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Baby battles heart defect, needs surgery
Abner Gahaya Cyusa, born with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), a condition where one or more holes are found in the wall that separates the right and left ventricles of the heart, needs $15,000 to travel to India for lifesaving surgery.
The surgery, which his parents cannot afford, would plug the holes in his heart. This heart defect is one of the most common congenital heart defects. If not corrected, it leads to heart failure and, ultimately, death.
Gahaya’s parents, Benjamin Ngarambe and Christine Dusabe, discovered his heart condition when he was only seven months old. That was after the infant suffered various infections and viruses. When his parents consulted a paediatric cardiologist, he recommended open heart surgery in India.
The paediatric cardiologist however said that their son couldn’t be put on the waiting list because his condition wasn’t as bad as some of the other patients.
According to Ngarambe, the baby has been struggling with a congested chest, breathing complications and fainting spells.
Despite his sickly weight of only nine kilograms, the 20-month Gahaya is still a very playful child although he sometimes becomes ill-tempered.
Baby Gayaha is presently taking Propanolol medication called every eight hours.
According to Dr Muthu Jothi, a Senior Consultant and Paediatric Cardiologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Dehli, India, “the cost of surgery will be approximately $9,000 within 14 days’ stay. Post discharge, another 7 days’ stay in New Dehli is required,” Dr.Muthu says in a letter addressed to the parents.
Gahaya’s parents are calling for support, either from the government or other well wishers, in order to fly him to New Delhi.
“I am worried it might take a while before our son gets onto the list of those scheduled to have surgery because there’s a long waiting list. My wish is to be able to raise $15,000 for the open heart surgery and other expenses at the hospital, and take him to India,” Ngarambe said.
He added that he can’t raise that money on his own and therefore called on the public to join hands with his family in order to save his only child.
Ngarambe, 34, runs a small business
Contact email: m.kaitesi[at]newtimes.co.rw
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Where is this kid currently? how can she be accessed?
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This is so worrying. Let's help that family as we can. Just a suggestion: The government can establish a fund to which all employees can contribute monthly by just 1% or 0.5% of their net salary. This is a little money individually but if put together it makes a huge amount which can be tapped to deal with cases like this one. For example, with a net salary of 50,000 each employee would give only 500 or 250 rwf to the fund. Therefore, one million employees will make easily 500 or 250 millions rwf monthly! The higher the salaries and the higher the number of employees the higher the contribution is! There was another case posted at igihe.com of a young man who is suffering since five years from a spinal injury inflicted to him. Let's help each other.TNT, please help me advance the suggestion above to the concerned authorities (maybe ministry of health or of social affairs). Thanks. Didier, Europe.
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Thank you for your kind responses.Charity and the rest that would like to offer a helping hand;you may get intouch with the father,Benjamin Ngarambe, on 250788446679.Thank you
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agree with didier, even 0.5% would make a difference.
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Again this example tests our understanding of humanity and completed tests us to come forward and help. As Didier mentioned, we will have these cases coming againa again and so let us put together an emergency fund and address these cases. Please TNT, Share with us an account to where atleast little we have can be given to this innocent kid. Otherwise calling the father would't be the best easy way. Use another article to share the account the family has. Thanks
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PLEASE LET'S HELP-baby Gahaya the account numbers are BK 047-0328330-65/Frw, Equity a/c 4002200007718/USD A/c Names: Benjamin NgarambePS. Even a little contribution would make a difference. Many thanks
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Thanks for the information regarding the bank account. But those who are outside will need Swift Code. So here it is as found on BK Website: BKIGRWRWIf not correct. Let us know.Thanks.
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BKIGRWRW If not correct. Let us know.Thanks
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I just want to say that i agree with didie's suggetion.and Ben and wife be strong God is on your side ever,keep praying,prayers are the keys to our problems.
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