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John's emergency hernia repair can't wait - please help us cover the bill
John needs emergency hernia repair at Reading Regional Medical Center and the family is $3,750 short of the hospital's estimate.
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John was diagnosed with severe cataracts in both eyes in August. The surgeon at Reading Regional Medical Center recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $4,700, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $3,750 short.
my son has been in and out of Reading Regional Medical Center since August. The doctors say severe cataracts in both eyes will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $4,700 is more than we can find.
While we wait, John struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. 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 8 weeks. During that time John won't be able to lift anything heavy, 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 $3,750 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $210
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $640
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,250
• Physiotherapy sessions: $650
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Russell
- due date
- 2026-11-21
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Russell
Good news. Because of your gifts ($782 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Doris Haynes 🇺🇸 · $20
“Stay strong. Thought of John all day after reading this. - Hialeah”
- Sanduni Abeysekera 🇱🇰 · $25
“Rooting for you. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Negombo”
- Geetha S. Kurup 🇮🇳 · $75
- Riaan N. Pillay 🇿🇦 · $5
- Narong Chalerm Kittisak 🇹🇭 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the December deadline works out. - Bangkok”
- Rohit Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $100
- Dennis Kamau Kessy 🇰🇪 · $10
- Rania Samira Aziz 🇪🇬 · $20
- Samir Hussein Kamel 🇪🇬 · $20
- Stella Smith 🇺🇸 · $100
- Hani Gita Suharto 🇮🇩 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Thiago Luís Gonçalves 🇧🇷 · $80
- Paula K. Reyes 🇪🇸 · $5
“Blessings. Hope the December deadline works out. - A Coruña”
- Ziad Marwan Taha 🇪🇬 · $10
- Hugo Valdez 🇪🇸 · $10
- Vasyl Gleb Nikolaev 🇷🇺 · $166
- Ömer Uğur Kurt 🇳🇱 · $10
“Hope things get better. My colleague told me about this one. - Amsterdam”
- Kartika Rahayu Maulana 🇮🇩 · $10
- Kaan Yıldırım 🇹🇷 · $10
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I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Love from Busan.
hang in there, Russell. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Abuja this morning
Hope it all works out, Russell. Hope you get there.
So sorry you're going through this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. After 18 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything
Thinking of you and your family, Russell. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Russell. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this, Russell. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best!
Take care, Russell. Get well soon. Blessings.