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Help Elena pay for a craniotomy at Berlin General Hospital
A scheduled a craniotomy in February is out of reach without help covering $7,850 of the cost.
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany1,842 views
Elena was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in November. The surgeon at Berlin General Hospital recommended a craniotomy, and She is scheduled for February. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $13,000, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $7,850 short.
my wife has been in and out of Berlin General Hospital since November. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without a craniotomy. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $13,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Elena struggles with daily life and can't drive. 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 6 weeks. During that time Elena won't be able to drive, 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 $7,850 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,600
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,850
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $560
• Post-operative medication: $200
• Physiotherapy sessions: $270
• Travel and lodging for the family: $370
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Denis
- due date
- 2026-02-01
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Denis
Quick update: $380 raised so far (5%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Anjana R. Varma 🇮🇳 · $10
“Get well soon. Thought of Elena all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Sylvie Léa Menard 🇫🇷 · $20
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Elena all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Sachini Madhavi Wickramasinghe 🇱🇰 · $35
- Consuelo K. Reyes 🇲🇽 · $44
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $10
- Miles D. Cunningham 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $64
- Mila Marieke Timmermans 🇳🇱 · $50
- Lúcia Elaine Rezende 🇧🇷 · $10
- Walter Powers 🇺🇸 · $50
- Abril W. Serrano 🇺🇸 · $200
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the February deadline works out. - Seattle”
- Sergio N. Maldonado 🇲🇽 · $50
“Thinking of you. Thought of Elena all day after reading this. - San Nicolás de los Garza”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $20
“Blessings. Please keep us posted. - Adelaide”
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Best of luck, Denis. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Love from Quezon City.
Good luck, Denis. Looking forward to the next update.
Hang in there, Denis. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Jakarta.
Good luck. Hope you get there. After 26 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Thinking of you and your family, Denis. Wishing Elena a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Quetta.