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Help Varun pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Madurai Orthopedic Institute

After a benign brain tumor, Varun was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

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Sunita B. Sachdeva
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Madurai
Varun was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in March. The surgeon at Madurai Orthopedic Institute recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and He is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,000, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $750 short. my husband has been in and out of Madurai Orthopedic Institute since March. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Varun 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Varun 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 $750 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $370 • Travel and lodging for the family: $65 • Post-operative medication: $25 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $95 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $195 Every share and every dollar helps. - Sunita
due date
2026-05-16
bill type
Hospital invoice
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Updates from Sunita

  1. We're at 26% thanks to 7 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon. - Sunita

  2. Quick update: $130 raised so far (17%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Carmen W. Pérez

    Hope things get better soon, Sunita. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings

    • Océane Olivier

      Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Madurai.

      • Tudor Popescu

        Stay strong, Sunita. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

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