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Standing with Mabel: stage 3 ovarian cancer treatment costs
8 rounds of treatment are planned at Ho Regional Medical Center; we're asking for help with the costs insurance doesn't cover.
🇬🇭 Ho, Volta, Ghana2,332 views
Mabel was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in December. The oncology team at Ho Regional Medical Center has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in March. She will be away from work for about 6 weeks.
Mabel is 29, worked as a bakery worker until December, 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 Ho Regional Medical Center 3 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 $1,700 goes:
• Scans and lab work: $185
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $50
• Household costs while unable to work: $240
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,225
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Nana
Update from Ho: I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. We're at 23% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“Hope it all works out. Thought of Mabel all day after reading this.”
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Thanks for sharing this, Nana. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
Hang in there, Nana. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
hang in there, Nana. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Berlin.
Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Tangier but we're thinking of you.
Wishing you peace, Nana. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.
Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Cleveland