4-year-old Roma urgently needs cardiac surgery

4-year-old Roma has congenital heart disease – atrial septal defect. Most heart defects of children are being healed itself in the first years of life. But not in Roma's case. Subsequently, the disease began to show itself: there is dyspnea on exertion, pallor and fatigue. To avoid life-threatening arrhythmias, endovascular surgery is needed. It will be made for the budget money, but the occluder which will close a devastating hole in Roma's heart is needed to be paid.

Four years after the discovery of the disease, doctors watched the heart of Roma. The result is disappointing - because of the increased load was increased right atrium. It requires a complicated operation using expensive equipment.

Behavior Roman strikes. He was a four-year kid who knows that the seriously ill, not only did not cry from fear, but is waiting for an operation, knowing that she will fix his heart.

- When it became clear that the operation could not be avoided, - says Irina, Mama Roma - I have a little tantrum did not happen. It is very affected my health. Roma tried not much to tell, so do not worry, but it seems he realizes and keeps a stiff upper lip, this muzhchinkoy.

We are afraid, probably more than he does, but we try not to talk about it right. I think, first of all our self-supported Roma.

The location of the defect, the boys need to set the occluder device of an alloy of titanium and nickel in the form of two interconnected drives.

These tiny discs packaged in a catheter is fed by vein to the heart and it is set in the target site, like the patch.

The complex and expensive operation. That is, the operation will make the Roma under the quota, for free, but the occluder in the quota is not included.

The novel was born healthy and strong in appearance, with an average weight. Fortunately parents knew no bounds when the son was born.

In two months, for a planned inspection, the pediatrician heard from Roma slight heart murmur, but immediately reassured: it's not scary noises in infants are often, after some time they pass. The attending physician at the Institute Amosova confirmed their words. Irina believed, and calmed down, because Roma was strong, ruddy baby.

In 2014, the survey showed that the defect began to decline, the parents have hope that all minuetsya and surgery can be avoided. But in 2015, when the boy was ill with SARS, he was appointed the US, which showed that heart disease does not pass, atrial septal defect increased. This has influenced the work of the heart.

Roma prudent for his age developed. For example, very little surprised peers story Pushkin's fairy tales "There stands ..." which Roma knows by heart. And with their peers in the yard, he collects all living creatures, childish playing doctor. He says when he grows up, wants to become a surgeon or a scientist. Probably to cure people and all living creatures with which he likes to play. Perhaps in order to come up with a device to close the hole in the heart without surgery ...

Communicating with Roma, you come to the conclusion that all these plans had seriously that such children grow and extraordinary people.

In the year and a half already well said, - says Irina. - The garden began to walk when he was a little more than three years, this is due to the fact that often sick, but that it does not differ from their peers in development. Roma really enjoyed it. In less than five years to read fluently, he believes knows how to write. It uses a computer for business - for hours to play it does not like, and we do not allow.

More recently, Roman was very active, loved to run, swim in the lake, he loves water, play sports - went to school dances. But now all the obvious signs of the disease - a boy gets tired quickly, strongly sweats, shortness of breath appeared, began to develop tachycardia. And ahead after school with her load.

The need for surgery. It will be made from the budget, but the occluder, which will close a devastating hole in the heart of Roma, to pay. But the need for this money from family Vlasyuk not.

Irina does not work - in a three-month maternity leave with my sister Roma. Yes, and he is often sick, that she forced all his spare time, watch out for his well-being. Dad boy gets paid ordinary managers who lack a family with two children living. All hope for good people.

Name: Roman E. Levandovski, born 17.12.2010

Location: Kyiv

Diagnosis: congenital heart defect – atrial septal defect