Love for love: a fundraising for love buenaventura
Fundraising campaign by
Love Buenaventura
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US$2,846.00raised of $50,000.00 goal goal
The campaign owner has stopped the page from accepting further donations. Please contact them if you'd still like to donate
Campaign Story
09.13.2019
10 days since Love has passed away. I will now be stopping the campaign. Thank you so much everyone who has supported us.
- Gino Buenaventura
09.07.2019
It is with deep sorrow to inform you that my beloved wife, Love, joined our Creator last Sept 4 at 9pm.she passed away with her family beside her and in peace.
Viewing will start in the afternoon of Sept 5 in Loyola Columbarium Chapel 2. Inside St. John the Baptist Columbary and Park, Highway 2000, Taytay, Rizal. Details of interment will be on Sept 8 at 12pm.
Thank you and God bless to everyone who followed, supported and backed her battle. We wouldn't have lasted this long without you help and encouragement.
09.3.2019 - Gino
ICU - she is now sedated and intubated. Her breathing cannot sustain the oxygen her body needs. She is still being treated with pneumonia so the infection and fluid would stop.
We are very thankful to all backers, supporters, followers. For paypal donations, As far as transaction history tells, any donations through paypal before july 3 were refunded. Thank you, if the transaction did not went through, we know the thought was there. I really do not know why this is happening and i dont have the time to check with paypal. Maybe account was not yet verified back then. Aside from the account is my wife's, she dont have enough strenght to do it. If you may be so kind to try again, we are very greatful. But, you can also directly donate to these accounts:
Bdo: 002490279501
Bpi: 9869-0598-27
Singapore Posb:119-86416-0
For Love Buenaventura
07.02.2019:
Hi everyone, I'm Gino, Love's husband.
Last June 30, 2019 i sat with the doctors attending to my wife. I asked them why would they give us options, we do not belong to the upper class and surely we only have 1 choice. I would be neglecting my wife for a proper medical care if i do not take the option with mAb.
Doctor's remark on option 1: do not think it will not work and do not think you are neglecting your wife for better treatment. It is still the meds for the type of ca and is still effective. The addition of mAb is to add more percentage in treatment effect. If you will take the other 2 option, you need to commit to that until the very last session.
Since options 2 and 3 with mAb are too expensive. We decided to commit on the 1st option. The addition of mAb can be done late but once we do that we cannot turn back.
Here is our chemo protocol for option 1.
Cost: 65,719.92 per session
Total of 12 session: 788,639.04
I thank everyone for the support. Be it in kind, moral, prayer or financial, each is helpful no matter what size it is. Thank you very much. We will stay strong and do our best to find assistance from govt institutions and private programmes.
06.29.2019
2 weeks ago.. I told you i was diagnosed with STAGE 4 CANCER WITH UNKNOWN PRIMARY with various metastisis especially on the lumbar area that made me Paralyzed waist down.. I STARTED my first chemo with that diagnosis.
Today. 2 weeks after. After some more immunohistochemistry done with the biopsy sample, cancer had FINALLY made itself KNOWN. It is STAGE 4 COLON CANCER.
Yes, finally thank God proper treatment of the targeted cause will finally begin! ❤️
Protocols will change. From 6 chemo sessions with 21 days interval, it will now be 12 chemo session with 2 weeks interval with me being admitted to the hospital because the chemo will run for 2.5 days each plus the basic testing and blood works to be done before the chemo.
Currently? Im on iv line with antibiotics. I have infections based on urinalysis where they really cannot determine why. Maybe because of the catheter? But they said 1st chemo for colon cancer will finally be done on Monday.
What am i feeling? Afraid. But still grateful! Questions are finally answered. And treatment can finally begin!
Finances will be filing i know especially when I'm not in a public hospital (believe me i would if i really could). But i believe God will provide for us. We just have to be faithful and be still.
My name is Love Raviegaye Buenaventura. I am a mother of 2. A 12 year old beautiful teenager and a 2 year old son who's so full of energy that I really need to get better so i could make them feel how much i really love them and that im here still as their mother.
Please help me in fighting this cancer for my family. Prayers can do wonder. Well wishers too. Everyday my inbox is filled with loving messages of encouragement and it made me feel loved and have given me additional strength because they made extra effort to message me even if they themselves are carrying heavy burdens no one might know of.
If it's not too much to ask, we are setting up a gogetfunding account for any amount that you can spare for our battle.
Based on latest protocol given by the doctors: these will be our chemo meds per session. (still depends on further testing to be done)
Option 1. folfiri - 35k
Option 2. Folfiri + cetuximab if kras/nras braf is positive - 35k + 150k
Option 3. Folfiri + bevacizumab (avastin) if kras/nras braf is negative 35k + 130k
They said Avastin or cetuximab is like a homing device that will tell the meds where the cancer cells are.
For direct deposits, here are my husband's local accounts:
BPI: 9869-0598-27 / Gino A Buenaventura
BDO: 002490279501 / Gino A Buenaventura
Fundraising Team
- Love Buenaventura
- Campaign Owner
- Gino Buenaventura
- Husband
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Sep 05, 2019
- Kristel Guevarra
- Donated on Sep 05, 2019
Rest easy now my friend....
- Anonymous
- Donated on Sep 03, 2019
Love, I hope and pray you feel better soon. I hope this will help in some way shape or form towards your recovery. Lotlot
08.26.2019
Update posted by Gino Buenaventura at 02:20 pmAside from chemo we had back pain that we want to raise to our attending physician.What we thought were simple issues, were actually mountains of complications.We came in and we had a fever. As usual, cbc urinalysis and culture were done as routine. But then...1. Pneumonia2. Uti3. Edema4. Low oxygen,. . . . .
08.12.2019 4th chemo session!
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 12:25 pmHi everyone we are now admitted in the hospital for our 4th chemo session! And good news is that we know the chemo is working because the tumor on my neck is shrinking! Kindly pray for me that my temperature stays below 37.5 Celsius so that there's no need to
07.30.2019 update
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 03:50 am07.30.2019 update:Hello everyone! This is Love. Sharing with you the Good news! Can finally go home tomorrow. Chemo went well.For now we will reinsert the folly catheter to support my bladder movement as i cannot urinate properly.After our 4th out of 12th chemo session on the August 5, they will. . . . .
07.29.2019 update
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 08:52 amLove: 3rd chemo session today out of 12th! Praise God lab test are good we were able to start chemo within the day too! Praying everything would be okay until the last medication so we can stay less in the hospital which meant lesser bill for us. Thank you everyone
07.28.2019
Update posted by Gino Buenaventura at 02:33 am07.28.2019 - GinoLast day of antibiotic and Prep for tomorrow 3rd chemo session. This time hopefully we get to stay only for chemo and nothing else07.22.2019 - GinoFlying to singapore to settle some stuff. It is hard to go away at her state. But this has to be done. Thank. . . . .
07.23.2019 chemo update
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 08:17 amHello everyone! Just finished our 2nd sessions out of 13 chemo session for my Stage 4 colon cancer. I'm currently recuperating for our 3rd session of chemo which will happen on July 29, 2019.How am i? Fighting with faith! Because i know God is bigger than this Stage 4 Colon. . . . .
07.11.2019 Gratitude Post
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 10:56 pm07.11.2019Something to be thankful for!❤️ Thank you Lord God for another day!❤️ Sharing this HAPPINESS picture of me and my 2 year old Gavi who visited me! Lately, i really cannot see him because we are all both sick. He's been staying with her Lola (thank you mommy Eleanor Buenaventura!. . . . .
07.09.2019 Always find something to be grateful of everyday
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 01:11 am07.09.2019Gratitude Post!❤️ Thank you Lord God for bringing my soul back to me today!❤️ Thank you for my mother! She is also one of my caregivers, my love giver. My overall support. Emotionally. Physically. Spiritually. No one can really fathom the love they have for their children. Because even if. . . . .
07.08.2019 something to be thankful of
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 02:54 am07.08.2019 Something to be thankful of.My husband Gino Buenaventura had been working almost all his life as an OFW in Singapore. Our marriage of 7 years had almost been spent away from each other (except for the years that i was able to work in SG too!)And yet, when i. . . . .
07.06.2019 Update
Update posted by Love Buenaventura at 10:25 pm07.06.2019 UpdateFinally got discharged after a week in the hospital!Hospital bill paid for first chemo session - P126, 700 approximately ($2,400)2nd chemo session on July 15. Praying all lab test results will be okay so stay in the hospital will be minimal and for chemo sessions only! Thank you for
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Sep 05, 2019
- Kristel Guevarra
- Donated on Sep 05, 2019
Rest easy now my friend....
- Anonymous
- Donated on Sep 03, 2019
Love, I hope and pray you feel better soon. I hope this will help in some way shape or form towards your recovery. Lotlot
- Anonymous
- Donated on Sep 03, 2019
- Anonymous
- Donated on Sep 02, 2019
- Anonymous
- Donated on Aug 14, 2019
Prayers for you and your family.
- Erwin Tumagan
- Donated on Aug 10, 2019
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- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 31, 2019
Hang in there!
- Ainee Chan
- Donated on Jul 25, 2019
Life can be full of unexpected things, either happy or sad. No matter what things may happen, always keep a lovely heart. God bless you and your family.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 24, 2019
Get well soon love. For your kids.