Zimbabwe: A family living in the Masvingo region of Zimbabwe has appealed for US $5000 for their daughter, who is just one year old and is suffering from a rare heart condition that needs to be treated with open-heart surgery in India.
As per the narration by the girl who was identified as Tanatswa Chikambure. Her parents said that she was diagnosed by medical doctors with a heart of congenital disease and has a hole in her heart, which results in oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mixing.
Considering the situation, the child’s father – Edmore Chikambure, said that the doctors told him that his daughter needs to get diagnosed with open-heart surgery that can be done in India and the family was given a quotation of US $11,500, which will also cover the airfares and medical expenses to have Tanatswa Operated one.
Father Chikumbre has appealed to the well-wishers in and around Zimbabwe to chip in so that my daughter can go through an open-heart surgery in India.
He added, “We managed to raise part of the funds required for the operation as a family but we still have a shortfall of US $5,000 so that we can try to save the life of our daughter.”
Open Heart surgeries are the treatment done to resolve heart problems considering heart failure, congenital heart defects, arrhythmias, aneurysms and coronary artery disease.
The procedure was started by the surgeon by making cuts through the breastbone and spreading the ribcage to have access to the heart. Open-heart surgery may include CABG which is also known as bypass surgery, heart transplant and valve replacement.
Open heart surgery is a reliable way for surgeons to perform heart surgery. The risk of complications is greater if a person is suffering from health problems such as Diabetes or Obesity.
Lung conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) raise the risk of the surgery being done wrong. Also, people who smoke are more prone to surgical and post-surgical issues.