Help me fight brain cancer

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Dragi prijatelji i dobronamernici,

prije 13 godina mi je otkriven tumor mozga, tada gradiusa dva te sam zahvaljujući operaciji i lijekovima živio “normalno” dalje. Usput sam isprobavao razna alternativa rješenja, ali nijedno nije bilo dovoljno dobro da ozdravim.

U srpnju 2021. sam hitno hospitaliziran i operiran i tada je biopsijom utvrđeno da je benigni tumor koji sam imao 13 godina promijenio strukturu u maligni tumor treceg stupnja (anaplastični astrocitom gradiusa 3) i nažalost, 31% aktivnih malignih stanica što je jako visok postotak jer je prosjek kod ljudi koji imaju isti stupanj malignosti 12-15%. Nakon operacije napravljen mi je daljnji plan liječenja u vidu zračenja i kemoterapije.

Kako je nažalost, moja bolest nepredividiva, tako je došlo i do promjene plana mog liječenja. Naime, tumor se “vratio” mnogo brže nego što je bilo tko očekivao i to je smanjilo prognozu uspješnosti planiranog zračenja i kemoterapije. Zbog toga sam morao biti ponovno hitno operiran. S obzirom da je operacija bila jako rizična i komplicirana (trajala je 7 sati), neurokirurg koji me je operirao na ljeto se nije usudio me operirati me. Prof. Paladino, koji nažalost više ne operira u Hrvatskoj, rekao je “da” i operirao me u Mostaru (BiH). Operacija je prošla uspješno, ali sam je kao hrvatski državljanin morao platiti. Ispod dostavljam račun.

Sretan sam što vas imam svih i što sam zahvaljujući vašim donacijama imao sredstava za ovu operaciju te što se brzo oporavljam zahvaljujući vašim molitvama.

Sljedeći korak je zračenje i kemoterapija za otprilike dva tjedna u Zagrebu (6 tjedena zračenja i kemoterapije plus 6 mjeseci kemoterapije).

Molim vas za pomoć jer sam plativši ovu operaciju ostao bez sredstava za pokrivanje troškova puta i smještaja u Zagrebu za vrijeme zračenja i kemoterapije, nekoliko kontrolnih magnetskih rezonanci, poklona doktorki (kako to već nažalost ide), Covid testiranja svaki drugi dan, dodatke prehrani, fitoterapiju, zdravu prehranu za to vrijeme i sl. Nažalost, zbog bolesti ne mogu zarađivati više. Ranije sam honorarno radio koliko sam mogao te sad živim od socijalne pomoći koja mjesečno iznosi oko 110 eura.

Svaka vaša donacija kolika god bila mi puno znači! I svaka vaša molitva mi puno znači jer je velika i teška borba ispred mene.

Hvala vam unaprijed za pomoć i podršku.

Ako vam više odgovara, možete i na moj PBZ privatni racun.

Leo Dragičević (Lila Purusottama das)

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Thirteen years ago, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor, anaplastic astrocytoma grade two, and with the help of surgery and medication, I lived "normally". Along the way, I tried various alternative solutions, but none of them were good enough to heal me.

In July 2021 I was urgently hospitalized and operated and and biopsy showed that a benign tumor that I had for 13 years has changed its structure to a third-degree malignant tumor, and 31% of active malignant cells which is unfortunately extremely high as average in people with the same tumor is 12-15%.

After the operation I was scheduled for radiation and chemotherapy.

As unfortunately, my illness is unpredictable, so was the change in my treatment plan. Namely, the tumor "returned" much faster than anyone expected and this reduced success prognosis of the planned radiation and chemotherapy. Because of that, I had to be urgently operated again in January this year. Since the operation was very risky and complicated (it lasted for 7 hours), the neurosurgeon who operated me in the summer did not dare to operate, but prof. Paladino, who unfortunately no longer operates in Croatia, said yes and operated me in Mostar (BiH). The operation was successful, but as a foreign national I had to pay for the operation. I'm sending an invoice below so you can see it.

I am happy and fortunate, that I have you all, that I have had the finances for this operation thanks to your donations, and that I am recovering quickly thanks to your prayers.

The next step is radiation and chemotherapy in about two weeks time in Zagreb (6 weeks of radiation plus 6 months of chemotherapy), as originally was planned.

I am kindly asking you for your help as after paying for the operation I am left without funds to cover the cost of travel and accommodation in Zagreb during radiation and chemotherapy, several MRI scans, gifts to the doctor (as it unfortunately goes like that here), Covid testing every other day, supplements, phytotherapy, healthy diet during that time etc. Since July, i live on income suport 110 euros per month. Unfortunately i am not capable of working at least part-time as i used to, thus, i need financial help.

Each of your donations, no matter how much, means a lot to me! And each of your prayers means a lot to me because there is a great and difficult battle ahead of me.

Thank you in advance for your help and support.

If it is more covenvenient for you, you can also give donation on my croatian account.

Leo Dragičević (Lila Purusottama das)