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Standing with Vishal: prostate cancer treatment costs
Vishal is facing prostate cancer and the cost of treatment, travel and care at home is far beyond what the family can cover.
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Vishal was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June. The oncology team at Hyderabad University Hospital has planned 12 rounds of treatment, starting in September. He will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Vishal is 26, worked as a farmer until June, 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 Hyderabad University Hospital 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.
I'll post every invoice and receipt as an update so donors can follow where each gift goes.
Where the $450 goes:
• Household costs while unable to work: $310
• Transport to Hyderabad University Hospital: $65
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $75
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- Divya
Updates from Divya
Small update. $118 so far, I made the first payment toward nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team.
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“Get well soon. My cousin told me about this one. - Manukau”
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- Vladimir Gusev 🇩🇪 · $75
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- Claudia A. Duarte 🇨🇴 · $10
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- Taghreed Lubna El-Sayed 🇨🇦 · $15
- Naledi P. Pienaar 🇿🇦 · $10
“Good luck. Hope the September deadline works out. - Paarl”
- Janet Florence Odhiambo 🇹🇿 · $25
“Best of luck. Hope the September deadline works out. - Kinondoni”
- Giuseppe Franco Gatti 🇮🇹 · $67.50
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Hang in there, Divya. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning
Hang in there. Get well soon. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We're a small family in Islamabad but we're thinking of you.
sending strength, Divya. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together.