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Beatriz's cataract surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
Beatriz needs cataract surgery at Saint Francis Hospital and the family is $4,300 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain1,755 views
In June I was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly. My surgeon at Saint Francis Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for August. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $8,500, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $4,300 short.
Doctors at Saint Francis Hospital told me a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a warehouse packer, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $8,500 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a warehouse packer have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 4 weeks. I'll not be able to climb stairs during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
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 $4,300 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $195
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $1,450
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,500
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $155
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2026-09-16
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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thanks for sharing this, Beatriz. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Madrid.
Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Dundee
Wishing you the best, Beatriz. Wishing Beatriz a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page.
Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. Love from Fez
Rooting for you. Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Ibadan.
Wishing Beatriz a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Sending strength, Beatriz. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Madrid.