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Valve repair surgery for Josiah: covering what insurance won't

A scheduled valve repair surgery in September is out of reach without help covering $8,150 of the cost.

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Samantha Vaughn
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Louisville
Josiah was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in June. The surgeon at Louisville Regional Medical Center recommended valve repair surgery, and He is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,750, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $8,150 short. my husband has been in and out of Louisville Regional Medical Center since June. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without valve repair 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, Josiah struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Recovery is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Josiah won't be able to walk without help, 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 $8,150 goes: • Post-operative medication: $360 • Physiotherapy sessions: $1,000 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,550 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,240 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
due date
2026-08-27
bill type
Hospital invoice
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Updates from Samantha

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,429 in total) I made the first payment toward physiotherapy sessions. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $1,726 so far, I made the first payment toward post-operative medication.

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  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $10
  • Pranav E. Prajapati 🇺🇸 · $25
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    “God bless. Hope the September deadline works out. - Richards Bay”

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    “All the best. My father told me about this one. - San Nicolás de los Garza”

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    “Good luck. Thought of Josiah all day after reading this. - Iloilo City”

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    “Hope things get better. Been where you're, it gets better. - San Nicolás de los Garza”

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    “Be well. Hope the September deadline works out. - Rochester”

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  • Aaliyah T. Clark

    gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Limerick.

    • Maria Siqueira

      Sending strength, Samantha. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope September is when things finally get easier. All the best.

      • Akash E. Singh

        thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

        • Maëlle Camille RemyID verified

          thinking of you, Samantha. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope September is when things finally get easier. All the best.

          • Chidinma Joy FalanaID verified

            Stay strong, Samantha. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

            • Lucas N. Callahan

              take care. Hope you get there. Thinking of Louisville

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