My niece has a congenital heart defect and she is in need of open heart surgery. She is 19 years old and she lives with her parents. She is the third from the oldest of 8 children, the youngest sibling being 3 years old. After she began having chest pains, her doctor told her that she needs to have surgery immediately or she risks having heart failure and possibly dying. Her mother is a homemaker, and her father's earnings are not enough to feed the whole family. She was going to college but she has to stop because of symptoms the congenital heart defect is now causing. She has chest pains and gets short of breath even with a little exertion. She is a courageous young lady and she hopes to get a chance to get the surgery, medications, and other treaments afterwards. Her father does not have health insurance for an expensive surgery such as this. Please help her and save her life. This is the only hope her family has since the doctor told her she will need at least $20,000 for the open heart surgery alone. Otherwise, the hole in her heart is getting bigger. Without it her prognosis is dim. Thank you for your assistance and for hearing our plea.
