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Wafula's stomach cancer treatment fund
Supporting Wafula through stomach cancer: medication, transport to Embakasi Cancer Centre, and living costs while He can't work.
🇰🇪 00584, Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya791 views
Wafula was diagnosed with stomach cancer in August. The oncology team at Embakasi Cancer Centre has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in November. He will be away from work for about 12 weeks.
Wafula is 40, worked as a shop owner until August, 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 Embakasi Cancer Centre 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 $2,000 goes:
• Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $1,450
• Scans and lab work: $270
• Household costs while unable to work: $160
• Transport to Embakasi Cancer Centre: $120
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Daniel
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Wishing you peace, Daniel. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best
keep going. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Embakasi.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope the doctors have good news. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Wafula.
Chemotherapy and medication not covered is $1,450 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.
Shared it with a few friends. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Embakasi
Thank you. If you're in Embakasi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Rooting for you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Put this on a community board in Bekasi this morning
Hope it all works out, Daniel. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Hubballi.
Sending good thoughts, Daniel. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Miami this morning.
Sending love, Daniel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.
Sending good thoughts. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.
Best of luck, Daniel. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.