Breast Cancer Treatment - Nanay Corazon

Nanay Corazon lives in the Northern Luzon province of the Philippines. A humble mother and wife who spends her days tending their little farm alongside her husband and children, she barely makes enough money to cover their basic living costs.

She has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is needing to undergo operations and has been given a date of 12 May to start - however, she needs to front up with the money straight away.

In the Philippines, the public health system is seriously lacking and unless you have money, you don't get treated.

It has been estimated that her first surgery will cost around NZD $1500 and that is not including the costs of treatment and transport and any other medication that may be required.

I desperately want to be able to send her the money but I do not have it myself.