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Ruth's palate reconstruction surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After an aortic valve defect, Ruth was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States3,869 views
Ruth was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in July. The surgeon at Los Angeles Community Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,250, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $5,400 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Los Angeles Community Hospital since July. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,250 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Ruth 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 7 weeks. During that time Ruth won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, so the costs keep growing.
The money goes straight to the treatment bills, and I'll share the invoices as they're paid so you can see exactly what your gift did.
Where the $5,400 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,650
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,100
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $650
If you're reading this, thank you.
- due date
- 2026-12-01
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Jayden
We're at 62% thanks to 75 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
We're at 33% thanks to 37 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Keep going, Jayden. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
wishing you peace, Jayden. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Sending love. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
Thanks for sharing this, Jayden. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Greetings from Half-Way Tree.
shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Springfield so I could bring a meal.
Sending good thoughts, Jayden. Shared this with my family. Love from Patna