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Standing with Zubby: stage 3 ovarian cancer treatment costs
6 rounds of treatment are planned at Port Harcourt Cancer Centre; we're asking for help with the costs insurance doesn't cover.
🇳🇬 Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria1,248 views
Zubby was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in April. The oncology team at Port Harcourt Cancer Centre has planned 6 rounds of treatment, starting in July. He will be away from work for about 8 weeks.
Zubby is 36, worked as a bank teller until April, 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 Port Harcourt Cancer Centre 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 his shoulders.
Funds will be used only for treatment, medication, transport to appointments and essential living costs during treatment.
Where the $750 goes:
• Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $125
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $550
• Scans and lab work: $75
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Kehinde
Updates from Kehinde
Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($121). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts.
- Gauri H. Vyas 🇮🇳 · $65
- Okechukwu Olumide Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $50
- Mónica N. Solís 🇲🇽 · $45
- Jing Chen Luo 🇺🇸 · $42
“Take care of yourselves. Shared with friends too. - San Francisco”
- Abosede Wunmi Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $30
“Good luck. From Asaba with love.”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $26
- Charlotte G. Nichols 🇺🇸 · $25
“I'm in Riverside, thinking of you.”
- Neil B. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $25
- Kunal H. Tiwari 🇮🇳 · $25
- Maurício Fernando Amaral 🇧🇷 · $20
- Jayden T. Lowe 🇺🇸 · $20
- Tharindu Kumara Abeysekera 🇱🇰 · $15
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Lawrence G. Armstrong 🇺🇸 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Houston”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $10
- Danica R. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $5
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what's already covered and what's the $750 for?
Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team is $125 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.
Best of luck, Kehinde. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Port Harcourt.
you're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Accra
Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Nashik.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Zubby?
Thank you. If you're in Port Harcourt I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.
Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 17 people at work. Take care
how is Zubby doing now?
praying for you. Shared this with my family. God bless
Hope the doctors have good news. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
thinking of you, Kehinde. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Jimma.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My husband and I read this together.