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Surgery fund for Brandon: knee replacement surgery in London

Brandon needs knee replacement surgery at London Regional Medical Center and the family is $7,700 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom5,939 views
Danielle W. Sandoval
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London
Brandon was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in January. The surgeon at London Regional Medical Center recommended knee replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for May. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $11,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $7,700 short. my husband has been in and out of London Regional Medical Center since January. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $11,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Brandon struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. The recovery period is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Brandon 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 $7,700 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,900 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,200 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $500 • Post-operative medication: $400 • Physiotherapy sessions: $340 • Travel and lodging for the family: $360 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Danielle
due date
2026-05-01
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Danielle

  1. Small update. $2,556 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from London: I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Tanvi Arora

    you're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of London

    • Swetha E. Balakrishnan

      Praying for you, Danielle. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

      • Benjamin L. Mercado

        I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together!

        • Prakash M. Hegde

          thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too

          • Abhishek E. Kapoor

            Good luck, Danielle. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.

            • Manuel D. Peña

              Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

              • Esteban N. Castro

                I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

                • Hillel Omer Levi

                  Hope it all works out, Danielle. Your post was clear and honest. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

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