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December 20, 2012

Spotlight – Kharkiv, Ukraine

When Liza was born her parents learned that she had two serious heart defects known as a patent ductus arteriosus and ventricular septal defect.  This worried them greatly because of the many serious health implications associated with these conditions.  Already, Liza’s little heart was beating abnormally fast because it had to work much harder to circulate the blood in her body.  Her parents lived with the uncertainty and stress of knowing that their child needed surgery for over a year, then, finally with the help of the surgical team, her operations were performed.  Shortly after her surgery she was giggling, playing peek-a-boo and diligently popping all bubbles blown by hospital staff.  Her mother expressed her excitement to see her daughter live a more normal life and said the first thing Lisa will do when she gets home is play with her dolls.

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The mission of the International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF) is to bring the skills, technology and knowledge to cure and care for children with congenital heart disease in developing nations.  ICHF does this regardless of country of origin, race, religion or gender. Our goal is to make the need for ICHF obsolete. We work toward this goal through our medical mission trips, where we operate on children and educate local healthcare professionals.

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