The $200,000 Surgery Fee

Summary

My brother was diagnosed with a tumor. The doctor said if he’d come in a day later, he’d be dead.

The surgery was $200,000. After three days of calling everyone he knew, my father had only managed to borrow $80,000.

I went to my uncle’s house. He was in the living room counting cash from a recent property buyout—eight million dollars, stacked high on his coffee table.

The moment I explained why I was there, my aunt slammed the door in my face. "Lend you money? In your dreams! Do you think our money grows on trees?"