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Surgery fund for Eunice: palate reconstruction surgery in Kakamega
After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Eunice was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇰🇪 Kakamega, Kakamega, Kenya1,917 views
In July I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee. My surgeon at Saint Elizabeth Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,050, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $850 short.
Doctors at Saint Elizabeth Hospital told me osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,050 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
The recovery period is expected to take about 12 weeks. I'll not be able to look after the children alone during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $850 goes:
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $85
• Physiotherapy sessions: $120
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $490
• Post-operative medication: $60
• Travel and lodging for the family: $95
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- due date
- 2026-09-26
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing you the best, Eunice. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out!
Good luck, Eunice. This could happen to any of us.
Sending good thoughts, Eunice. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Kanpur but we're thinking of you. God bless.
Sending love, Eunice. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Kakamega
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Badagry.