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Help Kagiso pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Johannesburg General Hospital
After a thyroid nodule that needs removal, Kagiso was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Kagiso was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in August. The surgeon at Johannesburg General Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,500, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $1,750 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Johannesburg General Hospital since August. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Kagiso struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. 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 5 weeks. During that time Kagiso won't be able to work a full shift, 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 $1,750 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $610
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $710
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $120
• Post-operative medication: $95
• Physiotherapy sessions: $155
• Travel and lodging for the family: $60
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Busisiwe
- due date
- 2026-11-14
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Sending strength, Busisiwe. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Sending love, Busisiwe. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Seattle so I could bring a meal.
hope it all works out, Busisiwe. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
hang in there, Busisiwe. Looking forward to the next update. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Hope it all works out. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Augsburg.
stay strong, Busisiwe. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Hope it all works out, Busisiwe. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
wishing you peace, Busisiwe. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't give up