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Surgery fund for Renata: valve repair surgery in Valencia

Renata needs valve repair surgery at Valencia University Hospital and the family is $5,350 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Santiago L. Ortiz
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Valencia
Renata was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated in June. The surgeon at Valencia University Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,750, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $5,350 short. my mother has been in and out of Valencia University Hospital since June. The doctors say a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Renata struggles with daily life and can't drive. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Recovery is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Renata won't be able to drive, 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 $5,350 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,100 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,150 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $350 • Post-operative medication: $240 • Physiotherapy sessions: $260 • Travel and lodging for the family: $250 Every share and every dollar helps.
due date
2026-09-10
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Santiago

  1. 58% there. the plan for physiotherapy sessions is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 53% now ($2,860). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,747 in total) I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $250

    “Thought of Renata all day after reading this. - Prayagraj”

  • Pablo P. Velasco 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Tania Tamanna Khan 🇧🇩 · $250
  • Carol Sanders 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Memphis”

  • Ilham Bayu Lestari 🇮🇩 · $200
  • Hala Amira Zerrouki 🇪🇬 · $200

    “Thinking of you. I'm in Alexandria, thinking of you. - Alexandria”

  • Lanre Godwin Onyeama 🇳🇬 · $200
  • Victor F. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Phượng Hương Nguyen 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Waseem Nadeem Butt 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Girish B. Vyas 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Praying for you. Hope the September deadline works out. - Mangaluru”

  • Shapla Maliha Mukherjee 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Silas W. Davis 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Sadie F. Lamb 🇬🇧 · $100

    “Happy to help. From Belfast with love. - Belfast”

  • Vanessa B. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Avery M. Radcliffe 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Tunde Gbenga Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Fábio Henrique Xavier 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Thiago Otávio Lopes 🇧🇷 · $79.50

    “Good luck. My father told me about this one. - Londrina”

  • Viktoria Diana Melnyk 🇷🇺 · $78.50

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  • Henry F. Carpenter

    thanks for sharing this, Santiago. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

    • Citlali C. MendozaPhoto verified

      wishing you the best, Santiago. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

      • Rui Jie Jiang

        Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 7 people at work. Love from Manila

        • Vani T. Chopra

          Best of luck, Santiago. Shared this with my family.

          • Konstantina Natalia Konstantinou

            wishing you peace, Santiago. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Phoenix this morning. All the best.

            • Mei Zhong

              Thanks for sharing this, Santiago. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out

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