Bills & expensesMedical & healthCritical
Surgery fund for Dennis: spinal decompression surgery in Manila
After a herniated spinal disc, Dennis was cleared for spinal decompression surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇵🇭 Metro Manila, Philippines1,187 views
Dennis was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc in April. The surgeon at Saint Joseph Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and He is scheduled for July. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,750, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $1,300 short.
my husband has been in and out of Saint Joseph Hospital since April. The doctors say a herniated spinal disc will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Dennis struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Dennis won't be able to look after the children alone, 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 $1,300 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $740
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $260
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $85
• Post-operative medication: $55
• Physiotherapy sessions: $90
• Travel and lodging for the family: $70
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- due date
- 2026-07-11
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Lourdes
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Tejas T. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $100
- Ishrat Rubina Biswas 🇬🇧 · $100
- Fatuma Amani Salim 🇰🇪 · $100
- Isha A. Gaikwad 🇮🇳 · $100
- Dustin J. Holmes 🇨🇦 · $100
“Thought of Dennis all day after reading this. - Québec”
- Kinsley G. Vance 🇨🇦 · $75
“Stay strong. Saw your post and had to give. - Ottawa”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
- Putri Anisa Lestari 🇮🇩 · $50
“You got this. From Yogyakarta with love. - Yogyakarta”
- Dedi Oky Hakim 🇮🇩 · $50
- Cris T. Fernandez 🇵🇭 · $50
- Fábio Henrique Tavares 🇧🇷 · $30
- Mauricio J. Arias 🇦🇷 · $30
“Wish I could do more. Gave what I could this week. - Mar del Plata”
- Valérie Roy 🇫🇷 · $30
- Siva M. Varma 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“Thinking of you. Small amount but sent with love. - Scranton”
- Deepika Jayawardena 🇱🇰 · $25
- Zoya Nadia Kovalchuk 🇺🇦 · $25
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $22
- Karin Hellström 🇸🇪 · $20
“From my family to yours. Hope you get the rest soon. - Södertälje”
- Sorcha Kavanagh 🇮🇪 · $10
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Best of luck, Lourdes. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Winnipeg.
Sending strength, Lourdes. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.
Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours.
Praying for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest
Take care, Lourdes. Hope the doctors have good news. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Lourdes. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Caloocan!