Valve repair surgery for Gerhard: covering what insurance won't
After gallstones with repeated infections, Gerhard was cleared for valve repair surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
- due date
- 2026-02-01
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Megan
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- Sneha G. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $43
- Christian S. West 🇺🇸 · $50
“Best of luck. Please keep us posted. - Eugene”
- Oshadi Chathurika Seneviratne 🇱🇰 · $50
“You got this. Thought of Gerhard all day after reading this.”
- Amber Greene 🇺🇸 · $100
- Sunita E. Sachdeva 🇦🇺 · $10
“You got this. - Mandurah”
- Amira Farouk 🇺🇸 · $10
- Rachel G. Govender 🇿🇦 · $30
“Best of luck. From George with love.”
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“Hang in there. My colleague told me about this one. - Osaka”
- Stella D. Sanchez 🇺🇸 · $50
- Lucas Luiz Correia 🇧🇷 · $10
- Robert M. Hernandez 🇦🇺 · $27
- Dagmawit Fikir Taye 🇪🇹 · $5
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Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My husband and I read this together. Blessings!
Sending good thoughts, Megan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 17 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
stay strong, Megan. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Megan. Hope this works out for you. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Gerhard?
Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Johannesburg.
praying for you, Megan. Get well soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Hope it all works out. Hope the doctors have good news. God bless!
Thinking of you. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Bengaluru.
Praying for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I hope February is when things finally get easier.
wishing you peace, Megan. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours.
Wishing you the best. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Wish I lived closer to Londrina so I could bring a meal.
Hope it all works out, Megan. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Put this on a community board in Sydney this morning. Take care.
Praying for you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Dhaka.
Sending good thoughts, Megan. I hope things turn around soon. Love from London
Rooting for you, Megan. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.
Praying for you, Megan. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. God bless
keep going, Megan. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 28 people at work. Love from Barcelona
You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope February is when things finally get easier
Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to București so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro.
Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Megan. Get well soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best
hope it all works out, Megan. Hope you get there. God bless
Sending strength, Megan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together