Pediatric Heart Surgery in Uganda: Silence since Monday

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Silence since Monday

Just a quick note so people know we're alive since we've not been near a phone or computer since Monday!

We had a great trip to Mhingo lodge, it was quite a brief R&R, but well needed. We are all exhausted beyond words, but all in the same, we're so happy with the results of our week of surgery. Three kids are left in the ward at Mulago, one to go home tomorrow and the other two should go home after the weekend. Every year this trip gets more rewarding.

So we're scrambling around right now sorting and repacking our luggage getting ready to head over to the Samaritin's Purse Offices to get the kids we're bringing back to the US. There are 17 kids plus Mom's plus the translators. It will be quite a trip home!!

Off we go, arrival in the US in a few (24-30) hrs!

-Sister Lynda
(thanks Laura!)

1 comment:

guard runner said...: hi from italy; August 7, 2009 at 4:40 AM

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Uganda Heart Project Mission

Our mission is to save the lives of children with life threatening heart conditions. Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect, occurring in 1% of all births. With surgery or catheterization, most have a normal life expectancy and quality of life. Without treatment, they will become progressively sicker; many will die before age 5.

With the support of several donors including the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project and Gift of Life International, Dr. Craig Sable has formed a strong collaboration with Mulago Hospital, the main teaching hospital in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, where the first open heart surgeries were performed in 2007. Over 50 children have traveled to North America for procedures. Unfortunately, there are over 5,000 children in Uganda and over 5 million world-wide who have treatable heart conditions but no access to care. While expensive, in almost all cases the result is a healthy child with a full life expectancy and no need for medications.

Our goal is to fund care of these children in the U.S., continue to lead missions to Uganda, and ultimately build a sustainable cardiac surgery center in Kampala through technology and ongoing education. No child with a treatable heart condition should die because of a lack of access to care.

The families and children are so thankful for the work we are doing and their gratitude is the best reward we can possibly receive. A parent or legal guardian of each of the children shown on this blog has signed a legal consent form that authorizes us to be able to display their pictures and names on this blog and other internet sites.