HELP PAT BUY DRUGS!-Brain Cancer-
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*Please also Read Update*
Our Story
In September 2014, my husband Pat and I decided we were ready to start a family. This exciting part of our lives quickly turned to heartbreak when a pre-pregnancy blood test showed high levels of white blood cells, and I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. Our plans for a baby quickly came to a standstill, but, unfortunately, the worst was yet to come.
Five months later in March 2015, my beautiful, generous, and warm to the core Pat was diagnosed with Glioblastoma (GBM) Brain Cancer. Two years later, after exhausting frontline treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and enduring three radical brain surgeries, Pat's tumour has returned for a fourth time. The only option available to us now is a promising yet extremely financially challenging trial drug. - *Please Read Update*
How You Can Help - *Please read update regarding recent change in treatment*
The drug is called Keytruda and is administered to Pat via IV every three weeks. It costs $7,100 a pop, and it isn't subsidised for a returned tumour. Without Keytruda, Pat has been told he has only weeks to live. His most recent brain surgery also cost $95K, so I'm asking for your help on Pat's behalf. If you can, any donation, big or small, means the world to us and will support Pat on his road to recovery.
Whether you can donate or not, please consider sharing our story. I want to reach as many people as possible. Pat is the love of my life, and the most resilient person I have ever met. With his strength and ability to remain positive, I know if anyone can beat this, he can. The more people we reach, the more we can work together as a community to give Pat the best chance he's got.
Thank you.
Claire
- Also, thank you to our dear friend, Rachael Blackwood, who helped me organise this campaign. Sharing our story was made possible with your support.
Our Story
In September 2014, my husband Pat and I decided we were ready to start a family. This exciting part of our lives quickly turned to heartbreak when a pre-pregnancy blood test showed high levels of white blood cells, and I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. Our plans for a baby quickly came to a standstill, but, unfortunately, the worst was yet to come.
Five months later in March 2015, my beautiful, generous, and warm to the core Pat was diagnosed with Glioblastoma (GBM) Brain Cancer. Two years later, after exhausting frontline treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and enduring three radical brain surgeries, Pat's tumour has returned for a fourth time. The only option available to us now is a promising yet extremely financially challenging trial drug. - *Please Read Update*
How You Can Help - *Please read update regarding recent change in treatment*
The drug is called Keytruda and is administered to Pat via IV every three weeks. It costs $7,100 a pop, and it isn't subsidised for a returned tumour. Without Keytruda, Pat has been told he has only weeks to live. His most recent brain surgery also cost $95K, so I'm asking for your help on Pat's behalf. If you can, any donation, big or small, means the world to us and will support Pat on his road to recovery.
Whether you can donate or not, please consider sharing our story. I want to reach as many people as possible. Pat is the love of my life, and the most resilient person I have ever met. With his strength and ability to remain positive, I know if anyone can beat this, he can. The more people we reach, the more we can work together as a community to give Pat the best chance he's got.
Thank you.
Claire
- Also, thank you to our dear friend, Rachael Blackwood, who helped me organise this campaign. Sharing our story was made possible with your support.
Organizer
Claire Constantinou
Organizer
Melbourne, VIC