 On March 1st 2018, Sebeccly Cancer Care successfully relaunched the 1K4Cancer initiative. There were 10 women on the treatment support waiting list as at March 1st, 2018. Sebeccly Cancer Care reached out to kind hearted individuals through online channels as well as offline events through awareness talks conducted by Team Sebeccly at various locations in Lagos State. Donors were required to donate a minimum of one thousand naira to support the treatment of breast cancer patients. Sixty one individuals and organisations raised a total of one million and sixteen thousand naira to support the treatment and welfare of six breast cancer patients in March. Below are the 1k4cancer beneficiaries:  This is Funmi. She is a 38 years old mother of two beautiful children. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. She had surgery, radiotherapy and completed 1st line chemotherapy in 2017. However, the disease progressed and her oncologists recommended 2nd line chemotherapy (6 courses). She reached out to Sebeccly Cancer Care on the 16th of January, 2018 for treatment support. The 1K4Cancer is sponsoring her 5th and 6th courses of chemotherapy. Value of donation: N 300, 000  This is Madam Rose. She is a 56 years old widow and newspaper vendor with four children. She is a 10 years breast cancer survivor and an active member of the Sebeccley Cancer support group. The 1K4Cancer is supporting her monthly medications. Value of donation: N 50, 000  Mrs OB as we fondly call her at Sebeccly was recently diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer. A 59 years old farmer and widow she requires 2nd line chemotherapy and some investigations. Through the 1K4Cancer donations she has done her abdomen and chest CT scan and will be completing other tests this week. She also received treatment support for her monthly medications from 1K4 Cancer donations. Value of donation: N 200,000  This is Mama Maria. She is a widow and a mother of six children. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Mama Maria requires 6 courses of chemotherapy, of which she had received two. She was unable to afford the remaining four courses of chemotherapy. Mama Maria and her daughter came to Sebeccly for counselling and treatment assistance on the 16th of March, 2018. Currently, the 1K4Cancer donation will sponsor her third, fourth, fifth and sixth courses of chemotherapy treatment. Value of donation: N 200, 000  Rita is facing extreme financial hardship. She has spent her resources, taken loans to meet up her health care needs and is currently in debt. The 1K4Cancer will provide a welfare grant to relieve her during these hard times.
Value of donation: N 100, 000 All beneficiaries are receiving cancer care in Lagos University Teaching Hospital and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. You are encouraged to donate as your givings would help more women survive Cancer. You can donate online here. You can also send your donations to their account with the following details. Account Name: Sebeccly Cancer Care and Support Centre Account Number: 0010849209 Bank: Guarantee Trust Bank You can learn more about the great this NGO is doing by visiting their website here Source: Sebeccly
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