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Standing with Raúl: prostate cancer treatment costs

Supporting Raúl through prostate cancer: medication, transport to the Medellín Oncology Institute, and living costs while He can't work.

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Gustavo T. Peña
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Medellín
Raúl was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July. The oncology team at the Medellín Oncology Institute has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in October. He will be away from work for about 7 weeks. Raúl is 30, worked as a hairdresser until July, 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 Medellín Oncology Institute 5 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 $3,100 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,950 • Scans and lab work: $340 • Transport to the Medellín Oncology Institute: $250 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $110 • Household costs while unable to work: $450 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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Updates from Gustavo

  1. We're at 37% thanks to 31 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($640). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Good luck. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Corpus Christi”

  • Rabia Hina Baig 🇵🇰 · $30

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this.”

  • Dwi Satria Salim 🇮🇩 · $25
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  • Teresa B. Sandoval 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Priscila Bianca Alves 🇧🇷 · $15
  • Junaid Farhan Qureshi 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Camille Marty 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Mónica W. Bravo 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Blessings. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Rochester”

  • Amaka Chidinma Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Berk Aksoy 🇹🇷 · $20

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the October deadline works out. - İzmir”

  • Bella T. Rodriguez 🇬🇧 · $15
  • Kennedy Barnett 🇨🇦 · $20
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    “Wish I could do more. Please keep us posted. - Katowice”

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  • Christian M. Ryan 🇨🇦 · $75

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Brampton”

  • Bianca Camila Santos 🇧🇷 · $70.50
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  • Mugisha Peter Ssebuliba

    Thanks for sharing this, Gustavo. Wishing Raúl a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Greetings from Los Angeles.

    • Halima Adaeze Bankole

      So sorry you're going through this, Gustavo. Hope the doctors have good news. My husband and I read this together.

      • Hans Jürgen Braun

        Keep going, Gustavo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

        • Aarti A. Sheth

          Good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Berlin

          • Yetunde Idowu Ibrahim

            Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Bandung.

            • Mai SugiyamaPhoto verified

              Hope it all works out, Gustavo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up.

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