Kearsay had a very successful Avengers Infinity War movie screening last April 28, 2018 at the SM Megamall Cinema 7 -proceeds of which are for the treatment of his mom Yolly who has stage 3 breast cancer. Mommy Yolly has 2 more treatments (she finished 16 out of 18) to go and hopefully, God willing, she will finally be declared cancer free! <3
If you don’t know who Kearsay Chenkie Low is, I posted about him HERE.
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As expected, the Low family have already exhausted all financial means to push through with the rest of the treatments. Prior to the Avengers Infinity War movie screening, Kearsay has valiantly spearheaded the selling of breast cancer themed t-shirts, a concert, as well as another movie screening, Beauty & the B(r)east. Kearsay is also blessed in a way that his jobs (past & current) accorded him a nice medical package which was a great help with the initial medical care.
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I met up with him a few weeks back to discuss a collaboration. Initially, I put up a silent auction online & asked my friends to be a part of it as well. Why an auction & not just donate cash straightaway you ask? Two things.
1) It’s hard to ask money from people. Not only is it a major turn off, times are hard nowadays. People, even with the kindest of hearts & well-meant intentions, will be cautious to do away with any spare cash (not to mention hard-earned money) lest the time comes that they too will need it. Saving some for a rainy day is now a common concern, ang hirap magkasakit. So it’s really easier to ask for things they no longer need or use which we can, in turn, sell.
2) Another man’s “junk” so to speak, is another person’s treasure. Most of the branded items I was able to collect for this cause are gently used bags & shoes which fetches a ridiculously high price if you buy them brand new. This way, people who don’t mind a bit of scruff and wear & tear can own a branded item na hindi gaanong masakit sa bulsa.
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While doing the auction (there are still some items up for grabs by the way. Please CLICK HERE to see what’s for sale), I racked my brain on how I can help him more. And voila, I thought of a badminton tournament! Since we already have a court, we can do away with the cost.
I then contacted my friend WILLIAM TAN GABUELO of William and William Gabuelo Badminton Academy who is a badminton coach & our in-house trainer to ask for his help pro-bono. He gladly accepted the task & we all went to work right away.
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I asked Kearsay if there was anyone at all in his family giving him financial aid because he seems so young to be carrying this burden alone. According to him, his 2 older sisters are married & are stay at home moms with no jobs. His youngest sister naman, whom he is also supporting, has just started College. His father meanwhile, abandoned them years ago so there’s that. And his other relatives have already given all they can, so now, it’s really just him. What a ton of weight on his reed thin shoulders. My heart was breaking the whole time we were talking.
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With my frequent convos with Kearsay, I have determined that he has a heart of gold. 2 of the items for the silent auction were a fruit basket & a cake. He asked me if he can gift these instead to 2 cancer warriors who are also fighting for their lives. He could easily have just pocketed the money from the proceeds to help with the bills, but no. He still had the heart to SHARE. How can you not love this guy, right? Instead of being disheartened, he is not only valiantly fighting for him & his mom, but for other cancer patients as well! <3
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Here is YOLLY LOW’s facebook page in case you want to donate in cash or in kind. Her medicines are: Traztuzumab Herceptin, which costs around 60k/vial and she needs at least 2 per chemo treatment. Plus the oral chemo Anastrozole which costs around 8k/box. Even cash donations as little as 50 pesos goes a long way when pooled together. I so pray that God will touch our hearts so that we may be able to help according to our capacity. <3
Meet the fun & full of life Mommy Yolly..
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2 Comments
Count me in sa tournament…. errrrrr I volunteer my husband to play.
May 21, 2018 at 10:19 amHahahahaha you are so sweet my dearest Meding!! <3 Thank you neverending for your full support!
May 21, 2018 at 10:20 am