Waitress needs $200,000 for bone marrow transplant
“All my life I have never been seriously sick, and it all started with just a pinch in my lower back, and by the time I found out what it really was, I had three fractures in my back,” she said to the reporters outside Mala’s Bar in Baughers Bay on Friday, January 31, 2020 during her fundraiser.
With the permission of proprietor Mala Ragnaudh, Glasgow charged revellers a $10 fee to enter the dancehall, one of many fundraisers she intends to carry out to reach her goal of $200,000 for the bone marrow transplant in the United States.
“I stayed home nearly two months not working, and that was the hardest thing for me because I work Scrub Island for nearly seven years, and I recall calling in sick only one time. I love my job,” she said sadly.
“It caught me off guard,” she remarked, adding that she is not able to walk a lot or lift heavy objects these days.
Disease is treatable
The grandmother, who has been in the Virgin Islands over 30 years now, said she is being treated locally, and upon completion of the four-month treatment, the final phase to get her back on her feet would be the operation.
“It started poisoning my blood, and I developed a disease called multiple myeloma which could be considered a blood cancer, but the good thing about my disease is that it is very treatable. I am raising funds because this is something that I have to do,” she said.
Meanwhile, Ragnaudh, a Guyanese businesswoman who is no stranger to assisting persons in need, said when she was contacted by Glasgow, who is also a former regular at her establishment, “I said ‘yes’. Normally, I would try to help out anybody.”
Anyone willing to help financially can reach Glasgow at telephone number: 544-4446.
About multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell.
Plasma cells help fight infections by making antibodies that recognise and attack germs.
Multiple myeloma causes cancer cells to accumulate in the bone marrow, where they crowd out healthy blood cells.
Rather than produce helpful antibodies, the cancer cells produce abnormal proteins that can cause complications.
According to the Mayo Clinic, it's not clear what causes myeloma.
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I almost didn’t recognize her
she is a such a humbled and contented soul
I'm saddened reading this news I hope she’s able to make the funds needed for her surgery