<div>“Soy mamá, tengo cáncer y quiero vivir: Ayúdame a seguir luchando”
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<div>Hola, soy Mariet Rivas, tengo 42 años, soy Asistente de Recursos Humanos, venezolana viviendo en Chile y mamá de una niña de 3 años, mi mayor razón para vivir y luchar cada día.
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<div>Hoy me encuentro enfrentando el mayor desafío de mi vida: un cáncer de mama agresivo. En noviembre de 2024, mientras amamantaba a mi hija, noté una masa en mi seno izquierdo. Pensé que era algo relacionado con la lactancia, pero en enero de 2025 decidí acudir al médico. Me realizaron una ecografía y encontraron tres nódulos sospechosos, lo que dio inicio a una larga y difícil serie de estudios. Después de una mamografía y varias biopsias, el 28 de febrero recibí el diagnóstico: Carcinoma Ductal Invasivo Grado 2, tipo HER2 positivo, uno de los más agresivos y actualmente en etapa 3, con ganglios comprometidos en la axila izquierda.
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<div>Desde ese momento he tenido que cubrir por mi cuenta muchos exámenes:
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<div>• Inmunohistoquímica
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<div>• Resonancia magnética
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<div>• Mamografías
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<div>• Ecografías
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<div>• Exámenes de sangre
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<div>Todos ellos necesarios para evaluar el avance del cáncer y planificar mi tratamiento. He gastado más de $2,000 solo en diagnósticos.
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<div>El tratamiento que debo seguir es urgente e intensivo. El pasado 6 de mayo comencé la quimioterapia, la cual se compone de 8 ciclos (4 ciclos cada dos semanas y 4 ciclos divididos en sesiones semanales)
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<div>Durante los ultimos 4 ciclos debo recibir un medicamento especial cuyo costo es de $2,000 por ciclo. Hasta ahora sólo tengo cobertura para los dos primeros, pero necesito cubrir los dos últimos, es decir, $4,000 más.
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<div>También debo realizarme un examen genético crucial, con un costo de $500, para saber si existe una mutación que obligaría a extirpar también el seno derecho como medida preventiva.
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<div>¿Cuánto necesito?
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<div>Estoy pidiendo su apoyo para reunir $11,000, que serán usados para:
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<div>• Quimioterapia y medicamentos específicos
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<div>• Cirugía y reconstrucción mamaria
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<div>• Examen genético
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<div>• Estudios médicos complementarios y seguimiento
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<div>¿Por qué pido tu ayuda?
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<div>Porque quiero vivir, sanar para estar al lado de mi hija. Ella aún es una bebé y me necesita. Quiero verla crecer, acompañarla en cada paso de su vida y luchar por un futuro juntas.
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<div>Cualquier aporte, por pequeño que sea, me acerca más a la oportunidad de superar este cáncer. Y si no puedes donar, por favor comparte mi historia. Tu solidaridad puede marcar
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<div>la diferencia entre la esperanza y la desesperación.
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<div>Gracias por tomarte el tiempo de leerme y por darme una oportunidad más para vivir.
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<div>Con todo mi corazón,
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<div>Mariet Rivas
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<div>“I am a mom, I have cancer, and I want to live: Help me keep fighting”
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<div>Hello, I am Mariet Rivas, I am 42 years old, I am a Human Resources Assistant, Venezuelan living in Chile, and I am the mother of a 3-year-old girl, my biggest reason to live and fight every day.
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<div>Today I am facing the biggest challenge of my life: aggressive breast cancer. In November 2024, while breastfeeding my daughter, I noticed a lump in my left breast. I thought it was something related to breastfeeding. In January 2025, I decided to see a doctor. They performed an ultrasound and found three suspicious nodules, which led to a long and difficult series of tests. After a mammogram and several biopsies, on February 28, I received the diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Grade 2, HER2 positive type, one of the most aggressive and currently at stage 3, with affected lymph nodes in the left armpit. Since that moment, I have had to cover many fundamental exams on my own:
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<div>• Immunohistochemistry
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<div>• MRI
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<div>• PET scan
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<div>• Ultrasounds
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<div>• Blood tests
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<div>All of them had been necessary to evaluate the progress of cancer and plan my treatment. I have already spent more than $2,000 out of pocket just on diagnostics. The treatment I must follow is urgent and intensive. On May 6, I started chemotherapy, which consists of 8 cycles (4 cycles every two weeks and 4 cycles divided into weekly sessions)
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<div>For the last 4 cycles, I need to receive a special medication which costs about $2,000 per cycle. I only have coverage for the first two. I will need to pay the last two out of pocket, which means paying $4,000. I also need to undergo a crucial genetic exam, costing $500, to see if there is a mutation that would require also removing the right breast as a preventive measure.
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<div>How much do I need?
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<div>I am asking for your support to raise $11,000, which will be used for:
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<div>• Chemotherapy and specific medications
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<div>• Surgery and breast reconstruction
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<div>• Genetic testing
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<div>• Additional medical studies and follow-ups
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<div>Why am I asking for your help?
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<div>Because I want to live heal so I can be by my daughter's side. She is still a baby and needs me. I want to see her grow, be by her side in every step of her life, and fight for a future together. Any contribution, no matter how small, brings me closer to the opportunity to overcome this cancer. And if you can't donate, please share my story. Your solidarity can make the difference between hope and despair.
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<div>Thank you for taking the time to read my message and for giving me one more chance to live.
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<div>With all my heart,
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<div>Mariet Rivas
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