Please help Nanette get her cancer drug.

My name is Bob Boyd and I'm fundraising for my friend who has cancer. Nanette Sample needs a very expensive, specialized cancer drug called Tagrisso.

Nanette was diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma (lung cancer) in May of 2022. By the time it was found, it had already spread to her bones, liver, and brain, however after doctors put her on Tagrisso, improvement was noticeable within weeks. Tagrisso passes the blood/brain barrier, making it helpful even for the cancer in her brain.

Until September, she had been in full remission. However, the company originally sponsoring Tagrisso changed their rules and dropped her and others. She is in the process of obtaining both financial assistance and new insurance to help with the enormous cost of this drug, but that process takes time. It's time Nanette doesn't have.

Because of being off Tagrisso, her cancer has returned and is in the bones of her spine. If the cancer enters her spinal fluid, where a double blood/brain barrier is present, there is no more anyone can do. Tagrisso can pass one barrier, but not two. Time is absolutely critical.

Nanette's doctors believe she has an excellent chance of remission if she can get back on Tagrisso and start treatment immediately.

Unfortunately, to purchase Tagrisso out of pocket costs over $19,000 for a one-month supply. A one-month supply will buy Nanette time to get insurance and financial assistance for Tagrisso going forward. She needs a one-month supply as a stop gap measure.

Nanette is a wife, mother, teacher, and is widely loved and respected in our community. She's hanging from a ledge by her fingernails. We can pull her in. We can save her life. You can save her life. Please give whatever you can. This is a reachable goal."