In particular it was to support a little boy
that badly needed help. Rahmat, was 12 at the time, and had a mediastinal tumor
that had grown so large he had trouble breathing. His parents were insured
under the SKTM system, and at that time, Rahmat was denied further treatment having
reached their limit. The parents had also borrowed from friends and family, and
had exhausted these funds.
The financial burden had become too great for
the family and they planned to take Rahmat home. Removing him from the
assisted ventilation and taking him home would have resulted in a rapid and
painful deterioration in his condition. Like on so many occasions over the past
10 years, Mary’s Cancer Kiddies were able to step in and provide a helping hand.
We had originally set a
target of raising 100 million rupiah to cover Rahmat’s needs through the
complete chemo cycle planned, and to keep him in intensive care and on the
ventilator. In the end we raised Rp350 Million - at the time close to US$40,000.
MCK’s goal is to assist children - just like
Rahmat - from financially disadvantaged families, by giving them access to the
medical treatment they need and to help them go through an extremely difficult
time with dignity.
The
4-Deserts Sahara Race is a self-supported ultra-marathon. For the duration,
competitors carry their own food, equipment and clothing; only drinking water
was provided. The distance covered was approximately 250kms with daily
distances of 40kms during the first 4 stages, to 95kms in stage 5 and 5kms in
the final stage.
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