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Surgery fund for Sophia: ACL reconstruction in Rochester
A scheduled ACL reconstruction in October is out of reach without help covering $7,000 of the cost.
🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States5,016 views
Sophia was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc in August. The surgeon at Saint Elizabeth Hospital recommended ACL reconstruction, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $7,000 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Saint Elizabeth Hospital since August. The doctors say a herniated spinal disc will get worse without ACL reconstruction. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Sophia 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 12 weeks. During that time Sophia 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 $7,000 goes:
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,700
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,500
• Post-operative medication: $330
• Travel and lodging for the family: $470
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- due date
- 2026-12-04
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Gerald
Small update. $3,901 so far, I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family.
Small update. $2,741 so far, I made the first payment toward post-operative medication.
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Thinking of you and your family. Get well soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Hope it all works out, Gerald. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
so sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to San Diego so I could bring a meal. Love from Dwarka
Stay strong, Gerald. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings
so sorry you're going through this, Gerald. Your post was clear and honest.