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Felipe, Rosi, Luis
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$3,410 raised of $7.5K
36 donations
Felipe was born on September 26, 2022, he is a 2-month-old baby with a rare heart condition, he was born with half a heart, his parents are from Paraguay, Felipe is their first baby, and at 20 weeks, his mother, Rosi, found that he was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease, which to alleviate these heart defects would require a series of 3 surgeries during the first 3 years of age, the first open-heart surgery immediately after delivery, the second between 4 to 6 months of age and the third between 2 to 3 years old, receiving this news was hardest moment for this young family, but even more so when they found out that surgeries for this heart disease are not performed in their country, that is, if they stayed in Paraguay. Felipe would not survive. But they did not stand by, they fought endlessly to find a solution for their baby, and came to the United States, and happily Felipe was born and received the first surgery after 9 days of birth at the NYU hospital in New York, the surgery was a success and at 21 days he was discharged, but the happiness of being at home did not last long, 2 days after discharge he was readmitted due to Bacteremia and they lasted again 3 weeks in intensive care, back home, his parents were doing a very good job, when they noticed certain indications that something was not right, they went to the emergency room and once again the same bacteria in the blood that they were with before returned, now they are again in the intensive care unit of the Hassenfeld children's hospital, and this time the team The doctor suggests staying in the hospital for 6 to 8 weeks, since he has low saturations and they are doing the treatment with antibiotics through a central line. They want to make sure that Felipe arrives well for his second surgery. It was to alleviate the defects of his little heart. Felipe's mother, Rosi, has not been able to work since she found out about the condition because it was a high-risk pregnancy. His parents, Luis, are also accompanying him in this fight. He cannot work because of the type of visa with which he is in the country, they used all their savings to get to the United States, and support themselves throughout this time, they are now Felipe's full-time advocates while living in the hospital with him. We appreciate all your love and help during the most difficult time of all their lives ❤️ ANYTHING helps this young family as they are doing everything in their power to fight for the health of their child. Happy Holidays and thank you so much
