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Help Otieno pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Machakos General Hospital

Otieno needs palate reconstruction surgery at Machakos General Hospital and the family is $750 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Faith Aisha Kiptoo
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Machakos
Otieno was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in October. The surgeon at Machakos General Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and He is scheduled for January. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,050, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $750 short. my husband has been in and out of Machakos General Hospital since October. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,050 is more than we can find. While we wait, Otieno struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Otieno won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $750 goes: • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $60 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $630 • Physiotherapy sessions: $60 Glad we found this place. - Faith
due date
2025-12-23
bill type
Hospital invoice

Updates from Faith

  1. Small update. $128 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($108 in total) I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Thanks for sharing this, Faith. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

    $153 raised of $750

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