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Sofía's palate reconstruction surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

A scheduled palate reconstruction surgery in January is out of reach without help covering $1,150 of the cost.

🇲🇽 Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, Mexico1,825 views
Héctor G. Torres
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Iztapalapa
Sofía was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in November. The surgeon at Iztapalapa Regional Medical Center recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for January. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,450, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $1,150 short. my wife has been in and out of Iztapalapa Regional Medical Center since November. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,450 is more than we can find. While we wait, Sofía struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. The recovery period is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Sofía won't be able to lift anything heavy, 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 $1,150 goes: • Post-operative medication: $90 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $520 • Physiotherapy sessions: $180 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $220 • Travel and lodging for the family: $140 Every share and every dollar helps. - Héctor
due date
2026-01-26
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Héctor

  1. We're at 19% thanks to 9 of you. I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $75 raised so far (7%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Ilham Vino Prasetyo

    Wishing you peace, Héctor. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Semarang.

    • Yuni HutapeaPhoto verified

      Keep going. Wishing Sofía a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Jakarta Barat

      • Yağmur Tuğba Kılıç

        Best of luck. Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Miami

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