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Cataract surgery for Deborah: covering what insurance won't

Deborah needs cataract surgery at Coventry University Hospital and the family is $2,200 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom1,811 views
Travis T. Park
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Coventry
Deborah was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in August. The surgeon at Coventry University Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,950, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $2,200 short. my sister has been in and out of Coventry University Hospital since August. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without cataract surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,950 is more than we can find. While we wait, Deborah struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Recovery is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Deborah won't be able to climb stairs, 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 $2,200 goes: • Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,050 • Physiotherapy sessions: $690 • Travel and lodging for the family: $175 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $285 Thanks for being kind about this.
due date
2024-11-01
bill type
Hospital invoice

Updates from Travis

  1. Quick update: $905 raised so far (41%). I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Travis

  • Aditi C. Grewal 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Jayden M. Chambers 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Vitaly Serhiy Belyaev 🇺🇦 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Kharkiv”

  • Hadi Zaid Bouzid 🇸🇦 · $10
  • Su-bin Ji-min Oh 🇰🇷 · $28
  • Fábio Wellington Borges 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Santos”

  • Karim Mohammed Jaber 🇲🇦 · $10
  • Paola Cristina Fabbri 🇮🇹 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Bologna”

  • Tobias Matthias Herrmann 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Hang in there. Hope the November deadline works out. - Stuttgart”

  • Yuri Belyaev 🇺🇦 · $30
  • Audrey G. Schmidt 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Thomas K. Richards 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Angel Marquez 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Cláudio Heitor Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $75
  • Patricia S. Duarte 🇪🇸 · $10
  • Delilah T. Gregory 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Haris Irfan Awan 🇵🇰 · $15

    “God bless. Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Gujranwala”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $15
  • Venkat A. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Nashik”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $64

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  • Stay strong, Travis. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. Love from Lagos.

    • Thinking of you and your family. I hope things turn around soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier.

      • Hope you get there. My neighbor in Ottawa donated after I showed her your page. Love from Ottawa.

        • Thanks for sharing this, Travis. Hope you get there

          • Wishing you the best. Hope the doctors have good news. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

            • Stay strong, Travis. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

              • Wishing Deborah a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Put this on a community board in Makati this morning. Love from Makati.

                • Take care, Travis. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Coventry.

                  • Rooting for you, Travis. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care!

                    • Take care, Travis. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Kinondoni donated after I showed her your page. Blessings

                      • Wishing Deborah a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

                        • Wishing you the best, Travis. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Coventry

                          • Praying for you. Wishing Deborah a smooth procedure and a full recovery.

                            • Wishing you the best, Travis. I hope things turn around soon.

                              • Sending good thoughts. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Manila.

                                • Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Kano.

                                  • Take care. Get well soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Surrey.

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