2023-11-19 03:55:24
The association in charge of the prize pool is already talking about one of the largest sums raised. Casey McIntyre died last Sunday, November 12, from ovarian cancer. Before dying, this 38-year-old American launched a fundraiser hoping to raise some money for patients who had incurred debts in order to be able to treat themselves.
This is what she explained in a posthumous letter published on her X account (formerly Twitter) by her husband. “If you are reading this message, it is because I am dead. I’m sorry,” she wrote.
a note to my friends: if you’re reading this I have passed away. I’m so sorry, it’s horseshit and we both know it. The cause was stage four ovarian cancer.
I loved each and every one of you with my whole heart and I promise you, I knew how deeply I was loved. pic.twitter.com/xCtiD93S7T
— Casey McIntyre (@caseyrmcintyre) November 14, 2023
“I am very aware that many people in our country do not have access to good care,” she continues, adding that she was “so lucky to have had access to the best medical care.” “To celebrate my life, I have arranged to purchase and erase the medical debt of others,” she concludes.
“Rest in peace Casey”
While Casey McIntyre’s goal was to raise $20,000, the jackpot totaled nearly $192,000 in donations on Saturday evening. Enough to cancel around $19 million in patient debts, according to the Rip Medical Debt association, which collects the money and uses it to acquire patient debts, and affirms that it is “the one of the most successful individual campaigns in (its) history.”
In her own words, she declared, “To celebrate my life, I’ve arranged to purchase & erase others’ medical debt.”
And you can still support her goal, which has already become one of the most successful individual campaigns in our history. To donate: pic.twitter.com/IH5jq0imMS
— RIP Medical Debt (@RIPMedicalDebt) November 18, 2023
Book publisher in New York, Casey McIntyre leaves behind her husband Andrew and their granddaughter Grace, aged 18 months.
“Rest in peace Casey,” her husband wrote at the conclusion of his posthumous message. “We find comfort in knowing that you are at peace. You are free. We love you “.
“What upset Casey and me is that there are good treatments for cancer that people can’t afford,” he explained in an interview with the American news agency AP.
A study dated 2022 from the nonprofit KFF estimates that nearly 1 in 10 American adults owe at least $250 in medical debt.
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