Hey y'all, I started a new gfm to try to cover meds and food for the next few months. The stress of being broke is making my physical condition worse. Goal is $2500! ANYTHING HELPS, please share if you see this!
#StageIVCancer
#ChronicPain
#chronicillness
@AFlyBlackCommie
Medicine is very racist. It's the primary reason mostly white people are affected by the "opioid crisis" because Black people rarely get prescribed them even when needed. My Black friends with cancer get less pain medicine options than the white ones every day!
@VanessaHudgens
I have stage IV cancer and have had 75 chemo treatments. My immune system is wrecked from 3 years of fighting for my life without health insurance. I'm glad to hear you think my death is inevitable and that my life is expendable.
I have stage IV cancer. My immune system is weak from 60+ rounds of chemotherapy and 10 rounds of radiation to my spine and pelvis. Even tho I'm vaccinated, I still rely on herd immunity and masks to be safe in public. That's why
#INeedYouToGetYourFluShot
How do you "move on" from cancer when you're stage IV and it could come back at any moment and kill you? I don't think it's reasonable to expect me to move on.
@ThanksCancer
My pelvic bone is full of holes from my cancer eating through it, my pain is getting worse every day. I need help paying for my fentanyl prescription at the pharmacy, it's $100 for the new patches I need. I don't have insurance and I'm permanently physically disabled from cancer.
Well y'all, as a stage IV cancer patient you're never really done with cancer. But today, after 2 years of clear scans, I have a suspicious small lesion on my liver. Right now our plan of action is to watch and wait. PET scan in 3 months to assess.
Please, once again, if you pray or do magic or anything of that nature, please include me in your prayers because I'm really not ok, and I'm struggling with my dog dying. Second dog loss in less than a year. I can't have kids, these are my babies.
Finding out that French cancer patients not only do not pay out of pocket for anything regarding their treatment but that they also get a free spa vacation after treatment is done has broken me. Why doesn't the US care about sick people?
Did you know that in most places in the US the Coroner is an elected official and in many places they don't even have to have a medical background. C*ps often become coroners, an obvious conflict of interest in determining whether deaths in police custody are suicides or not.
I'm so fucked on this. I live on donations/gifts from friends. I can't afford my medicines without them. While billionaires pay NOTHING in taxes the government wants to steal my measly amount of money. I hate this country.
EXCELLENT NEWS Y'ALL!
I got my PET scan results today.
All of the lymph nodes that lit up on my last scan were clear! I have no active disease!!!
This doesn't mean I'm cured.
But it does mean that the tumors I still have in my bones are not growing!
I'm FINALLY STABLE!
Every cancer treatment facility should provide mental health care starting from diagnosis and continuing after treatment is completed. The mental toll of cancer is absolutely not taken seriously enough.
@ThanksCancer
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
I can't believe that lying landlord got $40,000 and I'll never reach my GoFundMe goal because people stopped caring. Having to beg while sick for 3 years has been embarrassing.
Img text: starting January 1st 2022, if you receive $600 or more payments in total for goods and services through 3rd party payment network, such as venmo, cashapp or zelle, these payments will now be reported to the IRS. That means if you receive over $600 in a year on cashapp,
Last night I experienced something new and kinda scary. I had an ocular migraine which caused me to see blurry bright lines in my field of vision for about an hour. I couldn't read well or watch TV. Anyone else ever experience something like this? I feel fine now.
People only want to see cancer patients who are grateful to be alive and thriving. I'm not thriving. I'm barely surviving. That's not inspirational enough.
Fuck capitalism, my CANCER might be back.
I will probably be fired.
I'll figure out a way to survive.
Please RT my gofundme, I'm the sole provider for my family of 7 and I have stage IV cancer at 28 years old and will be jobless/insuranceless very soon.
My sweet boy is gone, across the rainbow bridge. I only hope there's an afterlife so I can see him again. He was truly an angel on this earth. I didn't deserve his love, but he gave it anyway. I'll never forget you buddy, you're in my heart forever. I hate cancer.
@VanessaHudgens
Of course, I cant imagine how difficult it is for you to miss doing coke in stupid outfits at coachella. You must be heartbroken. Such a sad time for rich people, not getting to do whatever they want every second of the day WHILE REAL PEOPLE ARE FUCKING DYING.
Today, 4/17/22 marks 5 YEARS since the day I was diagnosed with cancer. Since then I've thought about cancer every single day for 5 years. Cancer takes a lot from you. I'm choosing to be thankful. I love you guys here in my cancer community.
#5years
#cancerversary
#chronicillness
venmo or paypal then you'll have to report it on your taxes. Examples of NON-TAXABLE income are money received from a friend as reimbursement, money received from a roommate to pay their share of rent, money received from a loved one as a gift.
@cutcreaser
@shaniahbmakeup
"You'll just have a new set of problems"
OKAY AND???
I assure you I'd much rather have money and rich people's "problems" than poverty.
Here to remind you that not everyone who gets cancer gets completely better or dies. There are a lot of us living with cancer and/or permanently disabled by our cancer.
Went to the doctor. Scans and labs are still stable! My chest CT showed some concerning inflammation in my right lung but my doctor reviewed it and he thinks it may just be leftover damage from covid. No treatment at this time. We're running some extra tests to see if we can
I don't want to go back to the doctor ever. I want to avoid it for the rest of my life. I know this isn't feasible for me, but I'm just so sick of being a patient. I'm so sick of having no control over my body.
@CarrieCnh12
@SeauxMelaux
This whole video is basically her admitting she wasn't sellable without a gimmick. And her gimmick, like too many NBPOC was to STEAL personality traits and an accent from black people. She should be ashamed.
Here's the thing about living with cancer for a long time... People stop caring unless you're miraculously better or on the verge of death.
Nobody cares about the long term effects of treatment or the financial ruin it leaves you in. You feel utterly and completely alone.
FOUR YEARS. Today marks 4 years since my stage IV cancer diagnosis. I was not supposed to live to see this day. I'm still kicking cancer's ass and I'M STILL HERE.
#FuckCancer
#NotDeadYet
Cancer centers should include mental health treatment and physical therapy from the beginning of treatment onwards. It should be an integrated part of oncology care.
Why isn't post-cancer chronic fatigue taken seriously? It doesn't even exist to many doctors, and those who see it firsthand still blame it on anxiety and depression. We deserve better. We deserve real research.
@ThanksCancer
Your illness is not your fault.
Your illness is not a lesson you needed to learn.
Your illness is not a punishment for past sins.
Your illness is NOT YOUR FAULT.
#iNeedMyMedsMarianne
because no amount of frozen lemons, tumeric, ginger tea, coffee enemas, apricot pits, etc would have stopped my aggressive colon cancer like chemotherapy did. I know because I'm a biochemist who did cancer research. So stop sending me bullshit Facebook cures.
Hallelujah I'm still clean! This is the best news bc it marks 3 months OFF CHEMO with NO NEW GROWTH! I'm really stable without maintenance chemo! Never thought I'd see the day. I was lucky to respond well to chemo and have successful surgeries. I feel very hopeful right now!
@Marlounsly
@playinthereign
EXACTLY, been talking about this too! My Black friends have recieved less treatment options, less surgical options and inadequate pain control during CANCER treatment and it happens all over the country! People DIE because of this!
All I think about is cancer. My cancer, my friends' cancer, my dogs' cancer, every commercial break there's cancer pharmaceutical commercials, TV shows have cancer story arcs, movies have dead cancer patients as plot points. I just want it to stop for ONE day.
@ThanksCancer
My name is Nicole. I wasn't supposed to live to see 30. I have terminal cancer and I really want to go on a vacation for my mental health. Dealing with depression and cancer is hard af. If you can help, please click the link below. Sharing also helps!
I'm not a "sunshine and rainbows" cancer patient. I'm bitter and angry about what cancer has taken from me. I'm pissed I got cancer in the prime of my life. I'm scared and I'm angry that I'm fucking dying. I don't have to perform happiness and bravery for ANYONE.
#FUCKCANCER
If anyone needs some good news:
I got my tumor biomarker results and I'M STILL STABLE! My CEA is in NORMAL RANGE for the first time in 3 years! This means I can probably have a long break from chemo, which is well deserved after 76 doses!
#NotDeadYet
#FuckCancer
#GoodNewsOfTheDay
Post cancer surgery/total hysterectomy they gave ketamine and tylenol. IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. Finally after 6 hours of literally screaming in 10/10 pain they gave me IV dilaudid and fentanyl patch. The "opioid crisis" is preventing me from getting adequate care!
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@ThomasKlineMD
I can't help but think about how losing Twitter will mean less options for cancer patients to complain to customer support about their insurance denying life-saving procedures and thus less accountability for these companies.
@ThanksCancer
When I read election news all I can hear in my head is, "YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!"
so that's fun.
I'm tired of screaming into the void about
#colorectalcancer
when nobody wants to listen, they just blame me for my cancer by reducing it to "harmful eating habits". I know lifelong vegans who developed it. It's not the individual's fault. It's not preventable in your 20s or 30s.
This is exactly the fear we expressed months ago!!! I did not survive cancer for 3 years to get Covid-19 and be left to die alone without treatment!!!!!
TW: Black disabled death
Iโm seeing this make the rounds on FB:
Michael Hickson was denied care for
#COVID19
because he didnโt have โquality of lifeโ to warrant the effort by physicians.
This is the moment disabled ppl talked about. Weโre here now.
TODAY IS MY 2 YEAR CANCER-VERSARY. for two whole years of my life I've been fighting Stage IV colon cancer. Diagnosed at 27 years old and not expected to live past 30 but I'm still here. Still fighting every day with weekly chemo.
Support my fight at
Almost my cancer-versary. Feeling extra bad bc of PTSD and whatnot. Family is making it worse and they do not care at all now that I'm not actively dying. I'm nothing.
@mollyemakeup
I didn't fight cancer for 3 years to be left in the hallway to die while they give my ventilator to someone who just got back from spring break. My life is just as valuable as my abled counterparts.
When I read election news all I can hear in my head is, "YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE!"
so that's fun.
During Chemo vs After a 3 month break from chemo and 6 months of healing. I'm still not perfect, I have scars from the chemo rash, scars from shingles, lines on my forehead and eyes. But my scars are proof that I gave everything to stay alive.
#Skincare
#BeforeAndAfter
I will never stop talking about my cancer. People need to know that colorectal cancer is on the rise in genX and millennials. I was 27 when I was diagnosed at stage IV. I've lost many friends under 45. The lower screening age isn't enough. People need to see the reality of it.
I am so absolutely crushed about my dog's cancer. My own cancer took my ability to have kids. I've had Cash for almost 9 years. Losing him will be losing a piece of my heart.
It's our 2nd Anniversary ๐
We didn't think we'd get here, if I hadn't had major surgery a year ago, I wouldn't have made it to this one. Thank you for supporting me. Through vomit, crying, screaming, chemo, pain, scans, you were there. Thank you for staying. I love you so much.