Seeking Help for Thyroid Surgery!
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Hi Everyone!
In 2016 I started a campaign in hopes of winning a scholarship contest hosted by GoFundMe. Though I didn’t win, I was rewarded by an incredible outpouring of love and support. The warmth and generosity that was shared with me has not been forgotten and has driven me to keep pushing through one of the toughest experiences of my life. Currently I am in my second semester of graduate school at the number one Occupational Therapy (OT) program in Texas. Every dollar amount that was contributed to that campaign was used toward my tuition last Fall.
I feel so incredibly blessed to be here, and even now it still feels like a dream. Unfortunately, I’ve been experiencing some major health complications as of late, which is what brings me here to you today.
Upon a routine health check-up in February, I was notified of an abnormal growth at the base of my thyroid. Fast forward through a series of specialist visits, imaging, medications, and a recent biopsy - I was notified on Friday, March 29th, that my thyroid nodule is suspicious for cancer and I have a partial thyroidectomy scheduled on the first week of May. All of this has been incredibly overwhelming on top of juggling graduate coursework and my final exams approaching in two weeks. But I am grateful to now understand the cause of my abrupt heart palpitations, persistent fatigue, and significant hormonal imbalances that I have been experiencing for months.
Thankfully under my school’s insurance, the cost of the surgery has been reduced to $2,400. However, this is a compounding financial burden and source of stress in addition to the series of doctors’ visits and tests that have led up to scheduling this procedure.
I have been independent from an early age due to my family’s socioeconomic background and my father’s health status. I started working at 14, and I paid my way through college while supporting my parents. For graduate school, I am largely surviving on what is left of my savings and student loans. The rigorous course load of my graduate program makes it very difficult to work even part-time.
I’ve been doing my best to budget to afford all of my doctors’ visits and medication, but I’m afraid I will need some financial support for this surgery. I am optimistic that this is just another bump in the road for me - perhaps this is the universe’s funny way of giving me a deeper perspective for my role as a future clinician?
In the meantime, I am hoping to find alternative ways I can come up with funds. If you are unable to give, I would sincerely appreciate if you could share this post. My surgery is scheduled at UTMB on May 6th. Any form of support would be so greatly appreciated.
Forever grateful,
Amy Ngo ❤️
In 2016 I started a campaign in hopes of winning a scholarship contest hosted by GoFundMe. Though I didn’t win, I was rewarded by an incredible outpouring of love and support. The warmth and generosity that was shared with me has not been forgotten and has driven me to keep pushing through one of the toughest experiences of my life. Currently I am in my second semester of graduate school at the number one Occupational Therapy (OT) program in Texas. Every dollar amount that was contributed to that campaign was used toward my tuition last Fall.
I feel so incredibly blessed to be here, and even now it still feels like a dream. Unfortunately, I’ve been experiencing some major health complications as of late, which is what brings me here to you today.
Upon a routine health check-up in February, I was notified of an abnormal growth at the base of my thyroid. Fast forward through a series of specialist visits, imaging, medications, and a recent biopsy - I was notified on Friday, March 29th, that my thyroid nodule is suspicious for cancer and I have a partial thyroidectomy scheduled on the first week of May. All of this has been incredibly overwhelming on top of juggling graduate coursework and my final exams approaching in two weeks. But I am grateful to now understand the cause of my abrupt heart palpitations, persistent fatigue, and significant hormonal imbalances that I have been experiencing for months.
Thankfully under my school’s insurance, the cost of the surgery has been reduced to $2,400. However, this is a compounding financial burden and source of stress in addition to the series of doctors’ visits and tests that have led up to scheduling this procedure.
I have been independent from an early age due to my family’s socioeconomic background and my father’s health status. I started working at 14, and I paid my way through college while supporting my parents. For graduate school, I am largely surviving on what is left of my savings and student loans. The rigorous course load of my graduate program makes it very difficult to work even part-time.
I’ve been doing my best to budget to afford all of my doctors’ visits and medication, but I’m afraid I will need some financial support for this surgery. I am optimistic that this is just another bump in the road for me - perhaps this is the universe’s funny way of giving me a deeper perspective for my role as a future clinician?
In the meantime, I am hoping to find alternative ways I can come up with funds. If you are unable to give, I would sincerely appreciate if you could share this post. My surgery is scheduled at UTMB on May 6th. Any form of support would be so greatly appreciated.
Forever grateful,
Amy Ngo ❤️
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Amy Ngo
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Galveston, TX