His Heart Prevented Him from Growing a Pound…

Carlos’ mom knew something was wrong with her baby.  He was not gaining weight. “By six months, he was already on supplementary formula and vitamins, and he still wasn’t growing,” his mother Marian Salomé told us.  

Around his first birthday, a trip to a specialist in El Salvador finally shed some light on the problem. “The cardiologist said he had a hole in his heart and that his heart was enlarged!” she added.  

Then the doctor told them about the second problem:  Very little blood was flowing to their baby’s lungs.  “At that moment, he said to me, ‘Do you know how dangerous this is?’ 
He said your child could collapse at any moment because the right side of his heart is not functioning.” 

The doctor then said the only way to save Carlos’ life was open heart surgery.   There was no way the family could afford to pay for that operation.  “And suddenly, you feel this fear, the fear that at any moment, the child could die because he does not have enough oxygen,” Marian Salomé told us. “All because we could not afford surgery.”  

That’s when, thanks to you, the supporters of Operation Blessing, we provided the surgery needed to save Carlos’ life.  

“After surgery, Carlos has gained weight and is growing!” said Marian Salomé. “Now he’s a very, very active child and there are no signs of any problems with his heart. His lips and skin no longer turn blue.  He sleeps soundly, and he can play all day without resting!”  

“To the people who support Operation Blessing, we can never repay you but we are truly grateful.” 
 

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