20 Years of Hope: Kaniel
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. […]
Read More3 Ugandan Children Arrive in India for Heart Surgeries
This week, three children from Uganda headed to India to receive their long-awaited heart surgeries. As with any complicated trip involving medically fragile kids, some travel glitches occurred. Sadly, one of the children chosen for this travel group, little Arianna, is currently ill in the hospital and unable to travel, and we’re working with this […]
Read More20 Years of Hope: Raven
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 […]
Read MoreCatherine: Waiting for Heart Surgery
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 […]
Read More20 Years of Hope: Sallie
In December 2019, a young couple in Uganda was overjoyed to successfully deliver twin babies, a precious boy and girl. Very quickly, however, it became apparent that their infant daughter Sallie was not well. She became increasingly listless and struggled to feed. At nine months of age, Sallie weighed just 8.8 pounds, while her twin […]
Read MoreJane’s Heart Surgery
Agnes was speechless when doctors told her that her seemingly healthy three-year-old daughter, Jane, had a VSD heart defect. Doctors recommended waiting on surgery to see if the hole in Jane’s heart would close on its own. In the meantime, Jane lived happily in Uganda with her parents and two older brothers. Doctors kept an […]
Read MoreRhonda and LWB’s Unity Initiative in China
Rhonda’s parents met when they were both working far from home as migrant workers in China. Her father came from an impoverished farming family and worked for years to repay his family’s debt. He was proud that he was beginning to get back on his feet. Expecting a baby added to his and his wife’s excitement […]
Read MoreThe Red Thread To Baby Diana
An ancient Chinese proverb says that “an invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.” LWB’s newest cardiac initiative has begun this week in Guatemala with our very first baby who is in urgent need of heart surgery.
Read More7 Lives, 7 Days: Patience
Sweet, somber Patience is just one year old. Patience and her twin sister are the youngest of five siblings. The five children and their mother live in a small, one-room house in rural Uganda.
Read MoreShare Your Heart With Valerie
Valerie is the beloved baby in a family of five children. She was born with VSD and PDA heart defects, as well as Down syndrome. When her mother received her youngest’s difficult diagnosis, she was overcome with sadness and worry. She feared for Valerie’s life, for how and where they could even get the complicated surgery in Uganda, and for how she would pay for it.
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