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Chain of Hope
11/17/05
Chain of Hope
Last week a team of doctors from the United Kingdom charity called Chain of Hope performed open heart surgeries on fifteen Jamaican children. The team of ten medical professionals was assisted by ten doctors from the Bustamante Children’s Hospital.
The children ranged from three months to twelve years. The illnesses ranged from heart murmurs, babies born with a hole in the heart to rheumatic infections. Each child under went surgery that lasted approximately six hours. They all pulled through and are doing well.
The surgeries which would normally cost at least $30,000.00 US dollars were all done for free. All the children were from families who would not have been able to afford the operation without assistance.
Chain of Hope has been coming to Jamaica for the past ten years. Over the years they have treated some 350 Jamaican children. Follow up examinations were also done on some of those children.
The charity is devoted to helping children with heart diseases around the world. One of their focuses is to share their expertise with local doctors. Training therefore is a big part of their mission.
The parents of these children must be thrilled beyond words. One of the hardest things you can experience in life is to see your child suffer and not be able to help. The hope that these doctors have given these families is priceless.
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