Adam Burchat – COLLECTION ON:

rental of a life-saving device – Optune TTFields

DREAM:

We dream that it will stay as it is!

Despite severe brain surgery and already undergoing chemotherapy and brain radiotherapy, Dad returned home and to work and - just like before - we can always count on him in all our matters! But the disease did not go away... To save Dad's life, along with further chemotherapy, we need additional, modern treatment, which, although already reimbursed in the West, is currently only available for a fee in Poland.

Our story:

We are a very loving family of four. Our parents always encouraged us to help others, eat healthily and do sports. They always did the same and had regular preventive examinations. Unfortunately, despite this, during our last vacation, in July 2023, my dad woke up in the morning partially paralyzed. Fortunately, the symptoms disappeared, but it turned out that the cause was an epileptic attack caused by a brain tumor.

Most of the tumor has already been removed, but the prognosis for this type of glioma is not good. To save my dad's life, along with further chemotherapy, we need modern Optune therapy (TTFields), which uses electromagnetic fields to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The use of TTFields in patients like my dad is already standard, including: in the United States, France or Austria, however in Poland it is not yet reimbursed, and renting the device costs as much as PLN 1.4 million per year.

The parents have already received enough support to finance the first two months of therapy, but the father should continue it for a minimum of 2 years. For the treatment to be effective, the device must be worn on the head almost all the time.

We are asking you to help us save Dad.

Any support shown can be decisive in the fight for the future of our family!

Thank you,

Julia (17 years old), Jakub (13 years old), Dorota (46 years old) and Adam (47 years old)

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