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Terry's palate reconstruction surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
Terry needs palate reconstruction surgery at Saint Elizabeth Hospital and the family is $5,350 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇬🇧 Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom2,092 views
Terry was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in July. The surgeon at Saint Elizabeth Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,750, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $5,350 short.
my father has been in and out of Saint Elizabeth Hospital since July. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Terry struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. 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 4 weeks. During that time Terry won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $5,350 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $290
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,950
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,110
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2026-10-02
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Sending good thoughts, Melanie. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Sent it to 33 people at work. Blessings.
sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Anaheim
Good luck, Melanie. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours.
Thanks for sharing this, Melanie. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. God bless
good luck. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Dundee
Get well soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Dundee.
stay strong, Melanie. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Dundee.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care!
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Arlington