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Help me pay for a craniotomy at Malmö Regional Medical Center
Helena needs a craniotomy at Malmö Regional Medical Center and the family is $5,600 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇸🇪 Malmö, Skåne, SwedenPosted Sep 21, 20261,232 views
In August I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. My surgeon at Malmö Regional Medical Center recommended a craniotomy, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $7,500, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $5,600 short.
Doctors at Malmö Regional Medical Center told me a benign brain tumor will get worse without a craniotomy. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $7,500 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a school bus driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
The recovery period is expected to take about 6 weeks. I'll not be able to lift anything heavy during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
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 $5,600 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,500
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,650
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $580
• Post-operative medication: $165
• Physiotherapy sessions: $440
• Travel and lodging for the family: $265
With deep gratitude,
Helena
- due date
- 2026-11-13
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Helena
We're at 16% thanks to 14 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
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Sending good thoughts, Helena. Get well soon. Take care.
Praying for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Regensburg so I could bring a meal. Blessings!
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Helena.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. surgeon and anesthesia fees comes first ($2,500) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks, that means a lot.
Wishing you peace, Helena. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Coimbatore.
Hope things get better soon, Helena. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care!
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Helena?
Thank you. If you're in Malmö I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Malmö.
how is Helena doing now?
Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Marseille this morning. All the best.
Take care, Helena. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
You're not alone, Helena. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick!
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Malmö.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Malmö.
Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Santarém so I could bring a meal.
So sorry you're going through this, Helena. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
So sorry you're going through this, Helena. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings
Sending love. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Gold Coast.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out