My Mom's Cancer Co-Pays
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Hello all, my name is Gabe. And I am asking for your help with my mom covering her co-pays for her cancer treatment.
Back in 2011 my mom, Deborah, was diagnosed with breast cancer and went thru a double mastectomy, radiation, and chemo therapy. Within a year, her cancer went into remission and has been in remission since then, almost reaching 10 years in remission. But back in May of this year, immediately after the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic my mom began to get sick repeatedly, and was dealing with unexplained chronic pain. She was shortly after diagnosed with cancer again and it was determined that the breast cancer cells had returned but due to lack of breast tissue it was trying to spread in different parts of her body. Shortly thereafter, after quite a bit of testing it was determined that the cancer had spread to outside her liver. At this time, the doctors are hopeful that it will go into remission, despite her being unresponsive to shot based chemotherapy and it beginning to go into her bones, she has since been switched to port based chemotherapy with higher hopes for that treatment. Within the next few weeks she will go in and there will a discussion with her doctors on whether or not she should receive another round or if it has gone into remission. Her doctors are hopeful, and we are very hopeful as well.
However, this has taken quite a bit of a toll on all of us. My mother has health insurance but her copays are anywhere to 40$ to 295$ per week, depending on the treatment. It also has been worse due to struggles with the coronavirus pandemic as well. For a brief period of time she was given a grant to help cover a portion of her co-pays but it has since ran out and she is continuing to explore her options. At this time however, the bills are piling up and it's really becoming difficult to keep up with them.
We are hopeful and are attempting to find a solution to these billing issues, but in the meantime she needs as much as help and support as possible. All help is appreciated. Thank you and G-d bless.
Back in 2011 my mom, Deborah, was diagnosed with breast cancer and went thru a double mastectomy, radiation, and chemo therapy. Within a year, her cancer went into remission and has been in remission since then, almost reaching 10 years in remission. But back in May of this year, immediately after the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic my mom began to get sick repeatedly, and was dealing with unexplained chronic pain. She was shortly after diagnosed with cancer again and it was determined that the breast cancer cells had returned but due to lack of breast tissue it was trying to spread in different parts of her body. Shortly thereafter, after quite a bit of testing it was determined that the cancer had spread to outside her liver. At this time, the doctors are hopeful that it will go into remission, despite her being unresponsive to shot based chemotherapy and it beginning to go into her bones, she has since been switched to port based chemotherapy with higher hopes for that treatment. Within the next few weeks she will go in and there will a discussion with her doctors on whether or not she should receive another round or if it has gone into remission. Her doctors are hopeful, and we are very hopeful as well.
However, this has taken quite a bit of a toll on all of us. My mother has health insurance but her copays are anywhere to 40$ to 295$ per week, depending on the treatment. It also has been worse due to struggles with the coronavirus pandemic as well. For a brief period of time she was given a grant to help cover a portion of her co-pays but it has since ran out and she is continuing to explore her options. At this time however, the bills are piling up and it's really becoming difficult to keep up with them.
We are hopeful and are attempting to find a solution to these billing issues, but in the meantime she needs as much as help and support as possible. All help is appreciated. Thank you and G-d bless.
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Gabriel Harper
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Fredericksburg, VA
