Meet Sara

Success! Sara from Bolivia raised $1,500 to fund heart surgery.

Photo of Sara post-operation
$1,500
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Fully funded
Sara's treatment was fully funded on April 15, 2025.
  • Sara's story
  • Sara's update
January 15, 2025
April 22, 2025

We are pleased to share that Sara's surgery was a success! During surgery, doctors sewed a patch over the hole in Sara's heart so that bl...

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Sara's Timeline

  • January 15, 2025
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Sara was submitted by Owen Robinson, Executive Director at International Cardiac Alliance

  • January 15, 2025
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Sara received treatment at Hospital del Niño Dr. Ovidio Aliaga Uría in Bolivia. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • January 16, 2025
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Sara's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • April 15, 2025
    FULLY FUNDED

    Sara's treatment was fully funded.

  • April 22, 2025
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Sara's treatment was successful. Read the update

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