Midlik Angelina

8‑year‑old Angelinka needs urgent help! Until she turned seven, everyone thought the girl was perfectly healthy—she danced, played football—until she began to tire quickly. After the “Ruffie” test, the pediatrician gave a referral to a cardiologist. An ultrasound revealed a frightening diagnosis: congenital heart defect – an open arterial duct.

At first, doctors advised not to worry, just to stay under a specialist’s supervision. But Angelina began to catch colds more often and tire quickly. After an examination at the Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, doctors saw that the defect had grown over six months. They told the parents that the defect would not close on its own and recommended closing it with an occluder. However, the implant costs 74 900 UAH.

This news was very unexpected for Angelina’s parents, because deep down they were hoping for a “miracle”. The family managed to raise only 10 000 UAH on their own, and they cannot cover the rest themselves. Mother had to quit her job because Angelina frequently suffers from colds. Father earns a minimum salary. The parents are appealing to all caring people for help to raise the necessary amount for an intracardiac implant, as they cannot manage it in such a short time on their own! Let’s together help Angelina have a healthy heart!

Full name: Midlik Angelina Viktorivna, 20.03.2009

City: Rivne

Diagnosis: congenital heart defect – patent arterial duct

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