Please donate to help Connie conquer Stage 3 breast cancer
Connie Sun lives in Seoul, Korea with her husband and 1 Year-old son. She was born and raised in Singapore, but moved to Korea to marry her husband in 2012. She was diagnosed with stage 3 pregnancy associated breast cancer (PABC) on March 5th, 2020 while breastfeeding her then 9-month-old son.
For regular updates on Connie’s cancer journey, you can follow her blog here: https://connieseng.wordpress.com/
Tentative Treatment Plan
Hospital: Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Type of cancer: HER2+, with grade 3 tumor and metastatic tumors
in two lymph nodes.
1) 6 cycles of TCHP chemotherapy every 20 days
2) Surgery to remove the cancerous tumor and affected lymph
nodes
3) 12 cycles of chemotherapy
4) Radiation
Estimated Costs
The nature of Connie’s cancer means that some experimental drugs have to be used, which are not covered by Korean health insurance
1) 6 cycles of TCHP chemotherapy: Docetaxel, Carboplatin,
Herceptin, and Perjeta
6 cycles = 12 million KRW ≈ S$13,920
2) Cost of surgery is unknown at this time
3) 12 additional cycles of chemotherapy which includes the
experimental drug, Kadcyla
12 cycles = 60 million KRW ≈ S$70,000 for the drugs alone
4) Radiation cost is unknown at this time
In total, estimated costs are: 100 million KRW ≈ SGD$ 114,000.
Connie featured in a recent Channel News Asia documentary! Watch her story here: youtu.be/bHF1gNGK90g
Current Situation
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Connie lost
her teaching job in March 2020 and, because of
her cancer treatment, She is also unable to carry on
working at this time.
Due to the travel constraints of COVID-19, they moved
forward with treatment in Korea. Korean hospital practices
are a little different than in the West: you need to have a
helper with you for your hospital stay. Connie’s husband has
had to take on this role as they cannot afford to pay
someone. This has resulted in no income for her family ever
since the treatment began.
100% of any donation given through this site will go to Connie. Please beware that if paying by Visa or Paypal, they will take a fee from the donation.
