Jackyto is a six-year-old boy from southern Haiti. He is in the first grade and likes going to school and drawing. Jackyto has four siblings and his parents are farmers.
Jackyto was born with a heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. This means he has a hole between two chambers of his heart and a muscular blockage in one of the heart’s valves. As a result, not enough oxygen is delivered to his body, leaving him sick and weak.
Although Watsi has already funded Jackyto’s transportation to the hospital for his surgery, he is still in need of $1,500 to cover exams, heart surgery prep, and medications. Have a Heart Cayman is also contributing $22,000 to the costs of his heart surgery.
“I am so thankful Jackyto will be able to travel for his surgery!” says Jackyto’s mother.