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Help Stella pay for palate reconstruction surgery at San Jose Regional Medical Center

Stella needs palate reconstruction surgery at San Jose Regional Medical Center and the family is $5,600 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Christian L. Oliver
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San Jose
Stella was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in July. The surgeon at San Jose Regional Medical Center recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $11,250, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $5,600 short. my daughter has been in and out of San Jose Regional Medical Center since July. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $11,250 is more than we can find. While we wait, Stella 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 8 weeks. During that time Stella 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 $5,600 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,500 • Hospital stay (3 nights): $1,100 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $610 • Post-operative medication: $440 • Physiotherapy sessions: $700 • Travel and lodging for the family: $250 Thanks for reading all this.
due date
2026-10-24
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

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  • Marc Yves Dumas

    Sending love, Christian. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side

    • Ani Jihan WardanaQuestion

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

      • Christian L. OliverOwnerAnswer

        Surgeon and anesthesia fees is $2,500 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.

    • Peter Mutua Wafula

      best of luck, Christian. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Sent it to 30 people at work

      • Olivia W. Beck

        hope things get better soon, Christian. Gave what I could, wish it was more

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