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Help me pay for cataract surgery at Quezon City General Hospital
After endometriosis requiring surgery, Joshua was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇵🇭 Metro Manila, Philippines541 views
In August I was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery. My surgeon at Quezon City General Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $2,100, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $1,250 short.
Doctors at Quezon City General Hospital told me endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a call-centre agent, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $2,100 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a call-centre agent have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
The recovery period is expected to take about 4 weeks. I'll not be able to climb stairs during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,250 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $690
• Physiotherapy sessions: $80
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $320
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $55
• Travel and lodging for the family: $105
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2026-11-14
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Joshua
Update from Quezon City: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 25% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $409 so far, we've started the first stage.
Update from Quezon City: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 33% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Sending strength, Joshua. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.
Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. After 8 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.
I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Quezon City.
Good luck, Joshua. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless
Wishing Joshua a smooth procedure and a full recovery. After 21 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Pune.
good luck, Joshua. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Saint Petersburg but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Quezon City.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Quezon City.
So sorry you're going through this, Joshua. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.
Sending love, Joshua. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Greensboro.
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from San Diego