Welcome to our Save Amber's Life campaign!
We are asking for help in raising the funds for Amber's breast cancer treatment.
Amber has been diagnosed with Triple-negative breast cancer that is currently at Stage 3C. Combined with her coexisting Addison's Disease, she is not a candidate for immunotherapy, as such treatment could cause life threatening symptoms. In addition, and because of the type of cancer as well as the stage she is at, the extreme treatment offered by traditional oncology would likely take her life as well. As you can understand, traditional oncology, or oncology that is covered by health insurance companies, does not facilitate a viable treatment option for Amber.
Being the mother of two adorable and lovely young daughters, Amber sought out other options to find a way to stay alive. In her search, she found Envita , a cancer treatment center who offers Precision Oncology. Though Amber is still not a candidate for immunotherapy, Envita's advanced, targeted, and much more precise treatment regimen is exactly what she needs to survive her treatment.
Unfortunately, most of their precision oncology treatment regimen is not covered by medical insurance. The portions that are covered by insurance include radiation as well as some of the lab work. However, this still leaves quite a bit to be covered by the patient.
Amber is mainly in need of $64,830 to cover the costs of her cancer treatment through precision oncology. However, we are also hoping to help her achieve an additional $137,000 to cover the costs of a vaccine that will ensure her cancer cannot ever return.
Total Out-Of-Pocket Costs of Treatment: $70,840
(See cost sheet in attached images)
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Updated Cost Sheet:
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Amber's Costs Currently Paid: $6,010
(See images)
In addition to the treatment of the triple-negative cancer treatment, Envita also offers a vaccine to prevent Amber's cancer from ever returning. This part of the treatment plan would follow the cancer treatment itself. Unfortunately, this costs even more than the cancer treatment itself.
Cost of Vaccine to prevent cancer from returning in Amber: $137,000
(We don't have this cost sheet for the vaccine. This part of the treatment will be done by another clinic in Mexico who has partnered with Envita .)
Envita 's track record at saving cancer patients' lives at Amber's late stage, as well as end-stage cancer is remarkable. With Amber's accompanied Addison's Disease, this is the only option that medical professionals, as well as Amber and her family, feel that can help save her life. With their ability to attack the cancer itself, while very minimally affecting other areas of her body, it will allow her body to handle the treatment without taking her life.
Without any other way to come up with such a high level of expense, we are reaching out to any and every caring person in the world to help Amber survive for herself and her two lovely daughters, who rely on her.
Who is Amber?
Amber is a wonderful and loving mother of 3 older children, as well as two young girls. Amber is the type of person who will help you no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, what you're dealing with, and even if it requires her to sacrifice herself. Amber is an amazing artist who loves to paint, draw, and be creative in general. She loves the beach and being outdoors. Her young daughters follow in her footsteps as well! Although she loves these things, her main focus is always loving her children and raising them to be smart, strong, caring, loving, compassionate, and kind people. Amber has been through many difficult times in her life. Her strength, intelligence, resilience, kindness, compassion, selflessness, and love shine through to everyone who meets her. However, her challenges are not over, as she is currently facing the biggest one of her life with this triple-negative cancer diagnosis.
Amber and her family are hoping and praying for every bit of help that you can provide. Even if you cannot financially help, sharing this GoFundMe campaign will help in a big way!
This world is a better place with Amber in it. Her children certainly multiply that.
Please, help save Amber's life by donating to her breast cancer treatment! Not just for her, but for her two young daughters as well.
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Message from Amber:
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Social Media Pages:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saveamber.fund
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaveAmberFund
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If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to us!
Thank you for your help,
Chad Brezina
Organizer and beneficiary
Amber Shaffer
Beneficiary