| A Chance to Fight |
A Story of One from YWCA
Frightened young parents sat in a small, northern Panhandle hospital. The wife recently had received devastating news: a diagnosis of breast cancer at an age far younger than the average victim. Adding insult to injury, she did not have health insurance.
As West Texans do, the couple steeled their will and readied for the fight, fully expecting to win the battle with faith, ingenuity, and sheer determination.
They pooled all of their available resources, depleted their savings, and maxed out their credit cards to scrape together the required deposit for life-saving medical treatment.
But upon presenting their funds at the hospital, instead of learning when her care would begin, they received even more bad news. The hospital could not admit the woman because of her lack of either insurance or a clear source of funding for the remainder of care.
Their hearts sank and clogged their throats at the same time. What now? They had nothing else. No more money. No more ideas. No more hope.
Desperate for help, the couple pleaded with the hospital official for direction. That's when he remembered the YWCA of Lubbock's Breast and Cervical Health Initiative (BCHI).
The couple contacted BCHI director Eleanor Greiner and met with case manager Adela Ramos, who talked with them about their qualifications for the program and completed the necessary paperwork.
The woman would receive convenient care at her hospital, and it wouldn't jeopardize their financial situation in the process. Their prayers were answered even better than they expected.
Because of the BCHI, this woman, wife, and mother, along with her family, was given the chance to fight breast cancer.
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Funding from the Lubbock Area United Way helps YWCA pursue its mission of working to elminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
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