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A year has passed since I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and I know that, among other things, thanks to your help, I still enjoy life. I feel ashamed to ask for more, but I can't wait and do nothing. I love my loved ones and I want to enjoy life with them as long as possible.

Collection for:

supportive treatment, consultations with specialists, travel, tests

29 703,44 zł from PLN 80,000.00

37.1293%

Date of publication of the collection

10-05-2024

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1000.00 PLN

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Aktualizacja z dnia 28.01.2026

Drodzy,


już dawno powinnam zamieścić tu kolejną aktualizację, ale z każdym mijającym miesiącem coraz trudniej jest mi opisać swoją sytuację. Bo jak napisać, że jest jednocześnie dobrze i źle, czasem nawet bardzo źle. Więc jak jest?

Dobrze, bo nadal żyję, nie mam przerzutów, mogę cieszyć się czasem spędzanym z najbliższymi. A przecież innym nie jest to już dane.

Źle, bo moje obecne „trwanie” to nie normalność, do której tak bardzo miałam nadzieję wrócić. Z tą nadzieją zaczynałam poprzedni rok: planowałam powrót do pracy, do ludzi, do życia. Codzienność jednak pokazała, że nie mam na to sił. Od ponad dwóch lat jestem w programie immunoterapii, której celem jest powstrzymanie przerzutów i rozwoju kolejnych guzów. Jak dotąd spełnia swoje zadanie, ale ma też drugie oblicze, dosłownie wysysa ze mnie siły witalne. Z miesiąca na miesiąc przynosi coraz więcej komplikacji i dolegliwości, odbierając mi energię potrzebną do codziennego funkcjonowania.

Miniony rok nie był rokiem wielkiego powrotu do normalności. Był raczej czasem mało udanych prób stanięcia „na własnych nogach” i nieustannych zmagań z samą sobą. Jeśli wyniki na to pozwolą, przede mną jeszcze rok immunoterapii, dającej nadzieję na życie bez kolejnego guza, ale jednocześnie ograniczającej moje dni do kilku, coraz krótszych godzin sprawności. Oczywiście mogłabym z tego leczenia zrezygnować, jednak nie jestem gotowa podjąć takiego ryzyka.

Wasze wsparcie jest nieocenione w moich codziennych zmaganiach. Dlatego raz jeszcze dziękuję Wam za Wasze czułe i otwarte serca.



Updated on 21.01.2025

Dear, 

To między innymi dzięki Wam, ludziom o otwartych i życzliwych sercach, wracam do normalnego życia. Dzięki Waszemu wsparciu oraz środkom ze zwrotu 1,5% podatku z zeszłego roku mogę kontynuować terapię. Udało mi się odzyskać siły na tyle, że wróciłam do pracy i znów mogę wychodzić do ludzi.

With this change, IVs, immunotherapy, tests, and doctor visits have become an addition to my life, not its main purpose. But that doesn’t mean my treatment is over—not yet. It’s still a process that incurs huge costs.

Przede mną kolejne kontrolne badania krwi, m.in. sprawdzenie ilości krążących komórek nowotworowych oraz komórek macierzystych nowotworu.

That's why I kindly ask you to remember my struggles not only during the PIT settlement, but also afterwards. Every złoty counts! I would be grateful if you shared the information about the collection with others.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your help!



Updated on 14.08.2024

Dear ones, thanks to your support and open hearts, I took advantage of the first series of infusions of the new therapy, which gave measurable benefits. After the series, I had control blood tests to check the number of cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream, as well as the number of cancer stem cells. The results are promising, because although the number of circulating cells has increased, the number of stem cells has decreased by half, and this is the most important thing. There is also a large number of dead cancer cells. This shows that the therapy is working. Due to the high malignancy of my cancer, the attending physician recommended another two series of infusions, then I have to do blood tests in Germany again. I will start the next series of infusions in August.

It is thanks to your help that we have managed to achieve such positive results, giving real hope for a complete cure of the disease. However, my joy is overshadowed by the fact that I am separated from achieving my goal by such high treatment costs. I know that I am asking for a lot, but I have no other choice. Please remember my fight. Every złoty counts, so please share information about the fundraiser.

 



Dream:

We have just celebrated 30 years of our happy marriage and 50 years of my life. Well, I'm not getting any younger 😉, so it's time for a check-up. I went for a check-up abdominal ultrasound. The test result turned our peaceful family life upside down - an 8-centimeter tumor was detected on the ovary. Within a month, I had radical surgery, but by the time it happened, the tumor was already bigger, another one was on the other ovary, and there were infiltrations in the surrounding tissues.

Unfortunately, the histopathological result confirmed our worst fears: tightly malignant ovarian cancer. I underwent six months of chemotherapy. Fortunately, it is deadly to cancer, but also destructive to me. I'm learning to live with its consequences. At the moment, what bothers me the most is neuropathy, numb, aching feet, and each step intensifies the pain.

I am covered by supportive treatment from the National Health Fund, which is intended to stop the formation of metastases. Unfortunately, it also stops blood formation. This is not the end of my struggles. The tests showed a large number of cancer stem cells - a very high probability of metastasis.

I am aware that each subsequent metastasis and subsequent dose of chemotherapy is a lower chance of survival. Since the beginning of the disease, I have been using non-reimbursed supportive therapies. In May, I start another therapy, giving me a chance to get rid of the source of the problem - ovarian cancer stem cells. And here comes the problem - the costs of treatment are beyond our means. Private visits, tests, commuting, therapy, medicines, supplements are amounts beyond our reach. For example, the monthly cost of one blood strengthening preparation is PLN 1,500, and this is a drop in the ocean of monthly costs.

A year has passed since the diagnosis and I know that, among other things, thanks to your help, I still enjoy life. I feel ashamed to ask for more, but I can't wait and do nothing.

I have someone to live for. My husband and I are best friends, after 30 years together we still love spending time together, sightseeing, traveling and enjoying nature. I cannot leave Him alone. There is the rest of the immediate family and friends. It's not the prospect of death that makes me sad, it's having to part with my loved ones that breaks my heart. I love people, I like helping them and I still want to do it. If there is anything that can be done to keep me alive, I want to try.

I am asking for your help!

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