Restless heart

Evelyn is six years. She has heart disease – atrial septal defect. At the last consultation in September of this year, it became clear that the defect has increased. Evelyn's Heart is experiencing great congestion, dangerous symptoms increase: a girl haunted shortness of breath and weakness attacks. Save Evelyn help emergency surgery, using the occluder – a special "patch".

Browse disease of blond Evelyn almost impossible. She is active, light-hearted, kind, modest and shy first-grader. About this illness of active girls suspected when Evelyn was 5 months. On one of the scheduled scans neurologist heard suspicious noises in the little heart. After Echocardiographic examinations at the Kiev Institute of Heart Evelyn was diagnosed – a congenital heart defect, atrial septal defect.

"Our daughter, of course, was very awaited",  says mother, Lyudmila. "Genera started a little early. Fortunately, all went well, Evelyn was born healthy. In the month and a half we were sent for routine ultrasound of the heart the survey did not reveal nothing. In five months it became clear that in the daughter's heart is a small hole, 0.2 mm. Doctors assured that it is often the case, nothing wrong, can itself be delayed".

And parents did not worry, besides Evelyn did not give reasons: gaining weight, developing good, almost did not hurt. Evelyn now reached the age when hope is no longer necessary to "drags itself." Contrary to the predictions of doctors, the hole is not closed, but increased that showed another ultrasound. Heart girl working with overdrive.

"We could not believe, after all, our son is healthy, I am and my husband are all right. How is this possible?", Lyudmila perplexed.

Baby urgently needs an operation with the help of the occluder, which would close the defect. Such a defect weakens the immune system and childhood girls already clouded endless colds, however, the worst may be expected in the future, a girl.

"Last time, Evelyn often complains of fatigue and severe shortness of breath", says Lyudmila. "It's scary, anything like that before and it was impossible to imagine".

Indeed, Evelyn disease grows with the girl. If today it is fully capable of running and jumping, then after a while unhealthy heart will quickly wear down the body very young Evelyn. Instead inexhaustible energy the child will feel tired and short of breath. And this she did amiss, because she loves to dance, sing and play with their peers!

"It is worth it to hear a happy tune, it immediately goes into a dance. And in general she like the art. She loves to draw", says Lyudmila.

Doctors say that the life of Evelyn may change at any time. Heart disease threatens girl constant shortness of breath, fatigue, chronic colds... As a result – the baby childhood may be doomed to endless prohibitions and restrictions.

"You have heart disease, you can not catch a cold, you can not run, can not jump, you can not dance, can not go to school ", all this, she hears every day from their loved ones...

Endovascular surgery prevent complications and allow the girl to live a full life. That is Evelyn able to run all at recess, exercise and playing with her friends. The operation is painless and safe for the child. Just a few weeks after surgery Evelyn will continue to go to a dance school that she stopped attending due to illness.

Parents Evelyn has no financial ability to pay for operation. In the family only Mom works, Dad is a former military retired, permanent employment hi has not, only temporary jobs. In a family is two children. Collect the necessary amount to pay the occluder they can not. We can help the girl!

Name: Evelyn Opolska, 20.03.2010

City: Kiev

Diagnosis: congenital heart defect – atrial septal defect