Young woman with heart condition receives successful surgery, improves quality of life through donations

A young woman with congenital heart disease who couldn’t afford operation charges had a successful heart surgery and was able to live her life fully thanks to the help of donors.
She is an 18-year-old woman from Theinla village in Myaungmya Township and a chronic patient with congenital heart disease (Atrial Septal Defect). Consequently, she became tired whenever she moved.
Her parents, who are farmers, sold their property and earned K2.5 million. Then they came to the Presiding Sayadaw of the Pyinmana Sangha Hospital, Dr Than Min Htut said through his social media page.
“When I first met her, she was quite out of breath. Her lips were blue. I didn’t need to listen with a stethoscope to hear her fast beats. I could tell by looking at her upheaving blouse. Even if she walked, she started to get out of breath within a few steps. She said she was tired even when she walked between home and school,” he said.
As her disease needs surgery, and they would need about K6 million for it, he said.
“She got only K2.5 million. It is not enough. It won’t be easy to go home and earn the rest K3.5 million. But she was lucky. One of my Facebook friends, Aye Thi, who works in Singapore, gave K3 million to donate to a patient in need. When I explained to her, my friend also donated the remaining K500,000,” he wrote.
Afterwards, the operation on the heart of the young woman was successful, and the patient has regained a normal healthy life to live to the full capacity, according to the doctor’s post. — MT/ZN