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

A scheduled valve repair surgery in October is out of reach without help covering $4,800 of the cost.

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Rory H. Clarke
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Limerick
In August I was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair. My surgeon at Limerick Community Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $6,500, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $4,800 short. Doctors at Limerick Community Hospital told me a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without valve repair surgery. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $6,500 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a school bus driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. The recovery period is expected to take about 7 weeks. I'll not be able to drive during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one. 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 $4,800 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $140 • Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,500 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,160 Thank you for reading my story.
due date
2024-10-21
bill type
Hospital invoice
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  1. Quick update: $1,023 raised so far (21%). I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Joseph Ochieng Kariuki

    Thanks for sharing this. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

    • Nadeem Haris Yousafzai

      Stay strong, Rory. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Munich so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Limerick.

      • Leandro Felipe Carvalho

        hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Caloocan but we're thinking of you.

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