<div><strong>Save Tek Lama’s Life – Battling Stage 4 Cancer Spread to Lungs</strong>
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<div>Dear Friends, Family, and Community,
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<div>We come to you with heavy hearts to share the most difficult chapter yet in our beloved <strong>Tek Lama’s (Tek Bahadur Lama / Tek Waiba) fight against cancer</strong>.
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<div>In 2023, Tek was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. With incredible courage, he underwent a major surgery followed by 12 rounds of chemotherapy. Those treatments took a huge toll on his body days of weakness, nausea, and pain but what kept him moving forward was the outpouring of love and support from friends, family, and our community. Every message, every prayer, and every donation gave Tek the strength to push through one more infusion, one more difficult day. Without that encouragement, his first battle would have been ten times more difficult.
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<div>For a while, life felt hopeful again. But recently, <strong>Tek underwent a lung surgery</strong>, one of the scariest moments our family has ever faced. <strong>The results devastated us: doctors confirmed the colon cancer had spread to his lungs. Even worse, new nodules have already begun rapidly growing there.</strong>
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<div>At our latest appointment, <strong>his oncologist explained some burdening news: the focus for treatment now is not curing the cancer, but controlling it</strong>, slowing its growth, and preventing it from spreading further. To do this, <strong>Tek must begin a more aggressive chemotherapy plan with no set end date.</strong> This treatment will be stronger and harsher than his first, demanding a constant fight from Tek and leaving him physically, emotionally, and spiritually drained. For our family, this news has been heartbreaking. Yet through all the pain and uncertainty, Tek’s courage and determination continue to shine. He refuses to give up, and we refuse to give up on him holding onto hope that with love, faith, and community support, brighter days are still ahead.
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<div><strong>A Message to Our Community</strong>
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<div>The last GoFundMe showed us the incredible strength of the Nepali community and the kindness of friends near and far. We will never forget the love and generosity that carried Tek through his first battle. Without it, he would not have had the courage to endure every round of chemotherapy and to keep believing in life.
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<div>Now, as Tek faces his toughest fight yet, we humbly ask for your compassion and encouragement once more. <strong>Every donation, every prayer, and every share reminds him that he is not alone, that he has people standing with him in this fight.</strong>
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<div>Please share Tek’s story, keep him in your prayers, and support if you are able. Together, we can give him the strength and resources to continue fighting.
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<div>With gratitude,
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<div>The Lama Family
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<div><strong>Nepali Translation:</strong>
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<div>वाईवा टेक लामाको जीवन बचाऔं – चरण ४ स्टेज क्यान्सर फोक्सोमा फैलिँदै विरुद्ध लड्दै प्रिय साथीहरू, परिवार, र समुदाय सम्पूर्ण ज्युहरू , हामी तपाईंहरू सामु गह्रौँ मनले आएका छौँ हाम्रो प्रिय टेक लामाको (टेक बहादुर लामा / टेक वाईवाको) क्यान्सर विरुद्धको लडाइँको सबैभन्दा कठिन अध्याय साझा गर्न चाहन्छौ । सन् २०२३ मा, टेकलाई चरण ४ स्टेजको कोलन क्यान्सर भएको पत्ता लाग्यो। अविश्वसनीय साहसका साथ, उनले ठूलो शल्यक्रिया गरे र त्यसपछि १२ पटकको कीमोथेरापी पूरा गरे। ती उपचारहरूले उनको शरीरमा ठूलो असर पारे—कमजोरी, वाकवाकी, दिनरात र दुखाइका ती वितेका दिनहरू—तर उनलाई अगाडि बढाइराख्ने शक्ति भनेको साथीहरू, परिवार, र हाम्रो समुदायबाट आएको अपार माया र समर्थन थियो। प्रत्येक सन्देश, प्रत्येक प्रार्थना, र प्रत्येक दानले टेकलाई अझ एउटा इन्फ्युजन, अझ एउटा कठिन दिन सहन शक्ति दियो। त्यो प्रोत्साहन बिना, उनको पहिलो लडाइँ दश गुणा कठिन हुने थियो। केही समयका लागि, जीवन फेरि आशामय लाग्यो। तर हालै, टेकले फोक्सोको शल्यक्रिया गर्नुपर्‍यो, हाम्रो परिवारले कहिल्यै सामना नगरेको सबैभन्दा डर लाग्दो क्षणहरूमध्ये एक। नतिजाले हामीलाई ध्वस्त पार्‍यो: चिकित्सकहरूले पुष्टि गरे कि कोलन क्यान्सर उनको फोक्सोमा फैलिएको छ। अझ खराब कुरा, नयाँ गाँठाहरू त्यहाँ छिट्टै बढ्न थालेका छन्। हाम्रो पछिल्लो भेटमा, उनको क्यान्सर चिकित्सकले केही गाह्रो समाचार सुनाए: उपचारको लक्ष्य अब क्यान्सर निको पार्नु होइन, बरु नियन्त्रण गर्नु हो, यसको वृद्धि ढिलो पार्नु, र यसलाई अझ फैलिन नदिनु। यो गर्नका लागि, टेकले अझ आक्रामक कीमोथेरापी योजना सुरु गर्नुपर्छ जसको कुनै निश्चित अन्त्य मिति छैन। यो उपचार उनको पहिलोभन्दा अझ बलियो र कठोर हुनेछ, जसले टेकबाट निरन्तर लडाइँ गर्न र उनलाई शारीरिक, मानसिक, र आत्मिक रूपमा थकित पार्छ। हाम्रो परिवारका लागि, यो समाचार हृदयविदारक छ। हालै, टेकले आफ्नो नयाँ कीमोथेरापीको चरण सुरु गरेका छन्। साइड इफेक्टहरू पहिले नै असह्य भइरहेका छन्—उनी प्रायः चक्कर आउने र वाकवाकी हुने अति कमजोर बनाउने अवस्थामा हुनुहुन्छ, जुन कुरा चिकित्सकहरूले समेत पूर्ण रूपमा बुझाउन सक्दैनन्। यी लक्षणहरूले उनलाई दिनहुँ थकित र संघर्षरत बनाइरहेका छन्, यस लडाइँलाई पहिलेभन्दा अझ कठिन बनाउँदै। यी सबैका बाबजुद, उनले आफ्नो क्यान्सरको फैलावट विरुद्ध लडाइँ निरन्तर जारी राख्न अघि बढिरहनुभएको छ। ⸻ हाम्रो समुदायलाई सन्देश पछिल्लो GoFundMe ले हामीलाई नेपाली समुदायको अविश्वसनीय शक्ति र नजिक–टाढाका साथीहरूको दयालुता देखायो। हामी कहिल्यै बिर्सने छैनौँ त्यो माया र उदारता जसले टेकलाई उनको पहिलो लडाइँमा साथ दियो। त्यसबिना, उनले प्रत्येक कीमोथेरापी सहन र जीवनप्रति विश्वास राख्न साहस पाउने थिएनन्। अब, जब टेकले आफ्नो जीवनको सबैभन्दा कठिन लडाइँ सामना गरिरहेका छन्, हामी फेरि एक पटक तपाईंहरूको करुणा र प्रोत्साहन माग्दछौँ। प्रत्येक दान, प्रत्येक प्रार्थना, र प्रत्येक शेयरले उनलाई सम्झाईराख्छ कि उनी एक्लो छैनन्, यो लडाइँमा उनको साथमा उभिएका मानिसहरू छन्। कृपया टेकको कथा साझा गर्नुहोस्, उहाँलाई तपाईंहरूको प्रार्थनामा सम्झनुहोस्, र सकेसम्म सहयोग गर्नुहोस्। हामी सबै मिलेर उहाँलाई निरन्तर लड्न शक्ति र साधन दिन सक्छौँ। कृतज्ञतापूर्वक, टेक वाईवा लामा परिवार लसएन्जल्सका क्यालिफोर्नियाका अमेरिका
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