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Surgery fund for Clara: cataract surgery in Surrey
A scheduled cataract surgery in February is out of reach without help covering $5,600 of the cost.
🇨🇦 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada4,968 views
In November I was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect. My surgeon at Surrey Community Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for February. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $11,250, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $5,600 short.
Doctors at Surrey Community Hospital told me an aortic valve defect will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a call-centre agent, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $11,250 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a call-centre agent have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 6 weeks. I'll not be able to lift anything heavy during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
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 $5,600 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,050
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $1,600
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $560
• Post-operative medication: $290
• Physiotherapy sessions: $700
• Travel and lodging for the family: $400
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- due date
- 2026-01-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Thinking of you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Lagos.
Good luck, Clara. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Nice so I could bring a meal.
wishing you the best. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Pune.
Rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Scranton this morning. All the best.
Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Surrey.
Sending love, Clara. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.