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Jose's septoplasty can't wait - please help us cover the bill
A scheduled septoplasty in February is out of reach without help covering $3,600 of the cost.
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Jose was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in November. The surgeon at Ballarat Orthopedic Institute recommended septoplasty, and He is scheduled for February. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,000, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $3,600 short.
my brother has been in and out of Ballarat Orthopedic Institute since November. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without septoplasty. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Jose struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 4 weeks. During that time Jose won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $3,600 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $350
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $2,600
• Physiotherapy sessions: $650
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Madelyn
- due date
- 2026-02-02
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Love from San Diego.
shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to São Paulo so I could bring a meal. Love from Aurora.
hope the doctors have good news. Put this on a community board in San Diego this morning.