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Surgery fund for Roberto: emergency hernia repair in Fresno

Roberto needs emergency hernia repair at Saint Elizabeth Hospital and the family is $4,900 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Mercedes T. Velasco
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Fresno
Roberto was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in January. The surgeon at Saint Elizabeth Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,250, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $4,900 short. my husband has been in and out of Saint Elizabeth Hospital since January. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,250 is more than we can find. While we wait, Roberto 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. Recovery is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Roberto 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 $4,900 goes: • Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,000 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,100 • Post-operative medication: $175 • Travel and lodging for the family: $220 • Physiotherapy sessions: $405 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Mercedes
due date
2026-04-05
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Mercedes

  1. Thank you all. We're at 12% now ($585). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward hospital stay.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($500 in total) the plan for post-operative medication is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 5% now ($241). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Nonso Yakubu Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Gerardo T. Morales 🇨🇴 · $70

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Roberto all day after reading this. - Bogotá”

  • Henrique Ronaldo Alves 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Ngozika Mercy Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $50

    “All the best. Hope the May deadline works out. - Badagry”

  • Ngozika Kehinde Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Tara Cunningham 🇮🇪 · $25
  • Maëlle Clémence Nicolas 🇫🇷 · $76

    “Praying for you. Thought of Roberto all day after reading this. - Toulon”

  • Nicolas René Arnaud 🇫🇷 · $15
  • Ananya Oberoi 🇨🇦 · $20
  • Avery R. Acosta 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Divya F. Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Lavanya S. Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Eko Joko Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Eva J. Burton 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Antonio Daniele Marino 🇮🇹 · $25
  • Ingrid Van Dam 🇳🇱 · $50
  • Naliaka Winnie Athumani 🇰🇪 · $30

    “Blessings. Hope the May deadline works out. - Embakasi”

  • Andi Ilham Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Kreesan Ndlovu 🇿🇦 · $100

    “Every little bit. Thought of Roberto all day after reading this.”

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  • Derek Rogers

    hang in there, Mercedes. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

    • Owen B. West

      Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. All the best

      • Consuelo Martínez

        Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

        • Henry Kwabena AdjeiID verified

          Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Naples this morning. Thinking of Fresno.

          • Faruk Nazrul Hasan

            Sending strength. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. After 20 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

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