March 2, 2017
Maria is a 42-year-old woman from Guatemala. She lives with her husband and two sons, Edgar and Juan, in a remote Mayan community. She and her family do not have a consistent income, as her husband is only able to find work during harvest seasons. Lately, Maria has not been able to get out of bed, leaving her family worried and sad.
Last fall, Maria was diagnosed with breast cancer. Thanks to Watsi support, she received chemotherapy that was effective in shrinking her tumor. Now, Maria needs radiotherapy to continue her treatment.
“Thanks to God and to you, I feel better,” she says. “I know that I still need treatment, but I will do everything I have to do. I still want want to take care of my children.”
Our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq, is requesting $1,487 to provide Maria with the radiotherapy, interpretation, and transportation she needs to treat her cancer. The treatment is scheduled to begin on March 2 at our medical partner’s care center, INCAN. After treatment, Maria looks forward to returning to her family and daily activities.
Maria is a 42-year-old woman from Guatemala. She lives with her husband and two sons, Edgar and Juan, in a remote Mayan community. She and h...
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August 9, 2017
Maria underwent radiation therapy for breast cancer.
Maria has completed all of her radiation therapy sessions. Besides being a bit anemic, Maria is feeling better and continues to recover. Her cancer has lessened, and now Maria has renewed hopes for a long, fulfilling life.
Maria says, “I am happy because thanks to God and you all I could leave this terrible disease behind. I would not have been able to do it without your help. Now I am much better, and without pain. The process was very long but you never left me. Thank you so much, I feel happy to continue living alongside my family. May God bless you for all that you do.”
You may have noticed that this update was published a long time after this patient’s treatment date. We recently fixed a bug in our system that was causing a backup of some old updates, and we apologize for the delay!
Maria has completed all of her radiation therapy sessions. Besides being a bit anemic, Maria is feeling better and continues to recover. Her...
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