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Surgery fund for Balaji: laparoscopic endometriosis surgery in Thrissur
Balaji needs laparoscopic endometriosis surgery at Saint Francis Hospital and the family is $600 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Balaji was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in April. The surgeon at Saint Francis Hospital recommended laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, and He is scheduled for July. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,200, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $600 short.
my son has been in and out of Saint Francis Hospital since April. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without laparoscopic endometriosis surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,200 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Balaji struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Balaji won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $600 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $75
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $450
• Post-operative medication: $75
Glad we found this place.
- due date
- 2026-08-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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- Wanjiru Mary Ssemwogerere 🇺🇬 · $50
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $41.50
- Samuel Miranda 🇧🇷 · $32.50
- Nebiyu Getu 🇪🇹 · $25
“Keep your head up. Thought of Balaji all day after reading this. - Addis Ababa”
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $25
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Ani Irma Lubis 🇮🇩 · $10
“Good luck. Hope the July deadline works out. - Semarang”
- Matteo Stefano Martinelli 🇮🇹 · $10
“You got this. Hope you get the rest soon. - Turin”
- Gabriel L. Gordon 🇦🇺 · $7
“Stay strong. Thought of Balaji all day after reading this. - Perth”
- Tomasz Igor Jaworski 🇵🇱 · $5
“Happy to help. Thought of Balaji all day after reading this.”
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Hang in there, Ravi. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Mandaue this morning. Greetings from Mandaue.
Best of luck, Ravi. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Los Angeles