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Surgery fund for Waylon: knee replacement surgery in Toronto
After a hernia that has become strangulated, Waylon was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Waylon was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated in August. The surgeon at Toronto Community Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,750, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $4,000 short.
my brother has been in and out of Toronto Community Hospital since August. The doctors say a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without knee 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, Waylon struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 10 weeks. During that time Waylon 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 $4,000 goes:
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $570
• Post-operative medication: $185
• Travel and lodging for the family: $330
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,915
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Shirley
- due date
- 2025-11-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Thinking of you, Shirley. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Bristol this morning. Love from Bristol
Keep going. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My neighbor in Pretoria donated after I showed her your page.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Waylon
Pre-operative tests and imaging is $570 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.
Wishing Waylon a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 24 people at work!
Stay strong, Shirley. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Toronto!