Breast Cancer Removal GoFundMe
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I have been diagnosed with 3 tumours on both my left and right breasts. The left breast had one tumour, a lobular carcinoma which I had removed on June 13th , 2020 at my own expense.
My right breast has two significantly more serious tumours, however the are currently Stage 0 Ductal Carcinomas and both noninvasive so if I can get them both removed now I will have all cancerous infections removed and would only involve a breast conserving surgery rather than an entire Mastectomy.
I'll need ongoing Tamoxifen hormone therapy thereafter but if I can get to that point I feel the worst will be behind me and I can just go on living a normal life.
I was born 2 months premature and ever since I've been battling with different immune deficiencies and sensitivity to particular allergies like skin rashes from stress and dust.
So with that always in mind I've led a very healthy lifestyle. I don't smoke , I've always avoided drugs , and my alcohol consumption has been very minor - just at the occasional party once or twice a month at most.
I run most days at the park and though I'm relatively tiny in stature I do hit the weights in the gym 4-5 times per week. My diet has always been high in fibre and vegetables and I'm a vitamin C fanatic as I'm always so concerned about my immune system.
The feeling of 'why me?' has occupied my mind most every moment of every day since my diagnosis. 'What more could I have done?' is something I've asked myself serveral times per day.
But the question I've asked the most is 'why now?'
Why - in the middle of a Covid pandemic when income has dropped to absolute $0 since March 17th would this financial burden be laid upon my lap?
It's not just the financial burden, it's the immedicacy of the problem that feels so dire. Because otherwise I would be fine playing the patient game if it was any other medical condition.
However Stage 0 immediately leads to Stage 1 and so on , and I have to say, the mental stress of thinking that transition inside my chest could be happening at any moment is keeping me up every night.
I would be ever so grateful if you could help me with the funding for at the very least the two removals of the carcinomas so that I could once again be cancer free. There are truly no words to describe how thankful I would be, how does one exactly properly describe the gift of continued life?
My right breast has two significantly more serious tumours, however the are currently Stage 0 Ductal Carcinomas and both noninvasive so if I can get them both removed now I will have all cancerous infections removed and would only involve a breast conserving surgery rather than an entire Mastectomy.
I'll need ongoing Tamoxifen hormone therapy thereafter but if I can get to that point I feel the worst will be behind me and I can just go on living a normal life.
I was born 2 months premature and ever since I've been battling with different immune deficiencies and sensitivity to particular allergies like skin rashes from stress and dust.
So with that always in mind I've led a very healthy lifestyle. I don't smoke , I've always avoided drugs , and my alcohol consumption has been very minor - just at the occasional party once or twice a month at most.
I run most days at the park and though I'm relatively tiny in stature I do hit the weights in the gym 4-5 times per week. My diet has always been high in fibre and vegetables and I'm a vitamin C fanatic as I'm always so concerned about my immune system.
The feeling of 'why me?' has occupied my mind most every moment of every day since my diagnosis. 'What more could I have done?' is something I've asked myself serveral times per day.
But the question I've asked the most is 'why now?'
Why - in the middle of a Covid pandemic when income has dropped to absolute $0 since March 17th would this financial burden be laid upon my lap?
It's not just the financial burden, it's the immedicacy of the problem that feels so dire. Because otherwise I would be fine playing the patient game if it was any other medical condition.
However Stage 0 immediately leads to Stage 1 and so on , and I have to say, the mental stress of thinking that transition inside my chest could be happening at any moment is keeping me up every night.
I would be ever so grateful if you could help me with the funding for at the very least the two removals of the carcinomas so that I could once again be cancer free. There are truly no words to describe how thankful I would be, how does one exactly properly describe the gift of continued life?
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Robert Le Page
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