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Surgery fund for Christina: valve repair surgery in Thessaloniki
A scheduled valve repair surgery in November is out of reach without help covering $2,700 of the cost.
🇬🇷 Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece1,908 views
Christina was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in August. The surgeon at Thessaloniki Regional Medical Center recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,400, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $2,700 short.
my sister has been in and out of Thessaloniki Regional Medical Center since August. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,400 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Christina 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 3 weeks. During that time Christina 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 $2,700 goes:
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $300
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $990
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,410
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- due date
- 2026-11-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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How is Christina doing now?
Take care. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Christina.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. pre-operative tests and imaging comes first ($300) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid.
wishing Christina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. God bless.
Hang in there, Michail. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Thessaloniki.
stay strong, Michail. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Hang in there, Michail. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Pittsburgh.
So sorry you're going through this, Michail. Wishing Christina a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Wishing Christina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.