Help Oscar Beat Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Help Oscar Beat Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

We are reaching out with heavy hearts and hopeful spirits to ask for your support in helping our beloved Oscar in his fight against Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Oscar is a 75-year-old Venezuelan father, grandfather, and friend who has spent most of his life working as an electromechanic to support his family. Despite his years of dedication and hard work, he now finds himself facing a devastating diagnosis and overwhelming medical expenses. Due to the limited access to affordable healthcare and low income, Oscar’s family is unable to cover the cost of his chemotherapy and necessary treatments. 

We are asking for your help to ease this financial burden and give Oscar a real chance at recovery. Every donation—no matter how small—will go directly toward his medical care, medications, and supportive treatments needed for his journey to healing. Oscar has always been a fighter, and with your help, we believe he can overcome this.

Please consider donating and sharing this campaign with others who might be able to help. Together, we can give Oscar the hope and support he needs to keep fighting. From the bottom of our hearts—thank you.

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AYUDEMOS A ÓSCAR A VENCER EL CÁNCER

¿Quién es Oscar?

El Sr. Oscar es un venezolano de 75 años de edad, ha trabajado como electromecánico la mayor parte de su vida en diferentes empresas del país, sin embargo, ya no puede ejercer su profesión debido a su condición. Te invito a leer y conocer su caso, pues no ha sido fácil para él ni para su familia todo este proceso.

El inicio de la enfermedad

Todo inició con una leve inflamación de algunos ganglios linfáticos durante el primer trimestre del año, luego los mismos fueron aumentando su tamaño y empezaron a causarle molestias en ciertas partes del cuerpo.

21 de Abril: Se lleva a consulta con un cirujano oncológico, donde se le realizó: Revisión incentiva, ecografía y exámenes de laboratorio. Con el resultado de los anteriores el médico le diagnostica Síndrome Adenomegálico (Enfermedad linfoproliferativa), se le indicó reposo médico durante quince días desde la fecha en curso.

28 de Abril: Se le realiza un TAC de cuello, tórax, y abdominopélvica doble contraste, donde la impresión diagnóstica arroja múltiples adenopatías en regiones descritas del cuello, mediastino, regiones axilares y abdominopélvicas, la mayoría de ellas formando plastrones. Las de mayor tamaño ubicadas en región retroperitoneal, ilíaca e inguinal. Pielectasia izquierda y quister renal izquierdo Bosniak I.

09 de Mayo: Se le practica biopsia excisional de ganglio inguinal superficial izquierdo para estudio histológico e inmunohistoquímico.

Resultados y Diagnóstico definitivo

Resultados de la Biopsia recibidos el 14 de Mayo: Neoplasia linfoproliferativa.

Resultados de Estudio Inmunohistoquímico recibidos el 03 de Junio: Hallazgos morfológicos e inmunohistoquímicos compatibles con Linfoma No Hodgkin de tipo difuso de células grandes inmunofenotipo B.

El mes de Junio…

El día 06 de Junio acude referido a consulta con un especialista oncológico, donde el mismo revisó el historial del Sr. Óscar y todos los estudios que se realizó previamente. Ese día de se indicó la quiomioterapia para tratar su tipo de cáncer (LNH Difuso de Células grandes CD20+), la cual consta de 08 ciclos, donde cada uno de ellos debe aplicarse en dos días seguidos, no es un proceso fácil, y tampoco económico.

Posterior a la consulta se le realizaron exámenes de laboratorio, y el día 12 de Junio se acudió a consulta nuevamente, pero esta vez para una extracción de una muestra de médula ósea. El mismo día se llevó la muestra al laboratorio para su estudio, y al momento se encuentra en proceso del mismo.

Los medicamentos para quimioterapia tienen un alto costo y reunir el dinero para aplicar el primer ciclo ha resultado muy difícil para el Sr. Óscar y su pequeña familia, por lo mismo hemos decidido dar a conocer este caso, para poder hacer posible la aplicación de las quimioterapias y realizar los exámenes que se pidan durante el proceso de las mismas. Cada grano de arena cuenta, y ten por seguro que la ayuda que des, Dios te la devolverá con creces, bendiciones y salud.

Que Dios les bendiga siempre con mucha salud y amor en sus corazones, gracias por leer el caso del Sr. Óscar.

Agradecidos desde el alma, la familia Torres.

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LET’S HELP OSCAR BEAT CANCER

Who is Oscar?

Mr. Oscar is a 75-year-old Venezuelan who has worked most of his life as an electromechanical technician for various companies in the country. However, due to his current condition, he can no longer practice his profession. I invite you to read and learn about his case, as this journey has not been easy for him or his family.

The Beginning of the Illness

It all started with a mild swelling of some lymph nodes during the first quarter of the year. These gradually increased in size and began to cause discomfort in certain parts of his body.

• April 21: He was taken to a consultation with an oncological surgeon, where he underwent a physical examination, ultrasound, and lab tests. Based on the results, the doctor diagnosed him with Adenomegalic Syndrome (a lymphoproliferative disease), and prescribed 15 days of medical rest.

• April 28: A CT scan of the neck, chest, and abdominopelvic region with double contrast was performed. The diagnostic impression showed multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the described areas of the neck, mediastinum, axillary, and abdominopelvic regions, most forming clusters. The largest were located in the retroperitoneal, iliac, and inguinal regions. Also noted were left-sided pyeloectasia and a Bosniak I left kidney cyst.

• May 9: An excisional biopsy was performed on a superficial left inguinal lymph node for histological and immunohistochemical analysis.

Results and Final Diagnosis

• Biopsy Results (Received May 14): Lymphoproliferative neoplasm.

• Immunohistochemistry Results (Received June 3): Morphological and immunohistochemical findings consistent with Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

The Month of June…

• June 6: Mr. Oscar attended a referral appointment with an oncology specialist, who reviewed his medical history and all prior test results. On this day, chemotherapy was prescribed to treat his type of cancer (Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, CD20+). The treatment consists of 8 cycles, each applied over two consecutive days. It is not an easy nor inexpensive process.

• After this consultation, he underwent additional lab tests. On June 12, he returned for a bone marrow sample extraction, which was immediately taken to the lab for analysis. The study is currently in progress.

A Call for Help

The medications required for chemotherapy are extremely expensive, and gathering enough money for even the first cycle has been very difficult for Mr. Oscar and his small family. For this reason, we’ve decided to share his story, in hopes of raising enough funds to begin chemotherapy and complete the required tests throughout the process.

Every little bit counts, and rest assured that the help you provide will be returned to you many times over by God—in blessings and in health.

May God always bless you with health and love in your hearts.

Thank you for reading Mr. Oscar’s story.

Gratefully, from the heart,

The Torres Family.