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20 Years of Hope: Joy

Posted on September 14, 2023

Almost immediately after she was born, tiny Joy was whisked away from her mother to undergo emergency surgery for a life-threatening intestinal condition. Days later, she was diagnosed with a complex heart issue as well — an atrioventricular (AV) canal defect. This condition involves a large hole in the very center of the heart chambers, […]

20 Years of Hope: Kaniel

Posted on September 7, 2023

Baby Kaniel was born in Uganda in July of 2016, to the great joy of his parents Ronald and Joy. Their happiness quickly turned to fear and sadness when Kaniel went into distress just a few hours later. His breathing became labored, and nurses came running to whisk the tiny newborn away to the ICU. […]

20 Years of Hope: Raven

Posted on July 13, 2023

Little Raven was born in India in April 2020. Her parents were thrilled at the birth of their first child, but their excitement quickly turned to panic when they took her to her first check-up at 15 days old. Doctors discovered a hole (a ventricular septal defect, or VSD) in Raven’s heart but reassured the […]

20 Years of Hope: Verena

Posted on June 16, 2023

Little Verena was born prematurely to secondary school teachers in Uganda. After spending a few weeks in a hospital incubator, she was transferred to the Uganda Heart Institute where doctors diagnosed her with a heart defect. Unfortunately, Verena’s heart defect could not be repaired in Uganda, as it was too complex. Verena’s only chance at life […]

20 Years of Hope: Reese

Posted on June 1, 2023

Reese is approximately 13 years old but does not know her own date of birth. She came from a government-run orphanage in India and has no known family members. In 2019, we learned of her plight and were able to bring her into the arms of our Pari Healing Home in India, which helps children […]

Life at the Landfill: A Conversation with Amy Eldridge

Posted on April 22, 2023

Our CEO, Amy Eldridge, recently returned from visiting our programs in India and Cambodia. She had the opportunity to visit not only our school programs but also the landfill where over 78 of our students live and work in an environment most of us can barely imagine. Can you tell us about the situation on […]

20 Years of Hope: Peter

Posted on April 6, 2023

In the spring of 2021, LWB’s India staff learned of Baby Peter who had been born seven months earlier. His parents were prepared for a heart defect that had been detected by ultrasound before Peter’s birth, but after his arrival, it was discovered that Peter had additional medical issues. Since his heart defect turned out […]

Catherine: Waiting for Heart Surgery

Posted on February 24, 2023

This lovely five-year-old is Catherine. She lives with her parents and her baby sister in Uganda. Catherine appeared to be a completely healthy child until she developed a terrible cough last year at age four. After receiving treatment at a local hospital, she was referred to the Uganda Heart Institute for further evaluation. Sadly, little […]

Joey: Waiting for Heart Surgery

Posted on February 22, 2023

When he was born, Baby Joey appeared to be healthy, and his parents and older siblings were excited to welcome him to the world. However, at two months of age, he became very ill with pneumonia. Sadly, Joey developed an abnormal heartbeat and never seemed to fully recover. At four months old, Joey was referred […]

Baby Joanna: Waiting for Heart Surgery

Posted on February 20, 2023

Baby Joanna is the youngest of three little ones in her family. Shortly after her birth, Joanna’s parents noticed that she struggled to breathe and had difficulty nursing. Initially, her parents’ concerns were dismissed by local health officials. Finally, at two months old, the doctors at a local hospital referred Joanna to the Uganda Heart Institute. Further testing there revealed […]

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