Carlos is a 14-year-old student from Haiti. He is in eighth grade and wants to be a doctor or engineer when he grows up.
Several years ago, Carlos contracted rheumatic fever, which caused damage to his heart. He developed a condition called mitral and aortic regurgitation, where blood backs up into his heart and does not properly circulate through his body.
Seeking treatment through our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, Carlos is scheduled to undergo heart surgery to correct his condition on July 28. Although Carlos’s transportation to our medical partner’s care center has already been funded by Watsi, he is still in need of $1,500 to cover the cost of his heart surgery prep. The organization, Have a Heart Cayman, is also subsidizing Carlos’s surgery, donating $22,000 to cover the rest of his medical bills.
“I am very happy that I can have this chance to heal my heart, and would like to say thank you to everyone,” says Carlos.