URGENT--NOW IN ISRAEL
The large hole between the ventricles of Fanya's heart should have been closed years ago, but doctors believe her life can still be saved. She reached Israel December 17 and is waiting with us in Jerusalem for her surgery. Click here for the latest update.
URGENT--NOW IN ISRAEL
Arazoo's is being raised by a single mom, and only by God's grace has she survived this long with the heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. She can still be cured and offered a normal life through open-heart surgery. Arazoo's arrived in Israel Dec. 17 and is waiting with us in Jerusalem for her surgery. Click here for the latest update.
URGENT--AWAITING CLEFT PALATE SURGERY
After five months of treatment sweet little Rasan has undergone successful heart surgery as well as spent six weeks in corrective casts for his club feet. His one remaining critical health issue is a cleft palette. Please help us send Rasan to undergo repair so that he will finally be able to eat normally and regain strength and grow like a normal child. Click here for the latest update.
Omed, one of eight children of an Iraqi government worker, has a small hole between the ventricles of his heart. After examining him at the March 2008 screening in Jordan, an Israeli doctor believes that it may be possible to close the hole by placing an "umbrella" device during catheterization. Omed is invited in early January.
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Rawa, just turned 18 years old from the north of Iraq
Rawa's father borrowed money to reach the screening by Israeli doctors in March. An attempt to close the hole in Rawa's heart through surgery in Baghdad failed in 1998, but doctors in Israel believe his heart can still be repaired. He is invited to come in early January.
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The Israeli cardiologist who saw Alaa in March found a huge hole between the atria of her heart. As a consequence she is having cyanotic spells which can be life-threatening. Alaa can be cured through surgery, and we hope to have her in Israel in early January.
Halo was with us for surgery in 2007 (click here to read his story), and now it is time for the second surgery which will help complete the healing of his heart. His father is a gracious and sensitive man, and we look forward to renewing our relationship with them as we fulfill our commitment to see Halo's treatment through to a successful end.
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"It's a miracle. I tell you, it's a miracle!" said the Israeli cardiologist who saw Akram at our November screening. When the doctor last saw Akram eight months earlier he was dying, ravaged by tuberculosis in addition to his heart defect. But an Israeli lab identified the TB and appropriate treatment, and after long months of treatment Akram is finally ready for his heart surgery. We hope to bring him to Israel in early January.
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Shwana has a hole between the atria of his heart, which could take his life if not corrected. With surgery he should be able to go to school, play sports, and go on to a normal life. We hope to bring him to Israel in January.
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Bruska's heart defect is called Tetralogy of Fallot, actually a combination of defects which could take her life at any time. In a medically-advanced country she would never have been left untreated until this age. But with surgery she can still be fully healed.
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Only by God's grace did Delpak survive her childhood in Iraq with her untreated heart defect; and doctors in Israel believe they can still heal her heart through surgery and allow her to go on to a healthy life.
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Majed will need both catheterization and then surgery in Israel to restore his heart, but based on his medical report doctors believe he has a good chance of a successful outcome and can be restored to a healthy life.
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URGENT--TO SURGERY DECEMBER 30
Azhin’s parents first took her to Tehran, Iran, but had to return home sorrowfully when the hospital asked for $20,000. On examination on Nov. 11 an Israeli cardiologist said Azhin’s surgery, repair of a hole between the atria of her heart, will be “easy.” She reached Israel Dec. 17 and is going in for surgery December 30. Click here for the latest update.
URGENT--NOW IN ISRAEL
Hemin has miraculously survived despite multiple heart defects that have never been corrected. It is still not too late for him to be healed and go on to a normal life. Hemen had his surgery on December 29. Click here for the latest update.
Our name Shevet Achim is taken from the Hebrew of
Psalm 133: How good and how pleasant for
brothers to dwell together
in unity...For there the LORD commanded the
blessing--life forevermore.
