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Waqas's prostate cancer treatment fund

Waqas 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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Maryam Nazia Sheikh
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Islamabad
Waqas was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May. The oncology team at Islamabad Regional Medical Center has planned 4 rounds of treatment, starting in August. He will be away from work for about 8 weeks. Waqas is 38, worked as a bakery worker until May, 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 Islamabad Regional Medical Center 4 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 $1,100 goes: • Chemotherapy and medication not covered: $670 • Scans and lab work: $155 • Transport to Islamabad Regional Medical Center: $50 • Nutrition and supplements prescribed by the care team: $80 • Household costs while unable to work: $145 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.

Updates from Maryam

  1. Update from Islamabad: I met with the treatment center and confirmed the amounts. We're at 44% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • So sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking

    • Hang in there, Maryam. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out

      • good luck. Shared it with a few friends. After 14 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

        • Thanks for sharing this, Maryam. Hope you get there. God bless

          • wishing you the best, Maryam. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 23 people at work. God bless.

            • hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Sent it to 15 people at work. Thinking of Islamabad.

              • Keep going, Maryam. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless

                • You're not alone. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Islamabad

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