If there’s a story that can warm the cockles of your heart this holiday season, it is this. Embodying the spirit of the season, a good samaritan has brought cheer and hope to ten families in the country.
DNA reports that a donor who wishes to remain anonymous has given Rs 17.20 lakh to Fortis hospital to care for children suffering from heart ailments. Fortis will use the money to conduct corrective surgeries for congenital heart disease for four children in Mumbai and six in other parts of the country. Five of the ten children have already been operated on, while the rest will undergo treatment in the next week.
The families of the children (who are between the ages of 1 month and 12 years) couldn’t afford the required medical treatment. The anonymous donor changed all that, giving the little kids and their families a new lease of life.
One in every 100 newborns has a heart defect, including holes in the heart, obstructed blood flow and abnormality of heart valves.
Dr Swati Garekar, the paediatric cardiologist at Fortis, has thanked the generous Mumbaikar for helping change the fortunes of these families.
Thanks to the support of a generous Mumbaikar, we were able to offer treatment to the needy children. Mumbai has a large heart.
Dr Swati Garekar, Paediatric Cardiologist
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