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Help Lucas pay for spinal decompression surgery at Los Angeles Community Hospital

After an aortic valve defect, Lucas was cleared for spinal decompression surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇺🇸 90068, Los Angeles, California, United States6,435 views
Everett H. Rojas
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Los Angeles
Lucas was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in April. The surgeon at Los Angeles Community Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and He is scheduled for July. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $11,750, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $8,300 short. my father has been in and out of Los Angeles Community Hospital since April. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $11,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Lucas struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. 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 10 weeks. During that time Lucas won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $8,300 goes: • Post-operative medication: $165 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,300 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,250 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $670 • Physiotherapy sessions: $915 Thanks for being kind about this. - Everett
due date
2025-06-02
bill type
Hospital invoice
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Updates from Everett

  1. We're at 40% thanks to 76 of you. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($1,449). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees.

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  • Atsushi Shun Kudo

    Take care. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

    • Susana Aguilar

      so sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. All the best

      • Leif Gunnar Arvidsson

        Keep going, Everett. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

        • Raymond Carrillo

          Sending strength, Everett. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side

          • Seema E. Pandey

            Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted. Love from Dammam.

            • Ravi E. KapoorID verified

              Wishing you peace, Everett. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Los Angeles.

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                Stay strong, Everett. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Augsburg but we're thinking of you.

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                  Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Los Angeles

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                    Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

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                        Sending love, Everett. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

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