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Help Marcel pay for spinal decompression surgery at Amsterdam General Hospital
Marcel needs spinal decompression surgery at Amsterdam General Hospital and the family is $5,650 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Marcel was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in June. The surgeon at Amsterdam General Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and He is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,500, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $5,650 short.
my brother has been in and out of Amsterdam General Hospital since June. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Marcel struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. 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 7 weeks. During that time Marcel 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 $5,650 goes:
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $270
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,050
• Physiotherapy sessions: $460
• Travel and lodging for the family: $480
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $1,390
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2025-09-17
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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you're not alone, Petra. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
Hope things get better soon. Wishing Marcel a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Blessings.
hang in there, Petra. Hope this works out for you. Blessings
So sorry you're going through this, Petra. Get well soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts, Petra. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Bangkok this morning. Greetings from Bangkok!