Rescue Nastya`s heart

Little Nastya Nedashkivska suffer from congenital heart disease – the secondary atrial septal defect. The doctors insist on urgent percutaneous procedure of atrial septal occlude implantation fixing such congenital lesions. Nastya's parents have to pay for the device by themselves, but unfortunately occlude is not affordable for them. The parents have to ask us for the help, because their child is adorable.

Nastya was born prematurely. She weighed 2030 grams. Immediately after birth she was transferred to a pediatric intensive care unit. A month later she was discharged from the hospital. The next disaster was waiting for the family six month later. Little girl became puffy. The doctors suspected kidney disease, but later it was ruled out. The pediatrician heard the heart murmur, when the baby had contracted Flu. The diagnosis was terrifying – it was congenital heart disease (the atrial septal defect). It wasn't life threatening condition, that's why the parents had been advised to wait and hope for the miracle. But the miracle hasn't came…

Now Nastya is three years old. The often suffers broncho-pulmonary disease. She had pneumonia twice for the last summer. It all may cause serious heart complications. So, the girl is in urgent need of occlude for heart defect closure. The parents lack 20000GRN. They have already collected 12000GRN from the relatives. But total occluder price is too high for them. Nastya's Daddy is the only working person in the family, but his job is low rates. Nastya is not only child in her family. She has a brother, who is in the second school form. Nastya's Mom can’t recruit for the work, because her lovely daughter needs to be looked after. She needs special care.

Nastya is fool of energy, friendly, easy-going, interesting and cheerful child. She very artistic. She's in love of music, her older brother and the Grandmother. Because of her illness the girl can't be the same as her peers.

Please, help to get over Nastya's illness in the young age. Don't you want the little girl to remind about heart defect in her future? Think, the right answer will be – NEVER!

Name: Nedashkivska Nastya, 3 year old

City: Kyiv

Diagnosis: congenital heart disease – secondary atrial septal defect