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Help Maryam pay for ACL reconstruction at Houston General Hospital
After endometriosis requiring surgery, Maryam was cleared for ACL reconstruction, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Maryam was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in August. The surgeon at Houston General Hospital recommended ACL reconstruction, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,500, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $5,750 short.
my mother has been in and out of Houston General Hospital since August. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without ACL reconstruction. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Maryam 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.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 12 weeks. During that time Maryam 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 $5,750 goes:
• Physiotherapy sessions: $420
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,350
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,500
• Post-operative medication: $480
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- due date
- 2026-11-04
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Thinking of you, Karim. Shared it with a few friends.
take care. Get well soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
hope you get there. Greetings from Zaria.
Sending love, Karim. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Fresno
Best of luck, Karim. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.