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Help Rashid pay for knee replacement surgery at Johannesburg Regional Medical Center
After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Rashid was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa3,373 views
Rashid was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in April. The surgeon at Johannesburg Regional Medical Center recommended knee replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,800, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $1,900 short.
my brother has been in and out of Johannesburg Regional Medical Center since April. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,800 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Rashid struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. 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 3 weeks. During that time Rashid won't be able to look after the children alone, 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 $1,900 goes:
• Physiotherapy sessions: $130
• Travel and lodging for the family: $75
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $800
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $895
Glad we found this place.
- due date
- 2026-08-02
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Take care, Unathi. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Valencia this morning
Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update!
hope it all works out, Unathi. Get well soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this, Unathi. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Johannesburg.
take care. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Johannesburg
sending strength, Unathi. Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
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So sorry you're going through this, Unathi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Johannesburg.
you're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Gwangju!
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Thinking of you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
You're not alone, Unathi. This could happen to any of us.
Keep going, Unathi. Wishing Rashid a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 38 people at work. Thinking of Johannesburg
Stay strong, Unathi. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Johannesburg.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Melbourne
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Hope things get better soon, Unathi. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. God bless.