Emeline is an outgoing eight-year-old girl from Haiti. She lives with her parents and brothers. Her parents work in agriculture to support their family. Emeline makes friends easily and likes playing games and listening to music.
Emeline was born with a cardiac condition called ventricular septal defect, where a hole exists between the two lower chambers of her heart. Blood leaks through this hole without first passing through her lungs to obtain oxygen, leaving her feeling weak.
On August 2, Emeline will be traveling from her home in Haiti to our medical partner’s care center, Health City Cayman Islands, in the Cayman Islands. There she will undergo heart surgery. Our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, is asking for $1,500 to help cover the cost of Emeline’s surgery prep. Another organization, Have a Heart Cayman, has contributed $17,000 towards her treatment. We are also fundraising for her transportation costs.
“My family is all very happy to know that there is a chance for Emeline’s heart to be healed,” says Emeline’s mother.