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Bea's hip replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

Bea needs hip replacement surgery at San Diego Orthopedic Institute and the family is $4,100 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Allan Ramirez
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Bea was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in May. The surgeon at San Diego Orthopedic Institute recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for July. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,250, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $4,100 short. my daughter has been in and out of San Diego Orthopedic Institute since May. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $5,250 is more than we can find. While we wait, Bea struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. The recovery period is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Bea won't be able to lift anything heavy, so the costs keep growing. The money goes straight to the treatment bills, and I'll share the invoices as they're paid so you can see exactly what your gift did. Where the $4,100 goes: • Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,550 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $290 • Physiotherapy sessions: $660 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,600 Thanks for reading all this.
due date
2026-07-30
bill type
Hospital invoice

Updates from Allan

  1. Update from San Diego: we've started the first stage. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 8% thanks to 10 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $189 so far, we've started the first stage.

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