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Surgery fund for Ingrid: valve repair surgery in Berlin
A scheduled valve repair surgery in June is out of reach without help covering $3,150 of the cost.
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Ingrid was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in March. The surgeon at Saint Joseph Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,250, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $3,150 short.
my wife has been in and out of Saint Joseph Hospital since March. 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 $6,250 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Ingrid struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Ingrid won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $3,150 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $450
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $290
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,410
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Lukas
- due date
- 2026-05-30
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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- Asher N. Hopkins 🇬🇧 · $200
“Hope this helps. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Edinburgh”
- Gabriel D. Weaver 🇬🇧 · $100
“Best of luck. Please keep us posted. - Glasgow”
- Ngozika Juliet Ajayi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Vivian Omolara Shittu 🇳🇬 · $100
- Rajesh H. Sethi 🇮🇳 · $100
“Thought of Ingrid all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Robert R. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $100
- Jocelyn P. Ward 🇺🇸 · $74
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $50
“Good luck. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Mannheim”
- Ika Lia Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $50
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50
“Happy to help. Thought of Ingrid all day after reading this. - Makati”
- Vaibhav W. Rathod 🇮🇳 · $50
- Naomi K. Dixon 🇬🇧 · $30
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
- Isabela Aparecida Lima 🇧🇷 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the June deadline works out. - Campinas”
- Vinod R. Kurup 🇮🇳 · $25
- Moumita Mim Miah 🇮🇳 · $25
- Antonio A. Cruz 🇦🇷 · $25
- Josefa Nava 🇺🇸 · $25
“Hope the June deadline works out. - Reading”
- Rubén C. Sandoval 🇪🇸 · $25
“Best of luck. My cousin told me about this one. - Madrid”
- Geeta H. Seth 🇮🇳 · $25
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Thinking of you and your family, Lukas. Hope the doctors have good news. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Berlin.
Keep going. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Indore.
your post was clear and honest. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Blessings