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Terry's valve repair surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After a torn ligament that needs reconstruction, Terry was cleared for valve repair surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Terry was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction in September. The surgeon at Saint Francis Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and He is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,000, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $6,950 short.
my husband has been in and out of Saint Francis Hospital since September. The doctors say a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,000 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 8 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 $6,950 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,250
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,300
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $360
• Post-operative medication: $180
• Physiotherapy sessions: $700
• Travel and lodging for the family: $160
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Jocelyn
- due date
- 2025-12-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Jocelyn
Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,775 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $3,736 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Update from Wollongong: we've started the first stage. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Best of luck, Jocelyn. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Munich.
Best of luck, Jocelyn. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Tallahassee this morning.
thanks for sharing this, Jocelyn. Wishing Terry a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.
Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Manila.
Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Wollongong