Gleevec cost

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My grandmother has been taking Gleevec 400 mg. for a week. Her medicine

was called in to a local drug store by her doctor, the same day her

diagnosis came in and when we found out it was $2,900, I called the

American Cancer Society. They gave me some numbers and they gave me

some more numbers and from that we got up with Novartis, the maker of

Gleevec. They sent her first month supply, free and they say that if

she is approved, she can get it free for up to a year. What about the

rest of her life. Even with Medicare Part D, it will cost her at least

$1,000 the first month, then about $800 a month after that. What does

she live on? I ask that anyone that is taking this medicine to please

let us know how to afford this medicine.