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Surgery fund for Ji-hye: cataract surgery in Mapo
After a large ovarian cyst, Ji-hye was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Ji-hye was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in February. The surgeon at Mapo Community Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and She is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,350, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $2,000 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Mapo Community Hospital since February. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without cataract surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,350 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Ji-hye 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Ji-hye 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 $2,000 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $200
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,200
• Physiotherapy sessions: $600
I hope life is good to you.
- due date
- 2026-03-27
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Tae-hoon
Thank you all. We're at 51% now ($1,017). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for surgeon and anesthesia fees is now scheduled.
- Greyson H. Howard 🇺🇸 · $250
“Rooting for you. My father told me about this one. - New York”
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“Best of luck. Gave what I could this week. - Kikuyu”
- Léa Philippe 🇫🇷 · $67
- Taylor W. Lawrence 🇬🇧 · $60
“Get well soon. Thought of Ji-hye all day after reading this. - Bristol”
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- Ben Michael Keller 🇩🇪 · $49.50
- Autumn T. Newman 🇺🇸 · $40.50
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“Every little bit. Hope the May deadline works out. - Ciudad de México”
- Lester B. Soriano 🇵🇭 · $37
- Swati J. Gill 🇮🇳 · $35
“Best of luck. I'm in Amritsar, thinking of you. - Amritsar”
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ji-hye
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. post-operative medication comes first ($200) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for looking so closely.
Praying for you, Tae-hoon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side.
Wishing you peace. Wishing Ji-hye a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care
Best of luck. Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Mapo
Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Tae-hoon. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Hanoi.