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Help Scarlett pay for spinal decompression surgery at Saint Matthew Hospital
A scheduled spinal decompression surgery in October is out of reach without help covering $2,300 of the cost.
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom4,316 views
Scarlett was diagnosed with severe cataracts in both eyes in June. The surgeon at Saint Matthew Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,050, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $2,300 short.
my mother has been in and out of Saint Matthew Hospital since June. The doctors say severe cataracts in both eyes will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,050 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Scarlett struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Scarlett won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $2,300 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $135
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,750
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $415
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- due date
- 2026-09-18
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Isaiah
Small update. $1,477 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
We're at 36% thanks to 25 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
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Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 32 people at work. Greetings from Padua
Wishing you the best, Isaiah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best
Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best
Keep going, Isaiah. Hope the doctors have good news. Blessings.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Scarlett?
Thank you. If you're in Birmingham I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
Take care, Isaiah. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side
Keep going, Isaiah. Hope the doctors have good news. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
thinking of you, Isaiah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Enugu but we're thinking of you.
rooting for you, Isaiah. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.