I started working at 21, but I come from a background where my mom is a single parent. I’m her IVF child, and our family is going through a property dispute, which has halted all rental income and other earnings. This has led to the depletion of savings, which were also exhausted for the medical treatments of my late grandfather, whom my mother cared for on her own.

With my salary, I manage housing, food, medicine, and other household expenses. Due to this limited income, and the existing family debt we are slowly clearing, I haven’t been able to purchase insurance for my mother—one of my biggest regrets. I know her condition is largely due to the heavy stress and poor nutrition we've endured, as all our income has gone towards paying off debt, mostly to friends and family who began to harass us with offensive language and mental torment. Because of this harassment, we fell behind on utilities like electricity bills, which resulted in a six-month power disconnection, pushing my mother into depression and subjecting us to further harassment from our apartment society and staff. But very fortunately, with help from my friends, I was able to overcome these hurdles and move us into a place better suited to our needs.

It’s just my mother and me against the world—we have no other support. We’ve been isolated by our own family for no fault of ours and have been denied our rightful place. I want to be able to give my mother the best medical treatment and help her live a long, happy life, filled with the love and care she has always deserved but has been denied.

She’s all I have, and I want to save her. I humbly request your help for my mother and me. I will always be grateful and pray for you all, and I promise to be there for you in your time of need. I know I may come across as a useless, irresponsible adult, incapable of making sound financial decisions, but I assure you I’m doing my best—fighting everything and everyone to give us a better future. I hope you can resonate with my heart's intent in some way and help me help my mother.

Updates as of Oct '24:

This campaign has already helped my mother undergo a much-needed surgery for carcinoma gallbladder. She underwent a radical cholecystectomy and periportal lymphadenectomy, which involved the removal of her gallbladder, a section of her liver, and nodules from her lungs.

Afterward, she went through 8 cycles of oral chemotherapy. A second PET CT scan, however, showed a few new nodules around her lungs, requiring further rigorous treatment in the form of IV-based chemotherapy, which would involve her staying in the hospital for two days every week for the next three months.

The funds from my previous campaign were solely used for her previous chemo cycles, doctor visits, bloodwork, and necessary procedures. This newly administered chemo cycle will require me to reopen the campaign with a higher goal.

This has been a challenging time for us, especially for my mother, but seeing her fight through it all with a smile, hope, and courage is what stands out to me the most. All your good luck, wishes, blessings, and prayers have given my mom this strength and encouraged me to pick up the pieces and work toward well-rounded care for her.