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Surgery fund for Sharon: a partial thyroidectomy in El Paso
Sharon needs a partial thyroidectomy at El Paso General Hospital and the family is $5,200 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Sharon was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in May. The surgeon at El Paso General Hospital recommended a partial thyroidectomy, and She is scheduled for August. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,500, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $5,200 short.
my mother has been in and out of El Paso General Hospital since May. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without a partial thyroidectomy. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Sharon struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. 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 12 weeks. During that time Sharon won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,200 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $260
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $240
• Physiotherapy sessions: $660
• Post-operative medication: $260
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,780
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Travis
- due date
- 2026-08-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing you peace, Travis. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of El Paso.
Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Bakersfield
Praying for you, Travis. Wishing Sharon a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.