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Anna’s story

My name is Anna. Like most of you, I never thought I would ever write this kind of letter. Two days after my 47-th birthday I had a biopsy. The results confirmed that I suffer from a multicentric hormone-dependent HER 2 positive breast cancer [https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/diagnosis/her2].  It is an aggressive cancer, highly prone to metastasis (spreading in the body). The time after the diagnosis was a mental, physical and spiritual tsunami for myself and my loved-ones.

It was decided that I would be given a chemotherapy before a surgery. At the beginning of this treatment I was full of enthusiasm and faith that I could win with this cancer and live. I was very positive about the treatment. However, after the 4th series of chemotherapy, MRI scan showed that instead of regression new changes appeared, including one probably infiltrating the skin. Unfortunately, a suspiciously looking change was also detected in my right breast. To me it means metastasis.

I am having my medical treatment continued, and preparing myself for the upcoming surgery. The best chances of recovery are given by presurgery chemotherapy and a dual blockade treatment [administration of two medicines, see https://m.perjeta.com/hcp/how-perjeta-works.html ]. In my case, one of the medicines used in this therapy (Pertuzumab) is not refundable by the social security because I am not at the stage of lymph node metastasis. I don’t want to wait until the cancer spreads and this is why I am asking for your help!

The cost of this medicine alone is tens of thousands of zlotys [approximately EUR 10 000]. I covered a part of the treatment costs myself and with the help of my family and my friends. I also count on your good will, help and support! I would like to take every chance to be able to stay and live happily with my son, husband and my loved ones and also return to work, my hobbies and passions.

Thank you! Anna

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Ania's treatment donations can be made via online payment, payment card, PayPal or traditional money transfer. To make a donation, click on the 'Pomóż' ('Help') button in the blue rectangle on the right-hand side. Below you will find more information and translation of instructions relative to the payment options available on this website.

Thank you for your good intentions, thoughts and any help you can offer, including symbolic donations. They count a lot, too! We will be also indebt if you could forward this message to anyone who could join us in our efforts or post on your social media account and ask your friends for similar help!

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Detailed instructions relative to the use of automated donation/ payment tools available on this website:

In the blue rectangle on the right-hand side you can find a panel with automated donation tools. You may select the amount of donation proposed in the panel by selecting one of the buttons with the donation amount indicated on it (70 zł = 17€, 100 zł = 22€N; 500 zł = 110€N; the amounts in € are approximative and may change depending on the exchange rate applied) or define any other amount by selecting the button ‘Inna kwota’ (meaning ‘another amount’). Below you may choose between different modes of payment: (1) ‘przelew online’ meaning ‘online transfer’, (2) PayPal for payments with the credit and debit cards or (3) ‘przelew tradycyjny’ meaning ‘standard bank transfer’.

After selecting a red button ‘Pomóż’ (meaning ‘Help’) and accepting the rules of this fund raising (tick square next to ‘Akceptuję regulamin programu Skarbonka’ meaning ‘I accept the rules of Skarbonka Program’  you will be asked to provide your first name (‘Imię’), family name (‘Nazwisko’), your phone and e-mail (e-mail is required to make on-line transfers) or you can complete those details by using your Facebook account. If you wish to know how the funds will be spend, tick the box next to ‘Chcę wiedzieć jak wydawane są moje środki’ meaning ‘I want to know how my donation is spend’. In this case, you will also agree that the Alivia Cancer Foundation uses your personal data to provide you with the requested information. 

After selecting red button ‘Następny’ meaning ‘next’ you will be transferred to the next page where you may type in the dark blue rectangle a support message for Anna (always very welcome!). The message will be signed if you click a box below ‘Chcę podpisać darowiznę’ meaning ‘I want to sign my donation’. Then by selecting red ‘Pay’ button (‘Przejdz do płatności’) you will be transferred to the payment panel. ‘Cofnij’ button always means ‘Back’.

 Payments from abroad

If you wish to make a donations by traditional money transfer from abroad (or when you are unable to execute payments with use of automated tools provided on this website or when your PayPal payment does not work properly), you may need some of the following identification information relative to the bank account:

• Account number is: 24 2490 0005 0000 4600 5154 7831 
• Importantly, this number: 111301 must be inserted in the payment title, in order to donate the money specifically to Anna (otherwise all the funds are transferred to the Alivia Cancer Foundation’s general account).
• IBAN: PL 24 2490 0005 0000 4600 5154 7831
• SWIFT Code (BIC): ALBPPLPW
• The account’s bank: ALIOR BANK SPOLKA AKCYJNA, Warsaw (Warszawa), Poland