Bills & expensesMedical & health
Gallbladder removal for Hannah: covering what insurance won't
After a benign brain tumor, Hannah was cleared for gallbladder removal, but the bill is more than we can manage.
Anywhere in the world2,911 views
Hannah was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in April. The surgeon at Aurora Orthopedic Institute recommended gallbladder removal, and She is scheduled for August. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,500, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $6,300 short.
my mother has been in and out of Aurora Orthopedic Institute since April. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without gallbladder removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Hannah struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. 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 10 weeks. During that time Hannah won't be able to walk without help, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $6,300 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,800
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,700
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $620
• Post-operative medication: $370
• Physiotherapy sessions: $360
• Travel and lodging for the family: $450
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- due date
- 2026-08-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Maria
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Slamet Dedi Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $12
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $250
- Mubashir Saad Niazi 🇵🇰 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. From Rawalpindi with love. - Rawalpindi”
- Lanre Festus Uzor 🇳🇬 · $20
“Praying for you. Thought of Hannah all day after reading this. - Lagos”
- Muthoni Wanjiru Kato 🇺🇬 · $79.50
- Uchenna Victor Hassan 🇳🇬 · $41.50
“Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Warri”
- Kirill Sergei Mazur 🇺🇦 · $75
“Keep your head up. Small amount but sent with love. - Zaporizhzhia”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $5
- Anonymous 🇯🇲 · $5
- Russell H. George 🇺🇸 · $30
- Palesa Williams 🇿🇦 · $100
“Happy to help. Hope the August deadline works out. - Soweto”
- Anitha M. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $50
- Luiz Lucas Dantas 🇧🇷 · $500
- Ploy Nattaya Tangsiri 🇹🇭 · $8.50
- Flávio Guilherme Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $50
“Thought of Hannah all day after reading this. - Guarulhos”
- Maëlle Anaïs David 🇨🇦 · $50
- Benjamin E. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $4
- Wendy Shaw 🇺🇸 · $20
- Grayson A. Lee 🇺🇸 · $20
- Shirin Ayesha Begum 🇮🇳 · $20
“Praying for you. Hope the August deadline works out. - Mumbai”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
sending strength, Maria. Shared this with my family.
Hang in there, Maria. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Put this on a community board in Iztapalapa this morning. God bless.
hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Houston.
Thinking of you, Maria. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.