Roberto's knee replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After a cleft palate needing repair, Roberto was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
- due date
- 2026-01-28
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Marcos
64% there. the first invoice got paid this week. Thank you.
Small update. $394 so far, I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
- Gabriel R. Wells 🇳🇿 · $66
“Happy to help. Thought of Roberto all day after reading this.”
- Ritu R. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $54
- Lidia Inna Zakharov 🇺🇦 · $75
- Leah M. Tran 🇬🇧 · $10
- Renata Letícia Albuquerque 🇧🇷 · $5
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $11
“Every little bit. Only $11 but hope it helps.”
- Hamisi Athumani Hamisi 🇺🇬 · $100
“From Jinja with love. - Jinja”
- Elena Bianchi 🇮🇹 · $5
“You got this! - Rome”
- Fahad Zain Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $25
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
“Every little bit. Gave what I could this week. - London”
- Sheila T. Perez 🇵🇭 · $500
- Lucy Winnie Rashidi 🇰🇪 · $5
“I'm in Thika, thinking of you.”
- Muhammad Junaid Javed 🇵🇰 · $20
“Get well soon. From Rawalpindi with love.”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $20
- Vani C. Garg 🇮🇳 · $50
“Good luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Madurai”
- George Kobina Mahama 🇬🇭 · $10
“Happy to help. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Tema”
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $5
“Please keep us posted. - Bornova”
- Josiane Ana Mendes 🇧🇷 · $20
- Alexandre Bruno Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $10
- İbrahim Taner Bayram 🇹🇷 · $25
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2.8(13 reviews)Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Santos
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about hospital stay (2 nights), advice is welcome too. Thanks for asking.
hang in there, Marcos. Gave what I could, wish it was more
what's already covered and what's the $1,750 for?
Sure. The biggest one is hospital stay (2 nights), $780. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for looking so closely.
hope things get better soon, Marcos. Shared this with my family. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care
Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best
How is Roberto doing now?
Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Medellín.
Sending love, Marcos. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless
wishing you the best, Marcos. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Sending strength. Wishing Roberto a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it!
This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Santos
thinking of you. Get well soon. Sent it to 28 people at work
Thanks for sharing this, Marcos. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together.