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Brielle's a craniotomy can't wait - please help us cover the bill
Brielle needs a craniotomy at Los Angeles University Hospital and the family is $7,300 short of the hospital's estimate.
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In August I was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst. My surgeon at Los Angeles University Hospital recommended a craniotomy, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $10,500, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $7,300 short.
Doctors at Los Angeles University Hospital told me a large ovarian cyst will get worse without a craniotomy. I work as a taxi driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $10,500 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a taxi driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 12 weeks. I'll not be able to lift anything heavy 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 $7,300 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,400
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $530
• Physiotherapy sessions: $870
• Travel and lodging for the family: $320
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $3,180
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Brielle
- due date
- 2026-11-13
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Brielle
Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,446 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
- Melanie Frieda Peters 🇩🇪 · $10
“Hang in there. Thought of Brielle all day after reading this. - Munich”
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $25
- Fernanda S. Gómez 🇪🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $20
- Rashed Pavel Akter 🇧🇩 · $55
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Brielle all day after reading this.”
- Sophia Grant 🇺🇸 · $25
- Greta Hartmann 🇩🇪 · $10
- Nicolás M. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $77
- Zoe S. Banks 🇬🇧 · $20
“All the best. My neighbor told me about this one. - Newcastle upon Tyne”
- Nabil Zaid Metwally 🇪🇬 · $15
“Every little bit - Zagazig”
- Murilo Marcelo Rezende 🇧🇷 · $50
- Patrick F. Dominguez 🇦🇺 · $15
- Trang Thanh Mai 🇻🇳 · $10
- Nova A. Webb 🇬🇧 · $7.50
- Ramesh C. Maurya 🇨🇦 · $34
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $25
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $10
- Garba Uchenna Hassan 🇳🇬 · $21
“Keep your head up. Thought of Brielle all day after reading this. - Wudil”
- Anonymous 🇸🇦 · $25
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Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Södertälje.
wishing you the best. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Keep going. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Rooting for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Nashik!
Good luck, Brielle. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.