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Success! Ruth from Haiti raised $1,500 to fund surgery that will heal her heart condition.

Ruth
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  • $1,500 raised, $0 to go
$1,500
raised
$0
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Fully funded
Ruth's treatment was fully funded on September 20, 2022.

Photo of Ruth post-operation

October 5, 2022

Ruth underwent surgery that will heal her heart condition.

Ruth had a successful procedure to heal the hole near her heart using a catheter. She should now be able to lead a full life without further risk.

Her mom told us, “Our family is very happy and relieved that everything went so smoothly with Ruth’s heart procedure!”

Ruth had a successful procedure to heal the hole near her heart using a catheter. She should now be able to lead a full life without further...

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April 30, 2022

Ruth is a two-year-old girl who lives with her parents in a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, which is the capital of the Caribbean island nation of Haiti. She is her parent’s first child.

Ruth was born with a condition called patent ductus arteriosus, which causes blood to leak through a hole between two major blood vessels near her heart. The condition makes it difficult for Ruth’s small heart to fully function. Fortunately, her condition is highly treatable with surgery.

The care she needs is not available in Haiti, so our medical partner Haiti Cardiac Alliance has arranged to take Ruth and her mother to the Dominican Republic, where doctors will use a catheter to plug the hole near her heart. The treatment, scheduled for May 25th, will stop blood from leaking into her blood vessels and should allow her to live a full life ahead.

Another organization, Gift of Life International, is contributing $5,000 toward the surgery cost. Her family is raising $1,500 to help cover the rest of her treatment and related care, including travel for Ruth and her mother.

Her mother shared, “Our family is very hopeful that after the surgery, our daughter will have more energy and a better appetite.”

Ruth is a two-year-old girl who lives with her parents in a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, which is the capital of the Caribbean island nat...

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Ruth's Timeline

  • April 30, 2022
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Ruth was submitted by Owen Robinson, Executive Director at Haiti Cardiac Alliance.

  • May 2, 2022
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Ruth's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • May 25, 2022
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Ruth received treatment at Clinica Corominas in Haiti. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • September 20, 2022
    FULLY FUNDED

    Ruth's treatment was fully funded.

  • October 5, 2022
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Ruth's treatment was successful. Read the update.

Treatment
Interventional heart catheterization
  • Cost Breakdown
On average, it costs $7,290 for Ruth's treatment
Subsidies fund $5,790 and Watsi raises the remaining $1,500
Hospital Fees
$4,500
Medical Staff
$450
Medication
$360
Supplies
$0
Travel
$1,710
Labs
$180
Other
$90

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Trizah is an 18-month-old baby girl who is especially playful around her mother. Trizah lives with her parents and three siblings in Kenya, where her mother works as a casual laborer washing clothes, and her father is employed at a welding workshop. Because of the hydrocephalus she was diagnosed with early on, Trizah has already undergone more than three surgeries in her young life. She had a shunt insertion procedure done a few days after her birth, which needed to be revised in May 2022. Her hydrocephalus has worsened, requiring the placement of two external ventricular drains in 2023. Sadly, the revised shunt has failed, and Trizah is now in need of another surgery to have a new shunt inserted to drain the excess fluids in her brain and alleviate the intracranial pressure caused by the fluids. Trizah also needs surgery to stop the convulsions she has been experiencing, and prevent the severe physical and developmental delays that result from untreated hydrocephalus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $720 to cover the cost of the surgery to treat her hydrocephalus. The procedure is scheduled to take place on February 22nd at BethanyKids Kijabe Hospital. The excess fluid will be drained from Trizah's brain, reducing the intracranial pressure, and greatly improving her quality of life. With proper treatment, Trizah should develop into a strong and healthy young girl. Trizah’s mother says: “She has been having surgeries since birth. Her head is increasing in size, and she is experiencing scary convulsions. I just hope this treatment will help her to recover.”

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