Meet Wideline, a hard-working and kind 14-year-old girl from Haiti! According to our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance (HCA), “Wideline lives with her mother, grandmother, aunt, uncle, and several cousins. She is very cheerful and has a great sense of humor. She is very focused on going to college one day, although she doesn’t yet know what she wants to study”.
However, Wideline has patent ductus arteriousus, a condition where a hole between the aorta and pulmonary artery remains open, preventing normal circulation through the body. As a result of her condition, Wideline is constantly tired and out of breath. And even though “she loves going to school, she has had to miss many days because of her heart condition” explains HCA.
For $1,500, Wideline will receive transportation overseas and preparation for the life-saving surgery that will repair her heart, preventing any further symptoms from her condition.
Wideline says “I’m excited to go on an airplane for the first time. I’m going to look out the window the entire time until we arrive!” Let’s help Wideline get back to school and attain her dream of attending college!