Peter's Heart Surgery fund

Hey guys my name is Rita. I have started this fund to help out my uncle in a time of need. My uncle and his wife have been married for about 5 years now, they already have two wonderful kids in the ages of 5 and 3. They recently just had their 3rd child (December 23), except something unexpected happened. My aunt (uncle's wife) felt something wrong about a week before giving birth. After visting the doctor they discovered that the baby that wasn't yet born is diagnosed with a heart condition that's called Tetralogy of ballot. This is a very rare heart defect that happens to 5 of 10,000 kids ( I have provided more information on this heart condition at the very bottom of this page). It's unfortunate that something like this has happened, the baby has a scheduled surgery the day after he is born. The doctor said he's going to need over 3 heart surgeries and my uncle's insurance only covers a certain amount of the payments. During this time the baby will be staying at the hospital under intense care which insurance will not be covering. For this reason I have started this page to raise at least some amount to cover some expenses for them so they can try to worry less this Christmas. Any donations are very much appreciated.



With tetralogy of Fallot, not enough blood is able to reach the lungs to get oxygen, and oxygen-poor blood flows to the body.

Tetralogy of Fallot involves four heart defects:

-A large ventricular septal defect (VSD)- A VSD is a hole in the septum between the heart's two lower chambers, the ventricles. The hole allows oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to mix with oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle.
-Pulmonary  stenosis- This defect involves narrowing of the pulmonary valve and the passage from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.Normally, oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle flows through the pulmonary valve and into the pulmonary artery. From there, the blood travels to the lungs to pick up oxygen.In pulmonary stenosis, the pulmonary valve cannot fully open. Thus, the heart has to work harder to pump blood through the valve. As a result, not enough blood reaches the lungs.
-Right ventricular hypertrophy- With this defect, the muscle of the right ventricle is thicker than usual. This occurs because the heart has to work harder than normal to move blood through the narrowed pulmonary valve.
-An overriding aorta- This defect occurs in the aorta, the main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body. In a healthy heart, the aorta is attached to the left ventricle. This allows only oxygen-rich blood to flow to the body.In tetralogy of Fallot, the aorta is located between the left and right ventricles, directly over the VSD. As a result, oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle flows directly into the aorta instead of into the pulmonary artery.