Save Valeriia's heart

The 16-year-old Valeriia has two congenital heart defects for one heart – sudden coarctation of the aorta, and patent ductus arteriosus that were discovered accidentally. Valeriia urgently needs surgery, as she often has raising pressure. The girl can suddenly die due to rupture of the aorta. High pressure in the blood vessels of the brain can cause a stroke. To make Lera's heart healthy, she needs to be put two internal cardiac implants into her heart, which will completely correct heart defects.

In March 2015, while in the classroom at school, the girl became very ill, blood pressure rose to 170/120. It was sent to the hospital with classes and held a full examination and discovered a birth defect of the heart – sudden coarctation of the aorta. But was advised to go to Kyiv in NISSH Amosova to confirm the diagnosis. In Kiev confirmed the diagnosis and found another bug Heart - Patent ductus arteriosus. To make Valeriia recovered, endovascular intervention is necessary to put heart and implants, which are very expensive: 92 876 UAH (stent) + 37 000 UAH = 129 876 UAH . For a large family it is just an unbearable amount.

Letter from the mother:

"Hi! My name is Julia, I am Valeriia's mother, we have a large family. Having lived with her first husband married 11 years, and given birth to two wonderful daughters, I can no longer stand it and divorced. Since almost all these years, he drank and beat family is not interested in. After a while I found very good and attentive husband and father for their girls. The second time she married and had a son. Now znahodzhus on maternity leave.

Valeriia recently was discovered a terrible diagnosis: sharp coarctation of the aorta and small Patent ductus arteriosus. She urgently needs surgery, as it was rapidly growing, rapidly began to narrow aorta, was greatly enhanced pressure, which is very dangerous to health. With this diagnosis, if not to have surgery in cases of severe coarctation of the aorta, usually life expectancy without surgery is 30-35 years. She at any moment can happen sudden death due to rupture of the aorta. High pressure in the blood vessels of the brain can cause a stroke.

Valeriia's father never thought about child support, even now when she needed emergency surgery shows no initiative on where to get money for an operation daughters. Alimony paid not always can send every three months 1 000 UAH. My husband gets the current minimum wage is set to any part-time jobs to feed the family. I'm sitting at home with the youngest child, a garden can not pass because it often sick and he is allergic to some foods. And in the garden watching the nutrition of children. Valeriia was very active, while allowing health, she worked in tourism, loves to dance. Unfortunately, she can not do it all! Studies Lera at the school on the painter-florist. I beg for help, for us it is too much amount we are unable to collect, especially in the short term.

Help save the life of my daughter. Thank you to all the people who care about our troubles!"

Name: Valeriia S. Blank, born 13/02/1999

Location: Zaporizhzhia

Diagnosis: congenital heart defect – sudden coarctation of the aorta, patent ductus arteriosus