CandicevsCancer

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Candice Labuschagne Labuschagne
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BaB campaign
Location
Cape Town
South Africa
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Started 4 months ago
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Hello, my name is Candice
In July 2023, I was diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer a very rare, painful and aggressive form of cancer that not much is known about, (for more info on the disease please feel free to contact me) Since then, I have been undergoing ongoing treatment, including hormone therapy, chemotherapy x 5 different kinds, 3 x radiation 28 sessions each to chest wall and spine, various surgeries including double mastectomy, numerous hospital admissions and blood transfusions, bone marrow biopsy, a number of CT scans and MRI scans and doing everything I can to manage, in 2025 the cancer spread to my stomach lining and a 25cm tumor was picked up on the CT scan, I needed stronger chemo and also drainage of almost 4l of fluid from my abdomen, this while working up until Oct 2025, the medical costs and associated expenses have placed a significant financial burden on me. The 40k I am aiming for is to cover expenses overdue to date of R25k due to hospital expenses not covered and medication, also future expenses required until July 2026(I have 3 months of weekly pacli...

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C. Labuschagne โ€ข 10 Jul '26
Hi Family and Friends, It's been a month since last update, but so much has happened. I am currently battling very bad ascites, my abdomen was so distended I looked 9 months Pregnant, I eventually h...

C. Labuschagne โ€ข 4 Jun '26
Hi Family and Friends. All going smoothly here, at Chemo today, doing tumor maker counts again in 2 weeks and scanning beginning July, nothing changed from Last Update, I appreciate each and every s...

C. Labuschagne โ€ข 28 May '26
A little update from me ๐Ÿ’• My latest test results showed that the markers for the breast have thankfully stayed the same, but there has been an increase in the abdominal lining markers. Because of th...

C. Labuschagne โ€ข 14 May '26
Session 2, another 23 weeks to go๐Ÿ˜…, besides the congestion and sore throat, doing well and minimal side effects๐Ÿฅฐ
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