28/04/2019
We need your help please. This is a pathetic case, please nothing is too small.
AN APPEAL FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TREAT STAGE 2 BREAST CANCER
My name is Joanna and I am from Mkpat Enin LGA in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. I was born into a family of 3 girls. Our mother was epileptic and as a result suffered from numerous episodes and this led to her death after several falls. Mum died when I was 6 years old and my dad joined her a year after, leaving me and my siblings in the care of our grandparents who saw me through my secondary school education.
I got married in 2011 but it was an abusive and torturous marriage thus becoming a victim of domestic abuse. I became pregnant in 2013 but I had a miscarriage at 5 months after one of the abuses by my then husband. When I recovered, I decided within me to walk out of the marriage, though it was the toughest decision that I had to make in my life.
Fast forwarded to December 2017, I ran to another town to pick up the pieces of my life.. Just when I thought I had my life back, I found a lump in my right breast and I went to see my doctor who asked me to go for mammogram and the result showed I had a mars which was about 5cm big. My doctor on seeing the scan result decided to carry out a needle Biopsy, believe me it is a very painful procedure and horrifying. The result was inconclusive as my doctor said I needed a surgery (lumpectomy) as soon as possible as my ni**le was inverted.
On the 16th of August 2018, I had the lumpectomy and the specimen was sent to a pathologist for analysis. The day I will never forget, 1st of September 2018 my doctor broke the sad news that the results showed that the lump was cancerous stage 2 (ER/PR HER2). Believe me I became numb, tongue tied, lost, broken and immediately I broke down. My night turned to day as I couldn't sleep all night. Thought of how I was going to lose my breast and why it was me crept on my mind all through the long night.
Nevertheless, I was scheduled for a major surgery (mastectomy) on the 28th of September 2018, which was successful. My doctor has recommended that I should have 15 rounds of chemotherapy after the surgery and due to lack of funds I have had only one round of the treatment to date. The estimated cost of 15 rounds of chemotherapy is Nine Million Naira, which is equivalent to $25,000(Copy of estimated bill attached). At present I do not have such funds to continue with this phase of treatment. This is the reason I am making this appeal to raise the money to continue with the treatment. Your donations to me will go a long way to save my life from this terrible disease. Remember I am unemployed and I do not have parents to go to for help.
Please feel free to contact the hospital in Calabar with the following details should you want to confirm my treatment status:
Amandajarvis Clinic,
A10/1B, 3rd Avenue, State Housing Estate,
Calabar, Cross River State. Mobile 08033416843
My Bank Account details are:
Joanna Jonah Bassey
3078844721
FirstBank of Nig Ltd
God bless you as you come to my help.
Joanna Jonah Bassey
