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Standing with Fábio: stage 3 ovarian cancer treatment costs

Fábio is facing stage 3 ovarian cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.

🇧🇷 Paraná, Brazil1,044 views
Letícia Raquel Gomes
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Curitiba
Fábio was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in April. The oncology team at Curitiba Regional Medical Center has planned 10 rounds of treatment, starting in June. He will be away from work for about 10 weeks. Fábio is 47, worked as a bank teller until April, 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 Curitiba 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 his shoulders. I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes. Where the $2,150 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,100 • Scans and lab work: $470 • Transport to Curitiba Regional Medical Center: $165 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $135 • Household costs while unable to work: $280 Thanks for being kind about this. - Letícia
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Updates from Letícia

  1. Small update. $547 so far, I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team.

  2. Update from Curitiba: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Curitiba: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Katerina Lazaridis

    praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

    • Ronaldo Lucas Oliveira

      Sending love, Letícia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out

      • Lerato F. Padayachee

        thinking of you and your family, Letícia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.

        • Giang My Vo

          Wishing you peace, Letícia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Curitiba

          • Arif Hossain Siddique

            You're not alone, Letícia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Kazan

            • Yolanda P. RamosAddress verified

              So sorry you're going through this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We're a small family in Bogor but we're thinking of you

              • Hazel R. AlcantaraPhoto verified

                Keep going, Letícia. Hope you get there

                • Ida Paula Wolff

                  Shared this with my family. Love from Ballarat!

                  • Suresh F. ChauhanPhoto verified

                    Hope the doctors have good news. After 23 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

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