Estherline is a 14-year-old girl who lives with her parents and four siblings in Haiti. Before she became sick, Estherline enjoyed going to school and church, and playing with her brothers and sisters. Several years ago, Estherline contracted rheumatic fever, which caused damage to her heart. She developed a condition called mitral and aortic regurgitation, where blood backs up into her heart and does not properly circulate through her body. This condition causes Estherline to experience shortness of breath, painful breathing, fatigue, and swelling of the legs. If left untreated, her condition could become fatal. Seeking treatment through our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, Estherline is scheduled to undergo heart surgery to correct her condition on July 6. Although Estherline's [transportation](https://watsi.org/profile/b6c83c8bebe1-estherline) to our medical partner's care center has already been funded by Watsi, she is still in need of $1,500 to cover the cost of her heart surgery prep. The organization, Have a Heart Cayman, is also subsidizing Estherline's surgery, donating $27,000 to cover the rest of her medical bills. "I will pray that God blesses everyone that is helping our family through our daughter's illness," her mother says.

Tha Dah is a 13-year-old boy from Burma. In his free time, he likes to play with his friends and fix things. He lives with his parents and brother. His six older siblings are married and have homes of their own. Both of Tha Dah’s parents of are in poor health and cannot work. His older brother dropped out of school to support Tha Dah’s education and help his parents. He tends to the family’s rice paddy fields and livestock. They eat what they grow and sell chickens. Until earlier this year, Tha Dah was in fourth grade in a local school. He had to hold books close to his face to read them. Recently, however, his vision worsened, becoming blurry and forcing him to stop studying. Tha Dah and his mother traveled ninety minutes to reach our medical partner’s clinic. Tha Dah was diagnosed with severe cataracts. On October 5, he underwent cataract surgery on his right eye. Then, on November 16, he underwent the same surgery on his left eye. Now, his family needs help to raise $1,500 to fund this second surgery. Tha Dah plans to resume school after he recovers from his surgeries. Of the future, he says, “I want to be the owner of a workshop that fixes cars, bicycles, and motorbikes in my village.”