Need help with cancer costs
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I am a 44 year old single parent of 3 lovely girls age of 9, 14 and 16. We live in Finland, North-Europe. Life hasn't been easy but we have been fine.
On January I was in shower doing my monthly breast inspections and found something. I wasn't sure what it was so I waited. On February it was a bit bigger so I went to a doctor and was referred to mammogram and ultrasound. Because of waiting list I had to wait 3 weeks to get an appointment and then 10 days of biopsy results. The tumor grew so fast. It was very scary.
On March 2024 I was diagnosed with a stage 3 aggressive breastcancer. It is hormonenegative and her2-positive gradus 3 tumor which is spread to at least to lymph nodes.
It was a huge shock and my whole life turned around.
This type of cancer is known for spreading and I am very worried about it because I have children. Our health care system does not provide controls with CT- or PET-scans, only mammogram and ultrasound. And those don't show spreading in other parts of your body. That is why I am having this fundraise so I can pay for these scans. I don't want to be the person who diea because spreading was found too late.
I am going through chemotherapy at the moment. After that there will be surgery, radiation and then herceptin-shots.
Life has been a struggle. Even in my country we have great public healthcare I do have to pay some of the expenses and it is hard. I also have to buy lots of meds and products from pharmacy. I have to possibility to save money for later.
I am very grateful for all help!
On January I was in shower doing my monthly breast inspections and found something. I wasn't sure what it was so I waited. On February it was a bit bigger so I went to a doctor and was referred to mammogram and ultrasound. Because of waiting list I had to wait 3 weeks to get an appointment and then 10 days of biopsy results. The tumor grew so fast. It was very scary.
On March 2024 I was diagnosed with a stage 3 aggressive breastcancer. It is hormonenegative and her2-positive gradus 3 tumor which is spread to at least to lymph nodes.
It was a huge shock and my whole life turned around.
This type of cancer is known for spreading and I am very worried about it because I have children. Our health care system does not provide controls with CT- or PET-scans, only mammogram and ultrasound. And those don't show spreading in other parts of your body. That is why I am having this fundraise so I can pay for these scans. I don't want to be the person who diea because spreading was found too late.
I am going through chemotherapy at the moment. After that there will be surgery, radiation and then herceptin-shots.
Life has been a struggle. Even in my country we have great public healthcare I do have to pay some of the expenses and it is hard. I also have to buy lots of meds and products from pharmacy. I have to possibility to save money for later.
I am very grateful for all help!
Organiser
Ilona K
Organiser
Helsinki