Please help my mom with her chemo treatment.
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Hello Friends and Family and to those that don't know us.
I am reaching out to ask for support for my dear, sweet, amazing Mom (Anne). At the beginning of August she was diagnosed with an aggressive Stage 3 Breast Cancer. Living on a state pension in South Africa, Anne does not have private medical insurance and is needing chemotherapy. I have managed to pay for the tests needed privately to find out what stage and what cancer she has. This is where I am now needing your help. Private care is just out of our means. My mom has been referred to the state facility but the wait time can be has long as 6 months, and with it being an aggressive cancer we just cant wait that long.
At this stage Anne cannot be operated on. As well as the cancer on her breast, the cancer has spread to her chest wall and the glands under the arms, making it a locally aggressive T4 cancer, we also need to do further testing as there is a growth on her liver and thyroid gland. The treatment is roughly a 6 month chemotherapy plan, where further tests will then need to be done once the treatment is completed to see if they can then operate and start radiotherapy.
Honestly, to know Anne is to love her. She has this amazing way of making everyone she talks to feel special and important. She does not have a single bad bone in her body and spends each day giving back to charity by knitting baby items for the government hospital. She is a beautiful light in this world and we are all heartbroken that she must fight this awful fight.
Because battling cancer is not only emotionally draining, but a financial burden as well, our goal is to also lift some of the financial weight off her shoulders, allowing her to focus on her health and well being.
Please keep Anne in your prayers that she will be able to get this treatment sooner rather than later. If you would like to help financially, any contribution will be greatly appreciated and have a meaningful impact. And we would be so grateful if you would share the heck out of this page! <3
With Love and Gratitude,
Ladies PLEASE, get your annual exams. If you notice ANY changes in your breast health, seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Alone we can do so little, together, we can do so much.
Organizer
Debra Anne Oosthuizen
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England