Send it Packing Sammy
Sam's Treatment Plan
Gisborne
We have recently received the shitty news that Sammy has been diagnosed with cancer.
After many tests and playing the waiting game it was established that the nature of the beast goes by the name of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma - an extremely rare, (one in a million) type of cancer usually found in kids.
A 42 week treatment plan of Chemotherapy has been proposed, involving 6 weeks of radiotherapy in Waikato. Sammy begun his first cycle on the 14th of this month which he was pleased to finally get started on and is heading to Waikato for his radiotherapy at the end of this week.
On top of the obvious devastating news we are also having trouble with any compensation from WINZ and Sam's insurance company has declined his claim. So, with no income for 42weeks, any donations will go towards living costs and travel costs as we are having to travel to Hamilton every 3 weeks for treatment.
An enormous thank you for your support, we really appreciate it!
Rebecca Hood's involvement (page creator)
Sam is my brother
Latest update
Bit of a scare but good result 15 June 2017
Hi everyone,
Apologies for the delayed update. Sam had his second MRI a few weeks ago which gave us a bit of a scare showing a new mass in his sinus. After a review with the oncologist and the radiologist it was decided there was something to check out and Sam was scheduled for a trip to Hamilton for a biopsy and chemo was put on hold.
During the procedure they found a big ball of snot which was the 'new mass'. No one has ever been so happy about a bogie! A biopsy was still taken from the tissue of interest beneath the bogie which came back non-malignant! Super relieved, chemo has resumed and we are almost happy to be back up in Hamilton getting another dose of the liquid gold.
Another massive ‘Thank you’ to everyone for your support, kind words and helping hands. Sam has mentioned he is so stoked with all the lovely messages people have left on the give a little page - He has hours upon hours where all he can do is lie on his couch and being able to read nice things not only passes the time but really lifts his spirits and boosts the moral! So thank you very much for keeping him both entertained and best of all, positive.
Not long to go folks! Last round will be in about 6 weeks and the last evaluation not long after with another update to follow! :)
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