Maria Alicia is a lovely five-year-old girl from Guatemala. Maria has been suffering routine fatigue and palpitations from an atrial septal defect where blood is being shunted through a hole in her heart.
Amazingly, Maria Alicia is one of six siblings and doctors have detected the same heart defect in four of them. Two of the others are also Watsi patients: Dulier (who just had surgery) and Mayda (who will have surgery soon following her dental work). Talk about family based healthcare!
Maria will need significant dental work prior to heart surgery to prevent infection affecting her healing. This is a vital component of her care, both in terms of time and expense required. The combined cost of dental work, surgery, medications and treatment expenses amounts to $1,300. Your donations will afford young Maria the chance to live a happy, full and productive life every girl deserves!
Maria Alicia is a lovely five-year-old girl from Guatemala. Maria has been suffering routine fatigue and palpitations from an atrial septal ...
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Maria Alicia received surgery to treat an atrial septal defect.
Maria is the third child in her family to have heart surgery funded on Watsi. Because the hole in her heart was quite small, Maria’s operation was simpler than her two siblings
who both required open heart surgery. Doctors reported that she bounced back quickly and has already completely recovered. Maria is now no longer at risk of developing heart failure or other problems later in life.
Maria’s family are grateful for the incredible assistance and generosity of Watsi supporters who have helped all three of their children.
Maria is the third child in her family to have heart surgery funded on Watsi. Because the hole in her heart was quite small, Maria's operati...
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