SINGAPORE: A Singapore-based British lawyer has pledged to run 500km to raise funds for the medication of the bone cancer-stricken son of her Filipina maid.
Isabelle Claisse will run 17km to and from work every day and add extra distances on weekends to reach her target distance by the end of the month, reported Straits Times.
Dave Caba, her maid Mariza’s 11-year-old son who is in the Philippines, will benefit from Claisse’s endeavor.
Caba has already undergone two operations to replace a cancerous bone in his leg with an implant, the report said, adding that he has also completed chemotherapy.
Claisse shaved her head to raise nearly $63,000 early this year to fund these procedures, said the news portal.
However, Caba reportedly contracted an infection in his leg and has to undergo another procedure. He will also need to be put on IV antibiotics that cost $200 a day, for six weeks, in addition to hospitalization bills.
“Although he has made tremendous progress, Dave is still in the process of recovery,” Claisse said on Generosity.com. “He will need continuing medical care on a long term basis to support his physical rehabilitation and ensure that the disease does not recur.”
Claisse is appealing to people and corporations to sponsor her for every kilometer that she runs.
“In the month of July I will be running 500 kilometers to raise funds for Dave Caba’s medical treatment. Please help me by donating or by running yourself!” she was quoted as saying on Facebook.
She also hopes to inspire other people to pledge to run distances, reported Straits Times.
