4/24:
$300 Grocery Gift Cards have been pass to Mrs. Lee
4/21:
Dr. Chaujun Lee's Memorial Service:
Date: 4/24/2011 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30PM-4:30PM (2:30PM~3PM: Visitation; 3PM: Memorial services)
Place: Chesterbrook Taiwanese Presbyterian Church
(2036 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA 22043)
4/19:
Dr. Chaujun Lee passed away peacefully at 9AM 4/19/2011. His family would like to thank everyone for their support. The funeral ceremony is set to this Sunday 4/24. More detailed information will be posted later. Please continue to support his family.
All medical bills have been covered by the insurance company.
Per Dr. Chaujun Lee's family request, the charity group of Evergreen Senior care is posting his story on the website. The full story provided by his friend Mr. Joe Wang.
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Our friend Dr. Chaujun Lee has had nasopharyngeal carcinoma (cancer) for about 4 years. He went through many difficult procedures and treatments, but is no longer receiving any. Now, the doctor is just doing his best to try to minimize the pain. Dr. Lee is in Manor Care Nursing Home right now. Due to the expensive medical care and large amount of paperwork, they are in need of others' support.
One critical lesson his family would like to share with those of Chinese heritage in America is that American doctors seldom deal with cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The symptoms of NPC are very similar to allergies or sinus infection. Despite the fact that he was examined by 3 experienced doctors, the final diagnose came too late. Even blood test might not identify this disease. Checking with an experienced Chinese specialist is highly recommended. (information about NPC can be found as a post script.)
The family would like to emphasize the importance of early detection of NPC (especially for those of Asian heritage). In its early stages, nasopharyngeal carcinoma may not cause any symptoms. Possible noticeable symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma include:
- swollen glands or lumps on the side of the neck, even without other symptoms or sicknessess
- potting of blood in mucus from nose or mouth
- ringing noises, hard of hearing, or pain in the ears
- constant nasal congestion
- headaches on only one side of the head for no apparent reason
- unexplainable loss of pupil control - crosseyes, double vision, numbness in the face
Of course not everyone will experience all of these symptoms, but it is best to err on the side of caution and take preventative action. We would wish this sickness could be detected as early as possible.
It's a daunting task to take care of Dr. Lee in the nursing home. Joe and friends are working on a Google Calendar to share the time among close friends. You would only have to have a Google Email account. Once you have an account and can share the effort, Mrs. Lee will provide you with Permission to “Make changes to event”. Then you could help as a coordinator to arrange the caretaking/visiting time among friends.
One tough question is how to handle the enormous medical expense that is not covered by insurance. A few friends started to look into the issue, but we are still trying to figure this out. If you have any suggestions, please email to Mr. Joe Wang at "joewang_va@yahoo.com" .
Donations can be sent to:
13107 Farmsted Court, Herndon, VA 20171.
Please make checks payable to "Mrs. Chinman Lee"
- Please come in small group 1~3 people. This is a request from the Nursing Home.
- If you are sick or not sure, please wait after you are fully recovered.
- Wash your hand before taking care of Dr. Lee.
- Sing in, sign out and write a few messages.
- A few visitors’ notices are posted above the bed. Please read it.
我們的朋友李朝正博士得了鼻咽癌,他和癌症搏鬪了四年,經歷許多痛苦的療程,身體越來越弱,如今在癌細胞的強勢侵襲下,醫生只能開止痛藥減輕他的痛,並安排他住進了Manor Care Nursing Home.
李博士生病在家期間,沒有收入,他的太太菁滿女士在小學當特教助理,薪資不多,他的家庭長期以來飽受精神及經濟壓力, 此時此刻急需要善心人士的幫忙.
經過這麼多磨難, 李家希望把他們不幸的教訓告知在美的華人,事實是美國醫生很少處理鼻咽癌的例子。大多數鼻咽癌的病徵, 和鼻子過敏或鼻竇感染非常相似。那就是為什麼李朝正博士找了3 位經驗豐富的醫生, 最後確定是癌症時, 已經錯過了早期治療的好時機。血液測試可能無法識別這種疾病。強烈建議請經驗豐富的華人專家檢查.
李家強調鼻咽癌早期發現的重要性（尤其是那些亞裔。在其早期階段，鼻咽癌可能不會引起任何症狀。明顯的症狀可能包括：
- 在你的頸部出現腫塊引起的淋巴結腫大
- 血液在你的唾液,鼻子血液分泌物
- 耳鳴,重聽或耳痛
- 常鼻塞
- 沒有明顯的原因頭痛
- 無法解釋的損失瞳孔控制-斜視眼，复視,面部麻木
現在, 李朝正博士正在療養院, 病人照料是一項艱鉅的任務。他的一些好朋友利用 Google Calendar 正在安排人力支援, 希望減輕李太太--菁滿的負擔.在這關鍵的時刻, 李家還面臨的另一個棘手問題,就是如何挑起保險公司不給付的龐大醫療費用。我們懇請, 如果您有任何醫療保險的寶貴建議可供參考，請直接連絡 Mr. Joe Wang 同時,善心捐款可以直接寄到： 如果您去Manor Care Nursing Home探望朝正, 在此有一點小小的建議:
13107 Farmsted Court, Herndon, VA 20171.
Please make checks payable to "Mrs. Chinman Lee"
李家和我們這些朋友深深感謝您對李家的關懷和溫馨的支持, 祝福大家!
Dr. Chaujun Lee passed away peacefully this morning around 9AM 4/19/2011. His family would like to thank everyone's support. Ceremony is set to this Sunday 4/24. Detail information will be posted later. Please continue to support his family.
回覆刪除The funeral ceremony for Dr. Chaujun Lee is set to this Sunday 2PM 4/24/2011. The direction is as below.
回覆刪除北維州臺灣基督長老教會 2036 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA 22043
**方向指引**
From DC Take I-66, exit 69, right onto Sycamore St. turn left onto Williamsburg Blvd. Turn right onto Westmoreland St.
From Maryland Take I-495 S. Exit 45B to I 66 E. (exit is on the left-hand side). Take second exit onto 123 north (exit 19B). Merge onto 123, but stay in right lane. Take right onto Great Falls Rd. Take left onto Chain Bridge Rd. Take right onto Westmoreland St. After passing Longfellow Middle School, take an immediate right to the church.
From Fairfax Take I-66, Exit 66, right onto route 7 east. Turn left onto Haycock rd. turn left onto Westmoreland St.
Need to update the time:
回覆刪除This coming Sunday (4/24/11):
2:30-3:00PM— View
3:00-4:30PM-- memorial service
Chesterbrook Taiwanese Presbyterian Church
2036 Westmoreland St
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
(703) 241-2433