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Standing with Leon: stomach cancer treatment costs
Leon is facing stomach cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany4,426 views
Leon was diagnosed with stomach cancer in March. The oncology team at the Munich Oncology Institute has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in June. He will be away from work for about 6 weeks.
Leon is 29, worked as a tailor until March, 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 Munich 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 $2,400 goes:
• Transport to the Munich Oncology Institute: $750
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $490
• Household costs while unable to work: $1,160
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Genesis A. Banks 🇬🇧 · $250
- Sebastián G. Díaz 🇪🇸 · $200
- Rekha Radha Thapa 🇳🇵 · $100
“Hope the June deadline works out. - Kathmandu”
- Adaeze Titilayo Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $100
“Stay strong. From Onitsha with love. - Onitsha”
- Rani A. Arora 🇬🇧 · $100
- Oksana Inna Grigoriev 🇷🇺 · $100
- Ritu H. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $100
“Best of luck. Hope the June deadline works out. - Mumbai”
- Musa Obinna Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $100
- Lotte Marijke De Haan 🇳🇱 · $100
“Rooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Utrecht”
- Jannat Runa Sen 🇮🇳 · $88
- Yan Dong Fang 🇨🇦 · $72
“Best of luck. I'm in Mississauga, thinking of you.”
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $70
- Adhiambo Fatuma Mwende 🇰🇪 · $65.50
- Kavita E. Randhawa 🇮🇳 · $50
“Be well. Been where you're, it gets better. - Thane”
- Noah Sommer 🇩🇪 · $50
- Venesha M. Clarke 🇯🇲 · $50
“Get well soon. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kingston”
- Ifeoma Idowu Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $50
“Stay strong! - Ogbomosho”
- Blessing Hauwa Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $48.50
- Cristina N. Galindo 🇺🇸 · $39
- Colm Donnelly 🇮🇪 · $35.50
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Leon?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about transport to the Munich Oncology Institute, advice is welcome too.
Sending love, Heike. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings
How is Leon doing now?
stay strong, Heike. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care
rooting for you, Heike. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.
This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Birmingham this morning. Blessings.
You're not alone, Heike. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Vancouver.
Thinking of you, Heike. Looking forward to the next update.
Is transport to the Munich Oncology Institute the biggest cost or is there more coming?
Sure. The biggest one is transport to the Munich Oncology Institute, $750. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. It helps to be asked.
Stay strong, Heike. Your post was clear and honest. God bless
Shared this with my family. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Sylhet
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Munich.
Thanks for sharing this, Heike. This could happen to any of us
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Munich.
Thinking of you, Heike. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Munich
You're not alone, Heike. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Kolkata.
Praying for you. Wishing Leon a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Munich.
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours.
Wishing Leon a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings
Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Veracruz!
Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Munich
Wishing Leon a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Wish I lived closer to Giza so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you and your family, Heike. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings.
Hang in there. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We're a small family in Çankaya but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!
Best of luck, Heike. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care
Good luck, Heike. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
this could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Blessings