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Rowena's cataract surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

After a herniated spinal disc, Rowena was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

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Bryan F. Dizon
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Victoria
Rowena was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc in January. The surgeon at Victoria Community Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and She is scheduled for March. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $8,250, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $4,950 short. my daughter has been in and out of Victoria Community Hospital since January. The doctors say a herniated spinal disc will get worse without cataract surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $8,250 is more than we can find. While we wait, Rowena 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. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Rowena 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 $4,950 goes: • Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,800 • Travel and lodging for the family: $260 • Post-operative medication: $210 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,680 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Bryan
due date
2026-04-11
bill type
Hospital invoice

Updates from Bryan

  1. We're at 13% thanks to 15 of you. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  • Anonymous 🇹🇿 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Hope the March deadline works out. - Kinondoni”

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    “Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Brooklyn”

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    “Thought of Rowena all day after reading this. - Santos”

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    “Thought of Rowena all day after reading this. - Móstoles”

  • Ronnie K. Castro 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Davao City, thinking of you.”

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    “God bless. My neighbor told me about this one. - Raleigh”

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    “Hope the March deadline works out. - Nnewi”

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    “Hope the March deadline works out. - Santa Fe”

  • Shahid Muhammad Syed 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Mariana Bianca Rodrigues 🇧🇷 · $200
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  • Sending strength, Bryan. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Rowena!

      • Bryan F. DizonOwnerAnswer

        Hospital stay (4 nights) is $2,800 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. It helps to be asked.

    • Hope it all works out. Get well soon. Don't give up. Love from Badagry.

      • Sending love, Bryan. Your post was clear and honest

        • Sending strength. Get well soon. Don't give up.

          • is there anything that isn't money that would help Rowena?

            • Bryan F. DizonOwnerAnswer

              Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about hospital stay (4 nights), advice is welcome too. Thanks, that means a lot.

          • So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Take care.

            • Hope it all works out, Bryan. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

              • Stay strong, Bryan. I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up

                • Wishing Rowena a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.

                  • Hope it all works out, Bryan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Victoria

                    • wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Kathmandu but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

                      • Hang in there. Get well soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Dehiwala

                        • wishing you the best, Bryan. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.

                          • Hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

                            • Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Blessings.

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