If you were to see Camila on the streets, you would think she is a friendly girl who loves to say “Hi!” to everybody. A happy kid who likes to smile. But Camila was born with Williams Syndrome (WS), a genetic condition that is present at birth and can affect anyone. It is characterized by a friendly personality, but also by an array of medical problems including cardiovascular disease, developmental delays, and learning challenges. These often occur side by side with striking verbal abilities, highly social personalities, and an affinity for music.

When Camila was 2 years old, she underwent an open-heart surgery to save her life. Since them, her parents have been working on making sure Camila can live her life to the fullest as a happy and healthy kid. Unfortunately, in 2019, she was diagnosed with mid aortic syndrome -a very rare condition in which part of the aorta (the heart’s largest blood vessel) that runs through the chest and abdomen- becomes narrow. If this condition is no treated in a timely fashion, it will be fatal.

That means Camila needs major surgery at Boston Children Hospital in March this year-one of two hospitals in the US that can perform the lifesaving surgery she needs. She will receive a kidney autotransplant and an aortic bypass. This complex surgery that will save her life one more time. Camila mom’s dream to see her daughter grow up as a happy girl full of health and smiling to everybody -just as she does now. Please help us raise enough funds to get Camila to Boston Children’s Hospital to receive this life saving surgery through your generous donation.