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Surgery fund for Marta: hip replacement surgery in Veracruz

Marta needs hip replacement surgery at Veracruz Orthopedic Institute and the family is $2,250 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Santiago P. Zamora
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Veracruz
Marta was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated in July. The surgeon at Veracruz Orthopedic Institute recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,750, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $2,250 short. my mother has been in and out of Veracruz Orthopedic Institute since July. The doctors say a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Marta struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. 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 4 weeks. During that time Marta won't be able to lift anything heavy, 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 $2,250 goes: • Post-operative medication: $55 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,050 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $850 • Physiotherapy sessions: $175 • Travel and lodging for the family: $120 I hope life is good to you.
due date
2026-11-26
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Santiago

  1. We're at 100% thanks to 51 of you. I made the first payment toward physiotherapy sessions. More news soon.

  2. Update from Veracruz: the plan for post-operative medication is now scheduled. We're at 56% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Santiago

  3. Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($304). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage. - Santiago

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  • Kirit K. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $250

    “Wishing you the best. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Rohini”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $200
  • Matthew T. Cook 🇦🇺 · $200

    “Hope the November deadline works out. - Brisbane”

  • Crystal R. Lewis 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Janet Grace Mukasa 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Omer Haris Hussain 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Sundar Raju 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Marta all day after reading this. - Bengaluru”

  • Leonardo T. Orozco 🇦🇷 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Marta all day after reading this. - Rosario”

  • Salim Wafula Mwende 🇰🇪 · $75
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  • Fasil Hagos 🇪🇹 · $60.50

    “Thought of Marta all day after reading this. - Addis Ababa”

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    “Be well. My father told me about this one. - Nottingham”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Marta all day after reading this.”

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $47

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  • Isla A. Chen

    Hope it all works out, Santiago. Get well soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

    • Rahma Ghanem

      Get well soon. We're a small family in Fayetteville but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Veracruz.

      • Thomas Shelton

        Best of luck, Santiago. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Anaheim this morning. Take care.

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