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<li>Hello to everyone in my Birth Family, LGBT Community Family, Colleagues and Patients. I wish I was announcing happy news. Unfortunately, I have a medical challenge to face and I seriously need your help. After my Primary Doc misdiagnosed me with a Viral problem, I was forced to take matters into my own hands. I read the bloodwork and I knew there was a problem: a bone marrow problem. I quickly got another doc to send me to hematology. After waiting four months for labs and finally a bone marrow biopsy, I called MD Anderson. I knew my diagnosis was Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), very rare and mostly found in men! MD Anderson got me an appointment within 4 days and I was admitted a week later for initiating chemotherapy. You see, MDS, in my case, is an extremely aggressive cancer of the bone marrow. How did I get MDS? I've had Covid 4 times. I've worked as a nurse for 48 years. I caught Covid twice from my patients. Covid wrecked havoc on my immune system.
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<div>I retired last year. My income is Social Security. I just learned 2 of my medications, when I go home after a 30 day stay here at MD Anderson, together have a copay of $600. Next month I will come back to Houston and be in the hospital for 1 week. When I come to Houston for my bone marrow transplant, I must stay in the hospital for 60 days and in Houston close to the hospital for an additional 60 days.
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<div>I could get housing for the additional 60 days at no cost but I will need a 24 hours a day Caregiver. I am sure other expenses will popup.
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<div>     The Bone Marrow transplant is my one chance to beat this nightmare. The aftercare and medication copay are very costly.
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<div>     Please help me. No gift is too large or too small. I sincerely believe that everything we need is in our Community.
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<div>Sincerely,
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<div>Wanda Henson
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