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Standing with Soo-jin: thyroid cancer treatment costs
Supporting Soo-jin through thyroid cancer: medication, transport to the Los Angeles Oncology Institute, and living costs while She can't work.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States1,881 views
Soo-jin was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in February. The oncology team at the Los Angeles Oncology Institute has planned 8 rounds of treatment, starting in April. She will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Soo-jin is 43, worked as a farmer until February, 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 the Los Angeles Oncology Institute 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.
Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment.
Where the $11,200 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $6,750
• Scans and lab work: $1,450
• Transport to the Los Angeles Oncology Institute: $830
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $850
• Household costs while unable to work: $1,320
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You're not alone, Hyun-ju. Hope the doctors have good news. Sent it to 19 people at work. Blessings.
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Leeds so I could bring a meal.
Take care, Hyun-ju. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Take care, Hyun-ju. Get well soon. Blessings
take care. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Rooting for you. Hope the doctors have good news. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.