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Surgery fund for Travis: hip replacement surgery in Kelowna

A scheduled hip replacement surgery in December is out of reach without help covering $3,450 of the cost.

🇨🇦 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada3,374 views
Katherine K. Lynch
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Kelowna
Travis was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in October. The surgeon at Kelowna Regional Medical Center recommended hip replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,750, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $3,450 short. my son has been in and out of Kelowna Regional Medical Center since October. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $5,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Travis struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. 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 8 weeks. During that time Travis won't be able to climb stairs, 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 $3,450 goes: • Physiotherapy sessions: $530 • Post-operative medication: $310 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,800 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $430 • Travel and lodging for the family: $380 Every share and every dollar helps. - Katherine
due date
2026-01-23
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Katherine

  1. We're at 18% thanks to 27 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Update from Kelowna: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 7% thanks to 10 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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    “Every little bit. Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Newcastle upon Tyne”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Sukkur”

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    “God bless. Hope the January deadline works out. - Erie”

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  • Enrique L. Herrera

    Hang in there, Katherine. Shared this with my family. I hope January is when things finally get easier. God bless

    • Idowu Chioma NnamdiID verified

      Sending love. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Kampala.

      • Claudia M. Quiroga

        Sending strength, Katherine. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Jacksonville

        • Carmen N. IbáñezPhoto verified

          Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Ottawa this morning. God bless

          • Kunal R. Patel

            Hope the doctors have good news. Sent it to 23 people at work. Thinking of Kelowna.

            $1,173 raised of $3,450

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