Knee replacement surgery for Renate: covering what insurance won't
Renate needs knee replacement surgery at Saint Anne Hospital and the family is $7,400 short of the hospital's estimate.
- due date
- 2026-04-24
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Niklas
Quick update: $2,828 raised so far (38%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 18% funded and the plan for post-operative medication is now scheduled.
- Akello Kipchoge ๐ฐ๐ช ยท $500
- Bianca Giovana Medeiros ๐ง๐ท ยท $500
- Brian Barker ๐บ๐ธ ยท $250
- Naveed Imran Siddiqui ๐ต๐ฐ ยท $250
โWishing you the best. Thought of Renate all day after reading this. - Lahoreโ
- Carlos Luiz Silva ๐ง๐ท ยท $200
- Macharia John Mutebi ๐ฐ๐ช ยท $200
- Florin Marian Rusu ๐ท๐ด ยท $200
- Nada Hana Abdallah ๐ณ๐ฑ ยท $200
- Naresh S. Rathnam ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $100
- Jide Tunde Quadri ๐ณ๐ฌ ยท $100
- Anonymous ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $100
- Carolina Luana Siqueira ๐ง๐ท ยท $100
- Esther Nafula Kamau ๐บ๐ฌ ยท $100
- Lesego Abrahams ๐ฟ๐ฆ ยท $100
โHope this helps. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Sandtonโ
- Ana N. Nava ๐บ๐ธ ยท $100
- Marites L. Navarro ๐ต๐ญ ยท $100
- Shazia Sana Yousafzai ๐ต๐ฐ ยท $100
- Eun-woo Seung-woo Min ๐ฐ๐ท ยท $100
- Leonardo Powers ๐บ๐ธ ยท $100
- Berhanu Leul Tilahun ๐ช๐น ยท $100
โThinking of you. I'm in Hawassa, thinking of you. - Hawassaโ
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best of luck, Niklas. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. After 15 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.
rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Greetings from St. Petersburg
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
You're not alone, Niklas. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted.
Hope it all works out. Shared this with my family. I hope April is when things finally get easier.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope April is when things finally get easier. All the best