Prayer and Help For My Mother, Carol

Background Information: My mother has battled cancer most of her life. She had a complete hysterectomy, her entire colon has been removed and she now had a double, radical mastectomy. She completed all her chemo infusions at Hershey Medical Center and she now must be on an oral chemo daily for the next 84 months which insurance will not cover. Because of this and in addition to her other health issues, she has an abnormal amount of prescriptions (28 to be exact) that she must take at this time. Her out of pocket expenses are many thousands of dollars each year. We are not ones to ask for help but because of the situation my mom is in and my dad becoming disabled and only making a fraction of what he used to, we decided to post this for anyone who might be led to help with her medical expenses. We humbly thank you for your prayers and support.

Update 6/12/2009: I wanted to update everyone on my mother. She is being examined by her breast surgeon and her oncologist every six months. Because her ONKA tests came in high, she is at a high risk for the cancer to return. This is one reason she will take her oral chemo for seven years instead of five. She is also taking Percocet for pain which they say may be from the chemo but they are going to do further testing to be certain. She has a hernia at her ileostomy and that also must be repaired and the ileostomy must be re-routed. She is in good spirits because she knows that God is sovereign and she has been blessed with so many brothers and sisters who continue to encourage her in many ways. With hesitation, my mom has allowed me to share with you that she is on 28 prescriptions. She is now entering the donut-hole in her insurance. The donut-hole is an annual period of time where she must pay 100% out of pocket for all her prescriptions which amounts to thousands of dollars over and beyond her other medical expenses. I am going to put the paypal button back up as there is a need at this time if anyone is led to help. Thank you for all your continued prayers and support.

Update 3/18/2009: My mother has now been accepted into an oncology assistance program which is good through December 2009. I am going to take down the paypal. It will not be an easy thing because of all the prescriptions my mother has to take in addition to her daily chemo but it is now a bit more manageable. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed. Please continue to pray for my parents.

Update 2/14/2009: My mother has been denied the oncology assistance but is appealing the decision. I am opening the donation PayPal button for now and will also give those who would rather give direct to the pharmacy an account number offline. Your continued prayers for my mother and for an approval would be greatly appreciated.

Update 2/1/2009: My mother has applied for an "Oncology Patient Assistance Program". This will take up to 30 days for an answer. At this time we are asking that no donations be made until we receive an answer. If my mother is accepted into this program it will help offset the out of pocket expenses for her medicine. If approved, our goal is to remove the banner. Your continued prayers would be greatly appreciated and we have been humbled by everyone's response of love for our Lord!

Blessings,

Josh from Truth Matters

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