Support Louisa through non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Hello, I have some bad news to share. My strong, 25 year old sister Louisa has recently been diagnosed with cancer, specifically non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the bone. At this stage, it has been located in her right leg. Although lymphoma in the bone is incredibly rare, the prognosis is fairly positive.
This is obviously an incredible shock to Louisa and our family. She has been unable to work since early December due to the pain and lack of mobility, on crutches for 6 weeks, and has been living alone up until a week ago in Camberwell. If anyone has visited her cute lil apartment before, you would be well aware the apartment is two full flights of stairs away from the outside world (not ideal on crutches). To get this diagnosis, Louisa has had to undertake an enormous amount of tests and trips to the hospital, and she has been relying on Ubers and the kindness of her wonderful friends for transport.
In addition to this, our mother, who has advanced Lewy Bodies Dementia, was moved into a care facility last year where our father visits daily to help care for her and keep her company. My partner, James, was also diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the start of November and is currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy.
Louisa has always been a very independent, strong and proud individual and asking for this type of help is not in her nature. So I’m taking it into my own hands. With the overwhelming amount of living expenses (rent!!!), medications, and transport, I want to make sure money is the least of her worries.
Any donations would be put towards general living expenses, rent and utilities, medications required during chemo, and Ubers to and from treatment and various appointments. If you would also like to assist in any other way you can think of, please don’t hesitate to message myself or Louisa. Any assistance is appreciated beyond measure.
To minimise the amount of questions directed in regards to the type of lymphoma, side effects, prognosis etc please see the below pages on helpful information: http://www.cancerindex.org/clink2jb.htm
https://www.cancer.org.au/about-cancer/types-of-cancer/lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html
This is obviously an incredible shock to Louisa and our family. She has been unable to work since early December due to the pain and lack of mobility, on crutches for 6 weeks, and has been living alone up until a week ago in Camberwell. If anyone has visited her cute lil apartment before, you would be well aware the apartment is two full flights of stairs away from the outside world (not ideal on crutches). To get this diagnosis, Louisa has had to undertake an enormous amount of tests and trips to the hospital, and she has been relying on Ubers and the kindness of her wonderful friends for transport.
In addition to this, our mother, who has advanced Lewy Bodies Dementia, was moved into a care facility last year where our father visits daily to help care for her and keep her company. My partner, James, was also diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the start of November and is currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy.
Louisa has always been a very independent, strong and proud individual and asking for this type of help is not in her nature. So I’m taking it into my own hands. With the overwhelming amount of living expenses (rent!!!), medications, and transport, I want to make sure money is the least of her worries.
Any donations would be put towards general living expenses, rent and utilities, medications required during chemo, and Ubers to and from treatment and various appointments. If you would also like to assist in any other way you can think of, please don’t hesitate to message myself or Louisa. Any assistance is appreciated beyond measure.
To minimise the amount of questions directed in regards to the type of lymphoma, side effects, prognosis etc please see the below pages on helpful information: http://www.cancerindex.org/clink2jb.htm
https://www.cancer.org.au/about-cancer/types-of-cancer/lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html
Organizer and beneficiary
Sarah Cook
Organizer
Camberwell VIC
Louisa Cook
Beneficiary
