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Let us not make that angel late.

The family has tried everything within the public healthcare system: high-dose steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and even six cycles of aggressive chemotherapy. Each treatment bought them a week of hope, followed by a devastating relapse. -ENG- Raising funds for Chisa-s treatment Uncen...

Instead, she lies down next to her daughter and whispers, "We are waiting for the special medicine, baby. It’s coming on a fast plane." Let us not make that angel late

The word "Uncen" is terrifying. It means no insurance coverage. It means no government grants. It means that every vial, every hour of intensive care, every MRI to track the rogue cells must be paid for out of pocket. Instead, she lies down next to her daughter

Mira doesn't tell her that they are waiting for a wire transfer. She doesn't tell her that they have started a GoFundMe, that her father has started a TikTok dancing for dollars, that the local church held a bake sale that raised exactly $847.

Chisa has a rare, aggressive form of juvenile autoimmune encephalitis complicated by a secondary oncological syndrome. That is the clinical term. But to her mother, Mira, it is simply "the thief."