Danny is a five-month-old baby boy from the Dominican Republic. He lives with his mother and father, who are both farmers.
Danny was born with a cardiac condition called patent ductus arteriosus. This condition is characterized by a hole between the two upper chambers of the heart, which normally closes shortly after birth, staying open. Blood flows through this hole without first passing through the lungs to obtain oxygen, leaving him sick and short of breath.
Although Gift of Life International is significantly subsidizing part of the treatment, our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, is still requesting $1,500 to help fund Danny’s exams, medications, and hospital costs.
“We are looking forward to Danny’s heart being healed, so that he can become a normal child,” says Danny’s mother.