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Olga's valve repair surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

A scheduled valve repair surgery in September is out of reach without help covering $2,700 of the cost.

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Katerina Katerina Oikonomou
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Olga was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in July. The surgeon at Saint Joseph Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $4,500, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $2,700 short. my mother has been in and out of Saint Joseph Hospital since July. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $4,500 is more than we can find. While we wait, Olga struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Recovery is expected to take about 4 weeks. During that time Olga won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, so the costs keep growing. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $2,700 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $140 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,800 • Physiotherapy sessions: $380 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $270 • Post-operative medication: $110 Thank you for reading my story. - Katerina
due date
2026-10-07
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Katerina

  1. We're at 82% thanks to 36 of you. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $1,627 so far, the first invoice got paid this week. - Katerina

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  • Sara Stefania Valentini

    Thanks for sharing this, Katerina. Get well soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

    • Waraporn Pornpimol Panyarachun

      sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Comilla donated after I showed her your page.

      • Kayode Obinna Adebayo

        It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Love from San Antonio

        • Ganesh W. Sundaram

          Thinking of you, Katerina. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

          • Marcos Luiz Pacheco

            look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.

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