Support Susana's Vision Restoration Journey

Hello, my name is Susana. I recently found out I need to have cataracts surgery on my eyes. I went to the eye doctor to try and get in before my insurance changed over. Figures this would be something to happen to me now. Sometimes; I can’t help but, feel if it weren’t for bad luck I would have no luck at all.

Ever since the eye doctor found the cataracts in my eyes, I have been terrified of the idea of losing my vision. I work as a certified nursing assistant as well as do volunteer work in the community. I am also an advocate for Domestic Violence Awareness and recently had started a local group for women who may want to know other women in the same situation. Needless to say, I had to pause everything to try and focus on my vision.

And my vision is crucial to keeping my job. My job is crucial to caring for my family. I have a very sick father whose just had aneurysm surgery and my husband who has an autoimmune disease. My children are all on the autism spectrum and require lots of care from myself. I feel very overwhelmed and really scared. I am literally the glue that holds everyone else together even when I’m falling apart.

My having these two surgeries are going to require special eye drops, workand driving restrictions and follow up appointments with both the ophthalmologist and optometrist. It will require at least a week off after each surgery. Then there are the one day and then one week follow-up appointments. I will need someone to go with me and drive for each appointment. I won’t even be allowed to workout for at least 6 weeks I’m told after surgery. For those of you whom know me you know I have lost 95 lbs. as of late as I have been trying to keep myself healthier. So, this is going to be a very hard part of my recovery.

I am trying so very hard to improve my quality of life. It just feels like everything is in my way. The more weight I lose the more the doctors seem to find wrong. Yet, here I am still trying and praying for a miracle.

I don’t normally ask for help because I feel embarrassed asking for help. I have no other way of asking for help because our family finances are already limited. The deductible for our new insurance is $4,500.00 with a maximum out of pocket of $7,500.00. So, in short I am having to come up with everything by myself. I completely understand that everyone may be having their own financial struggles and I pray for your struggles as well. Inflation has hit everyone hard. Honestly, I am thankful to anyone that even reads my story. And even if you can’t help financially you could share this for me and that would mean the world to me.

I pray that I can raise this money to finish paying for all the surgical fees and anesthesia.

Anything you can do would be appreciated. Even if you just share my go fund me I would be so grateful.

Thankyou so much and God bless,

Susana M. Regan

The cost of surgery is $3,425.00 per eye

pluse there is a cost of $2,730 per eye for Femtosecond Lazer including a astigmatism treatment per eye.

$1,900 for anesthesia

$1,200 deductible for both eyes.

$100 dollars for Prednisolone eye drops needed to start a day before surgery.