Big Favour: Breast cancer survivor receives financial boost from Coo-ee
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
A woman who has been struggling receives much-needed good news from The Big Favour and Coo-ee.
Unfortunately, some people don’t have access to the basics of life and some are fighting for their lives.
Coo-ee and The Beverage Company have donated funds towards well-deserving candidates.
Listen to part one of this incredible Big Favour story:
Name: ROSHAN BEE BEE
Last name: ABDUL WAHIB
Sponsor: Coo-ee and The Beverage Company
Story:
Good day, Friends and family
It is with a very heart that I ask of a big favour today.
What was supposed to have been a joyous and family time during last festive season (December 2021), turned into a nightmare.
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I spent Christmas in hospital. I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.
After that was a series of continuous Oncologist visits, other doctor visits, scans, tests and doing bloods regularly.
I started Chemotherapy in February and in August I had a mastectomy of my left breast done.
The Chemotherapy worked its magic on me and with lots of prayer and the medical care I received, I was cured of cancer from the breast. I am on radiation now.
In May 2022 I was told that I need a Herceptin and that I have nodules in my lung, at that time we were not sure if it was cancerous due to it being very small.
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I have just been for my follow-up appointment and my oncologist confirmed that those nodules are cancerous and what used to be just 3 nodules are now just over 10 nodules.
My lung cancer is at a very early stage, and I urgently need the Herceptin, unfortunately my medical aid has declined to cover the cost of it.
Government administers this drug to patients with early stages of cancer and I am a stage 4 cancer patient. The Herceptin will block the cancer from spreading further.
I am a daughter and a support to my elderly mum who is also not well, I am a wife and a mother to 2 minor children.
I am trying my best to be strong, but I am fighting the most difficult battle of my life.
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I am emotionally, financially and physically drained but I still find the strength to go on.
I request and I plead for assistance of funding for the Herceptin.
The Herceptin cost R11528 per cycle and I require 17 cycles.
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Any help no matter how big or small will be very much appreciated. I have been fighting for almost a year now and I have my mum and kids that depend on me.
Please help me to beat cancer!
Thank you kindly
Listen to the incredible conclusion to the story of how the Big Favour was able to help:
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