My Nonprofit Reviews

In October of 2019 I was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer that was treated by surgery and one year of oral immunotherapy. I was fortunate that my out of pocket costs for my immunotherapy pills were paid for me by a foundation very similar to PAN. At the end of my one-year treatment cycle, my tests showed clear and we were of course elated. However about 3 months later a new area of lesions showed up in the area of my initial surgery. At this point my oncologist prescribed the installation of a surgically implanted port and one year of immunotherapy by infusion of the drug OPTIVO. That is when our most fortunate interaction with PAN Foundation started. During that year PAN Foundation was at our side helping us to be able to afford my treatments. Due to another recurrence of lesions we are now starting six months of a more aggressive treatment regimen called TVEC while continuing with the OPTIVO infusions. This has been a challenging couple of years and we still have work to do to be cancer free, but one thing is certain. Without the financial help of the PAN Foundation I don’t know how we could have gotten this far. The staff there has been so very helpful and professional during this stressful time in our lives. I also must include my most heartfelt thanks for the importance of the donors to the PAN Foundation. I can certainly vouch for the fantastic work that their donations do every day at PAN. God bless you all and them in their work for the foundation. Thank you everyone!