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Help Alberto pay for a craniotomy at Lowell Community Hospital
Alberto needs a craniotomy at Lowell Community Hospital and the family is $5,900 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇺🇸 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States5,656 views
Alberto was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in August. The surgeon at Lowell Community Hospital recommended a craniotomy, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,500, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $5,900 short.
my son has been in and out of Lowell Community Hospital since August. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without a craniotomy. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Alberto struggles with daily life and can't drive. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Alberto won't be able to drive, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,900 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,250
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,200
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $450
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2026-10-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Salvador
Update from Lowell: I made the first payment toward pre-operative tests and imaging. We're at 57% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 26% now ($1,533). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
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You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Mexicali.
Hope things get better soon, Salvador. Wishing Alberto a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best
Keep going. Get well soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Lowell.
hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Lowell.
Get well soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Lowell.
Sending good thoughts, Salvador. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Salvador. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care!
I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. Love from Latina.
So sorry you're going through this, Salvador. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
thinking of you, Salvador. Hope the doctors have good news. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.
Get well soon. After 25 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything
shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.
Thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Aurangabad.
good luck, Salvador. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Kasarani.
Rooting for you, Salvador. I hope things turn around soon. All the best