Nerlo is a student from Haiti. He lives in a rural area in southwest Haiti with his grandmother. He is in the first grade in school. Nerlo has a cardiac condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. This condition involves several related defects, including a hole between two chambers of the heart and a muscular blockage of one of the valves. Without treatment, this would be fatal.
Nerlo will fly to Cayman Islands to receive treatment. On December 14, he will undergo cardiac surgery, during which surgeons will close the hole in his heart with a patch, and remove the muscular blackage in the valve. Another organization, Have a Heart Cayman, is contributing $19,000 to pay for surgery.
Nerlo’s family also needs help to fund the costs of surgery prep. The $1,500 bill covers labs, medicines, and checkup and followup appointments. It also supports passport obtainment and the social workers from our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, who will accompany Nerlo’s family overseas.
His grandmother says, “I would like to ask God to bless everyone who is helping my grandson have his surgery!”