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Help Juma pay for valve repair surgery at Embakasi Community Hospital
A scheduled valve repair surgery in October is out of reach without help covering $1,300 of the cost.
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Juma was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction in July. The surgeon at Embakasi Community Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,600, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $1,300 short.
my brother has been in and out of Embakasi Community Hospital since July. The doctors say a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,600 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Juma struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 12 weeks. During that time Juma won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,300 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $640
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $510
• Post-operative medication: $30
• Physiotherapy sessions: $120
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- due date
- 2026-10-31
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing Juma a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Hồ Chí Minh City
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of Embakasi
Hang in there. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Put this on a community board in Columbus this morning.