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Surgery fund for Matthias: valve repair surgery in Berlin

A scheduled valve repair surgery in November is out of reach without help covering $3,200 of the cost.

🇩🇪 Germany3,273 views
Matthias Luis Schulte
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Berlin
In September I was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair. My surgeon at Berlin Community Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $4,000, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $3,200 short. Doctors at Berlin Community Hospital told me a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without valve repair surgery. I work as a delivery rider, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $4,000 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a delivery rider have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 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 $3,200 goes: • Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,900 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $540 • Physiotherapy sessions: $760 Thanks for being kind about this.
due date
2026-11-03
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Matthias

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,549 in total) the plan for physiotherapy sessions is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Mousumi Chatterjee 🇧🇩 · $200

    “Thinking of you. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Cox's Bazar”

  • Marcos P. Muñoz 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Dustin L. Pruitt 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Praying for you. My mother told me about this one. - Arlington”

  • Madhu L. Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Claire Paris 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Jennifer G. Lee 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Athumani James Wekesa 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Rahma Rania Abbas 🇪🇬 · $100

    “Get well soon. My neighbor told me about this one. - Mansoura”

  • Hiroshi Hideo Hirano 🇯🇵 · $100
  • Arslan Junaid Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Nasrin Ishrat Mahmud 🇧🇩 · $100

    “Best of luck. Thought of Matthias all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Hye-jin Hye-jin Kim 🇰🇷 · $75

    “Best of luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Busan”

  • Élodie Gerard 🇫🇷 · $69.50
  • Katherine A. Romero 🇺🇸 · $67

    “Hang in there. Saw your post and had to give. - Knoxville”

  • Lovely B. Pangilinan 🇵🇭 · $66.50

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Matthias all day after reading this.”

  • Stella C. McCoy 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Maria E. Torres 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $50

    “Every little bit. Hope the November deadline works out. - Hamilton”

  • Joy Jewel Karim 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Be well. Hope the November deadline works out. - Bogra”

  • Gunawan Fajar Pratama 🇮🇩 · $50

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  • Micah T. Singh

    Take care. Hope this works out for you. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Berlin.

    • Chidi Tayo Bankole

      Sending strength, Matthias. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't give up. All the best.

      • Edilene Priscila Guimarães

        Good luck, Matthias. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Love from Addis Ababa.

        • Buddhini Yashodha Rathnayake

          keep going, Matthias. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best.

          • Rajesh C. NarayananPhoto verified

            Hope things get better soon, Matthias. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My neighbor in Quezon City donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Berlin

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