{"id":26635,"date":"2020-12-22T23:35:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T23:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=330363"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:15:50","slug":"after-a-generous-donor-covered-her-bills-breast-cancer-survivor-raises-money-for-other-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/after-a-generous-donor-covered-her-bills-breast-cancer-survivor-raises-money-for-other-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"After a Generous Donor Covered Her Bills, Breast Cancer Survivor Raises Money for Other Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Utah businesswoman was diagnosed with breast cancer more than ten years ago, at the age of 37. Though she survived and remains cancer-free, the bills were overwhelming. A generous stranger helped her cover her expenses, and she decided to pay it forward with a fundraising effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

Swig\u2019s \u201cSave the Cups\u201d initiative raises money<\/a> for women who need help paying their medical bills after a breast cancer diagnosis. The drive-by soda and sweets business initially set a goal of $50,000 in October. They smashed that in under two weeks and ended up with over $160,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Swig Founder Nicole Tanner is excited that they\u2019ll be able to help more women than they originally thought they would.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She says<\/a>, \u201cIt was just so cool to see that and then to go, \u2018I can help even more women like that.\u2019 It just makes you feel like you\u2019re doing good in the world, and we need that right now. It\u2019s so exciting that we can really do a lot of good with these generous donations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Swig\u2019s website, the money was raised through $1 of the purchase of certain drinks going toward the effort, customers buying \u201cSave the Cups\u201d stickers and shirts, and straight donations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eleven years ago<\/a>, Tanner was encouraged to get a mammogram by a friend. When she tried to schedule an appointment, she was asked by the doctor and radiologist why she wanted to get one. She was younger than the recommended mammogram age, after all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite this, Tanner pushed for the procedure, and it was good that she did. The mammogram found something suspicious. A biopsy confirmed it: She had breast cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fortunately, the surgery to remove it went well. However, she was left with $12,000 in bills that she and her family of seven didn\u2019t have. That\u2019s where a program allowing donors to anonymously pay bills for patients came in. She ended up owing a very small portion after applying for the program.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said<\/a>, \u201cI remember sitting in the hospital admin room, and the administrator looking at me and pausing and saying, \u2018Nicole, can you pay $100?\u2019 Of all the thousands of dollars I owed, they said can you pay $100? I always remember just crying and writing the check right there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The relief she felt in that moment is something she\u2019s glad she can give to the women who have benefitted from \u201cSave the Cups.\u201d That includes breast cancer survivor Tina Anderson, who was diagnosed in December 2019. Following surgeries and radiation, she was fortunately told she was cancer-free. She had a lot of bills to cover, though, and was paying $500 a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anderson says<\/a>, \u201cI have insurance and the deductible was $6,500, but for some reason more of it passed through so my responsibility was about $11,000. I\u2019ve just been making payments every month and adjusting our lives around that. To get this call from Swig that they\u2019re going to take care of all of that, I just wept with my husband. It\u2019s such a tremendous blessing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tanner thanked \u201cthe best customers in the world\u201d for donating to this cause. She says she has high hopes for \u201cSave the Cups\u201d going forward. For updates on the women who have benefitted, check out Swig\u2019s Facebook page.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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