 This
little boy has been through quite a bit until his heart was fixed here at AIMS.
Aromal's father is a manual laborer and they have very little means. Aromal has
a large hole between the lower chambers of the hear. This hole is known as
ventricular spetal defect or VSD. This hole diverts much of the blood pumped
out of the heart to his lungs. As a result the lungs are flooded. Aromal was
unwell since the age of 2 months and was unable to feed adequately. He had
several bouts of pneumonia. The most recent episode of pneumonia was very
severe and he had to be mechanically ventilated. Thanks to the financial
assistance received, Aromal could be operated and his hole was closed by Dr.
Shivaprakasha. Although he was very sick when he was taken up for surgery, he
has done really well and can now look forward to a normal future
 This
young schoolgirl is Arthira. She had a hole in the upper chambers of her
heart called an atrial septal defect or ASD.
The surgery was done from the back, a cosmetic approach.
 This
eight-month old baby girl named Binisha comes from a poor family in a
small village in Kerala; she was diagnosed with a complex congenital heart
ailment. Here she is some weeks after her surgery.
 This
28-days-old-baby, the daughter of Shiny, has not been given a name yet,
as is the tradition in this part of India. She had a very serous heart disease
known as transposition, and as a result had very little oxygen in her
blood. She underwent an operation called an arterial switch procedure and
has now been cured.
 Shylaja
is 2 years old but only weighs 15.5 lbs because a large hole in her heart did
not allow her to grow like a normal child. She underwent a successful surgery
and is getting ready to go home.
 Sreekutty
had two problems: a large hole in her heart known as a ventricular septal
defect, and narrowing of the pathway from her heart to the her lungs. As a
result, her skin was blue and she tiered easily and was unable to play. She
underwent operations for both problems and is getting ready to go home.
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Philip, age 7: "I gave all my saved allowance, $100.00,
because my mom told me that someone in Indian was very sick
and needed a new heart to live. I realized that this was
more important than me wanting a new Playstation game from
Toys R Us" |
Anyone can help. Here we see Sam and Skyla selling flowers for Hearts at a street fair.
To see some of our recent fund-raising activities, click
here. |
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Fr. Steven Rozzelle: "The kids learn more about God by doing
this than anything they could teach them in Sunday school…
I don't care what the children learn on Sunday, I want to
know if they share their toys on Monday"
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Jeffrey, 11 years old: "Well you are saving some little dudes' life, and it is really cool."
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Gregory age 8 (upon seeing that the photo of the boy his group
whose operation his group helped sponsor): "It make you feel
good inside because he would die without it" |
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As Hearts Across the Ocean continues to grow, this website will grow along with it.
We welcome all contributions, suggestions, assistance, criticisms, funny stories and boxes of cookies.
To contact us, send email to:
Mark Watson at Hearts Across the Ocean. |
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