Sam's Chemo/Radiation Payment
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Hi Everyone.
My name is Sarah. And this is for my brother, Samuel.
Sam is 20 years old and whilst not my biological brother, he was adopted into my family at 3 years old, and is the most incredible brother in the world. That's Sam and I in the main photo. He's studying a Bachelor of Nursing, and is the kindest and most giving person I have ever known. He's also a great artist, and you can see some examples here:
http://imgur.com/5j5gSO7
http://imgur.com/fvtfPqw
http://imgur.com/AiebelV
And in February this year, Sam was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. It was only stage 3, and with a few chemo rounds and radiation therapy, he was soon put into remission in July.
However, in September, Sam started having seizures. It took awhile for the doctor's to figure out what had happened, but as it turns out, a clump of cancerous cells had broken of into his bloodstream undetected, and made their way up to his brain. He now has a secondary tumor between his temporal and frontal lobe, on his right brain hemisphere. It is in an inoperable position, is highly metastatic, and is terminal.
The doctor's have given Sam 10 months to live.
Any and all donations will go towards his current medical bills. Upon a review tribunal with our medicare provider, they reclassified his cancer as 'high-risk' and are no longer covering it.
We cannot afford the high costs that Sam's radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Sam also has a Stem Cell Transplant procedure schedueled, and considering he has no surviving relatives, we are going through the expensive process of finding a tissue type match.
We aren't asking for much, all of these procedures will cost around 30,000 AUD +, we are only asking for a little, to help with the initial co-payments.
It would mean so much to us if anyone could help. Anything we get will make a difference, as Sam is unable to work during his treatment.
We would appreciate anything and everything that can help to lessen these costs. We love Sam so much and will do whatever we can to get him the treatment he needs. Even if you can't donate, a simple share would mean the world to us.
Thankyou!
My name is Sarah. And this is for my brother, Samuel.
Sam is 20 years old and whilst not my biological brother, he was adopted into my family at 3 years old, and is the most incredible brother in the world. That's Sam and I in the main photo. He's studying a Bachelor of Nursing, and is the kindest and most giving person I have ever known. He's also a great artist, and you can see some examples here:
http://imgur.com/5j5gSO7
http://imgur.com/fvtfPqw
http://imgur.com/AiebelV
And in February this year, Sam was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. It was only stage 3, and with a few chemo rounds and radiation therapy, he was soon put into remission in July.
However, in September, Sam started having seizures. It took awhile for the doctor's to figure out what had happened, but as it turns out, a clump of cancerous cells had broken of into his bloodstream undetected, and made their way up to his brain. He now has a secondary tumor between his temporal and frontal lobe, on his right brain hemisphere. It is in an inoperable position, is highly metastatic, and is terminal.
The doctor's have given Sam 10 months to live.
Any and all donations will go towards his current medical bills. Upon a review tribunal with our medicare provider, they reclassified his cancer as 'high-risk' and are no longer covering it.
We cannot afford the high costs that Sam's radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Sam also has a Stem Cell Transplant procedure schedueled, and considering he has no surviving relatives, we are going through the expensive process of finding a tissue type match.
We aren't asking for much, all of these procedures will cost around 30,000 AUD +, we are only asking for a little, to help with the initial co-payments.
It would mean so much to us if anyone could help. Anything we get will make a difference, as Sam is unable to work during his treatment.
We would appreciate anything and everything that can help to lessen these costs. We love Sam so much and will do whatever we can to get him the treatment he needs. Even if you can't donate, a simple share would mean the world to us.
Thankyou!
Organizer
Sam Cullen
Organizer
Parkvale, NZ