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Help Junko pay for ACL reconstruction at Saint Mary Hospital

Junko needs ACL reconstruction at Saint Mary Hospital and the family is $4,400 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇯🇵 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan2,597 views
Yuto Sosuke Ikeda
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Junko was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in May. The surgeon at Saint Mary Hospital recommended ACL reconstruction, and She is scheduled for August. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $8,750, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $4,400 short. my mother has been in and out of Saint Mary Hospital since May. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without ACL reconstruction. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $8,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Junko struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. 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 Junko won't be able to walk without help, 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 $4,400 goes: • Post-operative medication: $300 • Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,250 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $390 • Travel and lodging for the family: $120 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,340 Thank you for reading my story. - Yuto
due date
2026-07-10
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Yuto

  1. Thank you all. We're at 58% now ($2,545). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 42% now ($1,838). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($818 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Aditi M. Anand

    Hope it all works out, Yuto. Hope you get there. Greetings from Contagem.

    • Beth R. GrahamQuestion

      Is there anything that isn't money that would help Junko?

      • Lertchai Saelim

        Sending good thoughts, Yuto. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Blessings

        • Qasim Irfan Niazi

          Hope things get better soon, Yuto. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless

          • Hannah L. Robertson

            wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Love from Mombasa

            • Patricia E. Reyes

              Praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Epe.

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