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Surgery fund for Wellington: emergency hernia repair in Santos

A scheduled emergency hernia repair in October is out of reach without help covering $2,000 of the cost.

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Fernanda Valentina Xavier
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Santos
Wellington was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in July. The surgeon at Santos Regional Medical Center recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $4,000, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $2,000 short. my son has been in and out of Santos Regional Medical Center since July. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $4,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Wellington 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 6 weeks. During that time Wellington 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 $2,000 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $840 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $640 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $85 • Post-operative medication: $50 • Physiotherapy sessions: $250 • Travel and lodging for the family: $135 Every share and every dollar helps. - Fernanda
due date
2026-11-04
bill type
Hospital invoice

Updates from Fernanda

  1. We're at 50% thanks to 27 of you. I made the first payment toward post-operative medication. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($576 in total) the plan for hospital stay is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Brielle D. Parker 🇺🇸 · $500

    “Rooting for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Charlotte”

  • Tareq Sohel Sultana 🇧🇩 · $200
  • Naveen L. Chopra 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Mai Mei Tamura 🇯🇵 · $100

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Wellington all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100

    “Thought of Wellington all day after reading this. - Lagos”

  • Kim Pham 🇻🇳 · $100

    “Be well. Saw your post and had to give. - Nha Trang”

  • André Gabriel Dantas 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. I'm in Guarulhos, thinking of you. - Guarulhos”

  • Aaliyah P. Holmes 🇦🇺 · $75

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Wellington all day after reading this. - Newcastle”

  • Michał Wojciechowski 🇵🇱 · $75

    “Hope this helps. From Radom with love. - Radom”

  • Temitope Blessing Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $70

    “Only $70 but hope it helps. - Ikeja”

  • Lorenzo A. Herrera 🇪🇸 · $66

    “Thought of Wellington all day after reading this. - Málaga”

  • Jacob L. Wang 🇺🇸 · $57

    “Blessings. I'm in Lowell, thinking of you. - Lowell”

  • Mansi R. Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $53.50
  • Sabbir Hridoy Alam 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Jamila Maryam Hegazy 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Luís Paulo Pinto 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Suranga Jagath Gamage 🇱🇰 · $50
  • Álvaro L. Pérez 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Weston R. Meyer 🇬🇧 · $47
  • Maximilian Kraus 🇩🇪 · $35

    “Gave what I could this week. - Hamburg”

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  • Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Love from San Francisco

    • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Sapporo.

      • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Wellington.

        • Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. surgeon and anesthesia fees comes first ($840) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for asking.

      • sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Bogotá.

        • Pongsak BoonmeeID verified

          Wishing Wellington a smooth procedure and a full recovery

          • Kinsley J. CruzPhoto verified

            Thanks for sharing this, Fernanda. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

            • Take care, Fernanda. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together.

              • rooting for you. Wishing Wellington a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My neighbor in Belfast donated after I showed her your page

                • thinking of you and your family, Fernanda. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. It's not much but it's yours. All the best

                  • Sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Ann Arbor so I could bring a meal.

                    • Hang in there, Fernanda. Shared it with a few friends. All the best

                      • Best of luck, Fernanda. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

                        • Take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Huntsville this morning.

                          • thinking of you and your family, Fernanda. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

                            • Praying for you, Fernanda. Shared this with my family. God bless.

                              • Thinking of you and your family, Fernanda. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Thinking of Santos

                                • Tomás E. MoraPhoto verified

                                  Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

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