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Help me pay for a craniotomy at Red Deer General Hospital
A scheduled a craniotomy in April is out of reach without help covering $3,250 of the cost.
🇨🇦 Alberta, Canada980 views
In February I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. My surgeon at Red Deer General Hospital recommended a craniotomy, and I have been placed on the schedule for April. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $6,500, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $3,250 short.
Doctors at Red Deer General Hospital told me a benign brain tumor will get worse without a craniotomy. I work as a care assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $6,500 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a care assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 weeks. I'll not be able to stand for more than ten minutes 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 $3,250 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $250
• Physiotherapy sessions: $290
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,710
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2025-05-22
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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You're not alone. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I'll check back for the next update. Take care
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 27 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything
hope it all works out, Angel. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
Rooting for you, Angel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update