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Help Doris pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Saint Mary Hospital

A scheduled palate reconstruction surgery in June is out of reach without help covering $1,500 of the cost.

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Olivia E. Langley
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Riverside
Doris was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in April. The surgeon at Saint Mary Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,500, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $1,500 short. my mother has been in and out of Saint Mary Hospital since April. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,500 is more than we can find. While we wait, Doris struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. 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 Doris won't be able to lift anything heavy, 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 $1,500 goes: • Physiotherapy sessions: $810 • Travel and lodging for the family: $230 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $460 Every share and every dollar helps.
due date
2026-05-28
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

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    “Thought of Doris all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

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    “God bless. Thought of Doris all day after reading this. - Bandung”

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    “Rooting for you. Hope the June deadline works out. - Kathmandu”

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  • Julia S. Curtis

    This could happen to any of us. After 29 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything

    • Wawan Satria Susanto

      Best of luck, Olivia. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Sydney.

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