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Surgery fund for Sun-hee: palate reconstruction surgery in Springfield

A scheduled palate reconstruction surgery in January is out of reach without help covering $4,450 of the cost.

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Ji-min Mi-sook Do
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Springfield
Sun-hee was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in September. The surgeon at Springfield General Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for January. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,000, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $4,450 short. my mother has been in and out of Springfield General Hospital since September. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Sun-hee 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Sun-hee 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 $4,450 goes: • Hospital stay (5 nights): $3,350 • Travel and lodging for the family: $240 • Physiotherapy sessions: $860 Every share and every dollar helps. - Ji-min
due date
2026-01-09
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Ji-min

  1. 84% there. I made the first payment toward hospital stay. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,309 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Update from Springfield: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Rooting for you. Thought of Sun-hee all day after reading this. - Bang Khen”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Detroit”

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    “Thought of Sun-hee all day after reading this. - Abbottabad”

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  • Giuseppe Emanuele Rizzo

    Hope it all works out, Ji-min. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless

    • Sergio E. Ramos

      Wishing Sun-hee a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care

      • Công Hùng TieuAddress verified

        Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

        • Theo Vogt

          Keep going, Ji-min. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Phuket.

          • Tim Henk Mulder

            Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. Love from Patna.

            $5,755.50 raised of $4,450

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