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Sophia Morales

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This is a picture of my niece Sophia Morales on her 2nd birthday which just recently passed. Sophia's had an extremely rough time since birth. She was born with her heart tilted towards the wrong side. The averages person's tilts to left, where as hers tilts to the right. This makes it difficult for her body to circulate oxygenated blood. 

In addition, Sophia was born with only one lung, which as you can imagine causes a lot of breathing problems. This couples with her diagnosis of tracheal stenosis, which means that her windpipe is considerably narrower than the average person's, and means that just breathing can be extremely difficult for Sophia and she cant play like a normal toddler.

Beyond all of this, Sophia was also born with only one kidney. We pray that she won't develop any kidney conditions later in life.

All told, Sophia has spent more than two thirds of her short life in the hospital, has already had multiple surgeries to help with her conditions, and has been placed in a number of medically induced comas to help navigate her illnesses. She has seen more doctors and felt the prick of more needles than most will ever feel in a lifetime at the young age of two. And through it all she still keeps the most amazing smile on her face and shows unbelievable strength and courage for someone her age.

Her most recent surgery has helped stabilize her heart, and she is progressing along well. However, all of these surgeries, hospital stays, and rehab center visits have left a lot of bills to be paid even after insurance and the graciousness of the hospitals. While things are looking ok in the absolute right now, we know that Sophia still has a lot more doctors visits and medical bills to come in her future.

Any donation large or small would be greatly appreciated by our family. Thanks for reading, please share Sophia's story, and God Bless.
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  • Liliya P
    • $50
    • 5 yrs
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Carolina Morales
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Lombard, IL
Martin Morales
Beneficiary

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