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Help José pay for cataract surgery at Saint Elizabeth Hospital

After a benign brain tumor, José was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇧🇷 Bahia, Brazil747 views
Valentina Lúcia Moreira
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Vitória da Conquista
José was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in September. The surgeon at Saint Elizabeth Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and He is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,300, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $1,600 short. my father has been in and out of Saint Elizabeth Hospital since September. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without cataract surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,300 is more than we can find. While we wait, José struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. 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 José won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $1,600 goes: • Physiotherapy sessions: $250 • Post-operative medication: $95 • Travel and lodging for the family: $160 • Hospital stay (3 nights): $1,095 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
due date
2025-12-24
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Valentina

  1. We're at 67% thanks to 19 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $609 so far, the plan for travel and lodging for the family is now scheduled.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 9% funded and I made the first payment toward hospital stay.

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  • Josiane Giovana Pacheco

    Thinking of you, Valentina. Your post was clear and honest.

    • Slamet Zulkifli Sutanto

      Thinking of you and your family, Valentina. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Vitória da Conquista.

      • Caio Mateus Marques

        Good luck, Valentina. Hope the doctors have good news. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Odesa.

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