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Help Ellie pay for laparoscopic endometriosis surgery at Tallahassee General Hospital
A scheduled laparoscopic endometriosis surgery in August is out of reach without help covering $7,400 of the cost.
🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States2,563 views
Ellie was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in May. The surgeon at Tallahassee General Hospital recommended laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, and She is scheduled for August. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,750, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $7,400 short.
my mother has been in and out of Tallahassee General Hospital since May. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without laparoscopic endometriosis surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Ellie 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Ellie won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $7,400 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $4,150
• Post-operative medication: $250
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,100
• Physiotherapy sessions: $370
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $530
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Donna
- due date
- 2026-08-24
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Donna
Quick update: $404 raised so far (5%). I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Imran Mizanur Roy 🇧🇩 · $20
- Giuseppe Carlo Leone 🇮🇹 · $20
- Heloísa Letícia Santana 🇧🇷 · $10
“Stay strong. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Kumar P. Natarajan 🇮🇳 · $25
“From my family to yours. From Thiruvananthapuram with love.”
- Ryan D. Robinson 🇺🇸 · $45
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Claire Stevens 🇦🇺 · $20
“Hope things get better. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Parramatta”
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $25
“Rooting for you. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this.”
- Puja Anika Uddin 🇧🇩 · $5
- Sarah Quaye 🇬🇭 · $10
- Gopal R. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $10
- Wilfredo L. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $30
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
- Claire Marchal 🇫🇷 · $5
- Indira Rekha Gurung 🇳🇵 · $20
- Ludwig Herrmann 🇩🇪 · $20
- Victor Ebuka Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $20
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this.”
- Brooks B. Schwartz 🇺🇸 · $20
“You got this. From Shreveport with love. - Shreveport”
- Elena L. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $5
- Aster Almaz Girma 🇪🇹 · $20
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Wishing you the best, Donna. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Tallahassee
Rooting for you, Donna. Get well soon. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless!
Sending love, Donna. Looking forward to the next update. God bless!
wishing you peace, Donna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Bandung
keep going, Donna. I hope things turn around soon.