Hello, good people!

At the beginning of the year I was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung, which unfortunately has advanced and found to have spread to other organs, including my right arm, with a subsequent pathological fracture, which has seriously hampered my daily needs.

I have never been a smoker and the disease is due to a rare genetic mutation - RET. There is a specific targeted therapy for this mutation - targeted specifically against the tumour cells, which is highly relevant, effective and life-saving, even in an advanced process. The drug is called Selpercatinib. There is an insurmountable problem with the health system in Bulgaria - although the drug was approved for use in Europe as early as 2021, it is not registered in Bulgaria and the NHIF does not pay for or reimburse treatment with it!!

The drug is available for patients with this disease in other European countries, but not here! At the moment, although I have paid health insurance all my life, the system cannot provide me with the necessary help. We are forced to purchase the medicine ourselves for nearly 4 000 euros from Germany for a period of 28 days, and the treatment is lifelong and for 1 year is approximately 52 000 euros, which is an unaffordable amount for us, especially with all the extra costs we have in connection with the disease.

We have met some wonderful specialists along the way who are willing to follow my treatment in Bulgaria, but we need your help to get the medication!

Thank you, people with BIG HEARTS, for the kindness you do!

A HAND THAT GIVES DOES NOT GROW POOR!