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Surgery fund for Kai: knee replacement surgery in San Francisco

Kai needs knee replacement surgery at San Francisco Community Hospital and the family is $4,850 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Elijah Santos
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San Francisco
Kai was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc in July. The surgeon at San Francisco Community Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,500, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $4,850 short. my father has been in and out of San Francisco Community Hospital since July. The doctors say a herniated spinal disc will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,500 is more than we can find. While we wait, Kai 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 6 weeks. During that time Kai 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 $4,850 goes: • Physiotherapy sessions: $450 • Post-operative medication: $220 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,850 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $330 I hope life is good to you. - Elijah
due date
2026-10-16
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Elijah

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 49% funded and the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Small update. $1,684 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. Small update. $1,125 so far, we've started the first stage.

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  • Mohammad Rashed Sultana 🇧🇩 · $500

    “Stay strong. Thought of Kai all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Paulina Pawlak 🇬🇧 · $250
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  • Rajeshwari Sivakumar 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Jayden B. Tran 🇦🇺 · $159
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  • Kariuki Wekesa Kipchoge 🇹🇿 · $100

    “Thinking of you. Gave what I could this week. - Arusha”

  • Martine Garcia 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Every little bit. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Sapna R. Luthra 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Enrique Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $77
  • David K. Bryant 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Kai all day after reading this. - Albany”

  • Temitope Kehinde Okafor 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Springfield”

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  • Vignesh W. Krishnamurthy

    it takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.

    • Adel Khalid Zaki

      hang in there, Elijah. Hope you get there. God bless.

      • Isabelle Véronique Lefèvre

        Sending good thoughts, Elijah. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

        • Danish Hussain Qazi

          Sending love. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from San Diego.

          • Zubair Mubashir Cheema

            It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 8 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless!

            • Mohan K. Venkatesh

              Stay strong, Elijah. Hope the doctors have good news. After 21 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Piraeus.

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