MB's hip replacement surgery

Hi, my name is Maria Blanca, I was named after my mother. But that's not the story I want to tell you, it goes more like this.

My mother is an amazing hard working woman. Always giving the best she can to her family and friends. After my father died, she worked harder than ever to keep the family going.



In 2009 she was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis and went through six interventions. Even though she was glued to the bed, she kept working from home and never gave up.

Now, because of the situation of Venezuela, the country I was born and raised, we made a family decision for me to find better ways in UK but my mom and husband had to stay at home for now.

My mom after six years of stable recovery had an accident at home. She fell and suffered a major fracture in the left leg and a dislocation on the right leg. During hospital admission, they found an infection and my husband was told that her immediate intervention needed to be postponed.


Now, she needs to wait for everything to stabilize before the surgery. They need to change the hip replacement she had and do an internal fixation.


After that intervention, they will need to admit her in again to repair the dislocation. And on top of that, post-surgery rehabilitation.


We have managed thanks to friends and some savings to pay initial expenses, but we still have a long way to go, and her medical insurance only covered 6.000.000 Bss (that represents less than $40). Overall, we need $15.000,00 to cover surgeries, medicines, and rehabilitation. And we need it as soon as possible. The longer we wait, the higher the risk for new infections and muscular atrophies.

I thank you with all my heart for all the help you can give us. My family will highly appreciate it.