Rachel's Treatment for Stage 4 Breast Cancer

Hi there

In July 2018, my sister Rachel was diagnosed with breast cancer. After undergoing surgery in August 2018 it was confirmed in September 2018 as stage 4. This means that while there are a number of different treatments available, it is currently not curable and Rachel will be on drugs for the rest of her life.

Some of these drugs such as Ibrance-Palbociblib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor that stops the growth of cancer for a period of time, are very expensive. These currently cost $285 a pill which equates to $6,000 per month. Insurance has declined her claim to fund part of this as they are not administered in a hospital rather in a pill at home. There is a funding assistance program from Pfizer so Rachel ‘only’ has to pay the first $66,000....

At the insistence of family and friends, we have set up this Give a Little page to raise funds for the purchase of Ibrance. On behalf of our family, our heartfelt thanks for taking the time to read this page and for anybody able to contribute towards the cost of drugs that will prolong Rachel's life, enabling her to spend more time with family and friends and especially with her two children Ivy and Clark.

Thanks - from her sisters Lucy, Kate, Wendy and Joanne and her parents Robyn and Geoff xx