Palate reconstruction surgery for Barry: covering what insurance won't
After a hernia that has become strangulated, Barry was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
- due date
- 2025-06-23
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Kieran
Thank you all. We're at 9% now ($594). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward pre-operative tests and imaging.
- Daniel J. Bravo 🇨🇴 · $25
“Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Cali”
- Jung-hee Cha 🇺🇸 · $20
“Take care of yourselves - Erie”
- Dafna Noa Avraham 🇮🇱 · $10
“Wish I could do more. Hope the August deadline works out. - Tel Aviv”
- Jorge Luís Miranda 🇧🇷 · $27
“Wish I could do more. Only $27 but hope it helps. - Santarém”
- Lawrence Kojo Zakaria 🇬🇭 · $20
- Xiu Lan Tan 🇨🇦 · $50
“Hope this helps. Thought of Barry all day after reading this. - Toronto”
- Taylor T. Parker 🇦🇺 · $100
- Nafula Kipchoge 🇰🇪 · $25
“Every little bit - Kakamega”
- José R. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $5
“Thought of Barry all day after reading this.”
- Iris Corrie De Graaf 🇳🇱 · $1,000
“Hang in there. Been where you are, it gets better. - Amsterdam”
- Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $25
- Jocelyn G. Cortez 🇬🇧 · $25
- Rosa M. Ríos 🇨🇴 · $69
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $10
- Mthunzi J. Isaacs 🇿🇦 · $10
- Ruth P. Brennan 🇺🇸 · $80
“Every little bit. - Montgomery”
- Taylor Robertson 🇨🇦 · $100
- Zainab Esther Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $25
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
- Juan M. Arias 🇲🇽 · $50
“Get well soon. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - San Nicolás de los Garza”
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Get well soon. Wish I lived closer to Jaipur so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Thessaloniki.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Barry
Hope things get better soon. Hope the doctors have good news. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out
Any update on how things are going in Limerick?
keep going, Kieran. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best!
sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.
Wishing you the best. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope August is when things finally get easier. All the best.
I hope things turn around soon. After 10 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Chiang Mai
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Barry?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about hospital stay (2 nights), advice is welcome too. Thanks for looking so closely.
So sorry you're going through this, Kieran. Hope you get there.
wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.
Hope it all works out, Kieran. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Hang in there, Kieran. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Kyiv but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Limerick
Wishing you the best, Kieran. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Birmingham this morning.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. All the best
thinking of you and your family, Kieran. Hope the doctors have good news.
shared this with my family. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
sending good thoughts, Kieran. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.
Take care. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Limerick.
Hang in there, Kieran. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Limerick.
wishing you the best. Wishing Barry a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope August is when things finally get easier. All the best.
thanks for sharing this. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings.
Good luck. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 15 people at work.
Thinking of you and your family. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Auckland.
Hope things get better soon, Kieran. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. All the best.
this could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted!
Sending good thoughts, Kieran. Hope the doctors have good news. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out
Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Limerick.