Save the heart Nastia Kosheva

The 6-year-old Nastia urgently needs an operation to install an intracardiac implant (spiral), since she has a congenital heart disease: a perimembranous defect of the interventricular septum. This is a very common and insidious vice, which causes pulmonary hypertension. About this vice parents knew from the birth of a child. But doctors gave hope that the vice can be closed without intervention.

The girl is very often sick. At the last examination at the Amosov Institute, doctors reported that without operational intervention, the vice itself will no longer be closed, but will only increase. And this in the future can lead to heart failure in the child. Nastenka urgently needs an intracardiac implant (spiral), with which the girl's heart will be completely healthy. But for the Koshev family, the amount of UAH 109 140 is not very heavy. With their own forces, they were able to collect only 20 000 UAH. But the rest 89 140 UAH without your help they can not assemble. Let's together help Nastia have a healthy heart!

A letter from my mother:
"Our daughter has a congenital heart disease - a perimembranous defect of the interventricular septum. Doctors insist on an urgent operation to install the implant, which would fix the defect. Unfortunately, we do not have the opportunity to purchase an implant at our own expense. the situation forces us to ask for help from you. Our daughter was born with a congenital heart disease, right from the hospital we went to the Odessa regional cardiology clinic for examination. There we were examined by a doctor, he said that the defect can correct itself, and sent us home. In 1.5 months, we again went to the examination. The doctor examined and said that the defect decreased from 5 mm to 4.5 mm. The next examination was appointed in a year, then a year later. This is continuing till Nastia was 6 years old. She began to often get sick with viral infections and quickly get tired, and we decided to go to Kiev to examine her there. The conclusion of the doctors amazed and shocked us: they insist on an urgent operation, but we do not have the money to purchase an implant.

We live in the village. I work as a tutor in a kindergarten, receive a minimum wage. My husband works in the same garden for a half-time handyman. All that we were able to collect on our own is 20 000 UAH. Therefore, we ask all not indifferent to help us! Nastenka is a very talented girl, she draws well, sings, but most of all she likes to dance. Unfortunately, due to illness, she can not fully engage in her favorite business. I ask all not indifferent people to help in our situation and give our daughter a chance for a full life!".

Name: Kosheva Anastasia, 09.02.2011

City: Kontseba village, Odessa region

Diagnosis: congenital heart disease – perimembranous defect of interventricular septum