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Help Oğuz pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Istanbul Orthopedic Institute

Oğuz needs palate reconstruction surgery at Istanbul Orthopedic Institute and the family is $1,200 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Ebru Aylin Önder
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Istanbul
Oğuz was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in June. The surgeon at Istanbul Orthopedic Institute recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and He is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,000, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $1,200 short. my son has been in and out of Istanbul Orthopedic Institute since June. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Oğuz struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Recovery is expected to take about 6 weeks. During that time Oğuz won't be able to climb stairs, 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 $1,200 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $640 • Hospital stay (3 nights): $290 • Physiotherapy sessions: $195 • Travel and lodging for the family: $75 Glad we found this place. - Ebru
due date
2026-07-30
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Ebru

  1. Update from Istanbul: I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. We're at 52% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 17% thanks to 8 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital stay. More news soon.

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  • Dennis W. GrahamQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Oğuz!

    • Ebru Aylin ÖnderOwnerAnswer

      Surgeon and anesthesia fees is $640 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.

  • Pratik C. Solanki

    Sending love, Ebru. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Cologne.

    • Haritha E. Nayak

      thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update.

      • Eva T. Newman

        Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Gaziantep.

        • Diệp Bui

          Stay strong. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

          • Giuseppe Martini

            Rooting for you, Ebru. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. All the best.

            • Teresa T. Bennett

              Sending love, Ebru. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Campinas.

              • Júlia Cláudia Cardoso

                Sending strength, Ebru. Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Prayagraj but we're thinking of you.

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