇩 · $250
- Owen T. Prescott 🇺🇸 · $100
“Stay strong. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Riverside”
- Kwabena Kofi Bonsu 🇬🇭 · $100
- Deirdre K. Reid 🇮🇪 · $100
“Be well. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Limerick”
- Mauricio A. Cabrera 🇲🇽 · $99
- Sumon Shakil Hasan 🇧🇩 · $75
- Nargis Lipi Howlader 🇮🇳 · $70
- Kavita N. Dwivedi 🇮🇳 · $60
- Nongnuch Pimchanok Wattana 🇹🇭 · $54
“Sending love. My brother told me about this one. - Phuket”
- Louis Rémi Olivier 🇫🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
- Liliana P. Schwartz 🇺🇸 · $50
- Kiptoo Mutua Wafula 🇺🇬 · $30
- Taslima Farhana Alam 🇧🇩 · $30
- Gita Wulan Tampubolon 🇮🇩 · $30
- Eleni Tizita Negash 🇪🇹 · $30
- Rafael Gustavo Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $29
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Cooper all day after reading this. - Guarulhos”
- Terry Robertson 🇺🇸 · $25
- Dylan P. Powers 🇦🇺 · $25
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.
Sending love, Donna. Shared it with a few friends. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
stay strong, Donna. Hope you get there. All the best
Thinking of you, Donna. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care!
Praying for you, Donna. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Wollongong
Good luck, Donna. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Prayagraj.
stay strong, Donna. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in São Paulo but we're thinking of you. Take care.
sending strength, Donna. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Love from Butwal.
stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Flint