Back on Track

Hello Everyone,

As you know, Shiv Gupta and I(Alex) are starting a fundraiser for a mutation of lung cancer known as the epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in non-small-cell lung cancer. We finally contacted the head oncologist at Stanford Hospital to help guide us through many challenges and decisions we might face. Dr. Heather Wakelee said that since the current research is not yet close to a cure, we should donate the money straight to the researchers working on treatment rather than a cure. There are specific research programs dedicated to researching how this mutation of lung cancer grows resistant to different medicines. The head researcher of one of these programs is Dr. Maximilian Diehn. Dr. Wakelee and Dr. Diehn also sent us research papers they were working on to keep up with the development of the research. Dr. Wakelee wanted to take us into their lab, but we are not 18 years old yet, so we are not allowed to.

We have decided to start our fundraiser on GoFundMe. They take 5% from each donation we receive and their payment processor fee is 2.9% plus $0.30 per donation. We decided on GoFundMe because it is a highly rated crowdfunding website and many people start medical fundraisers on that website. We set our goal at $5000. We know that this is a bit of a stretch but we think we can make it, or at least raise a chunk of that money. Dr. Wakelee said that any amount of money helps, but we want to raise as much as we can. Even after the deadline of 20-Time, we will be continuing our fundraiser, as we are truly dedicated to the cause. Dr. Wakelee has promised to keep us updated on any breakthroughs or research done in this field. We are proud of this project because it has become more than a project to us. It is something we are committed to now.

Here is the link to the fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/the-financer-against-lung-cancer