Who are these Children?

All Gift of Life Children are from a country or area that doesn’t otherwise have access to needed cardiac medical care. Most of these children, but not all, are from poverty stricken third world countries. Some are even from within the United States. Our children range in age from newborn to 21-years old. They are male and female, of every race and religion, from almost 60 countries across the world.

What is wrong with them?

All of the children that we help are afflicted with some sort of cardiac defect or disease. Most of these ailments are congenital. The majority of these children require open-heart surgery in order to live a productive and normal life. Some can be and are treated with less invasive procedures such as a cardiac catheterization, stent insertion or medication. Each child’s case is unique.

How many Children need help? Why?

Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are the #1 birth defect in ALL countries around the world. In the U.S. alone, 25,000 babies are born each year with CHD. That is 1 out of every 115 babies born. In comparison, only 1 out of every 800 babies born with Down’s Syndrome.

Figures for the third world countries are substantially higher and in most cases not fully known due to lack of medical care and the fact that many of these children are simply never diagnosed. Expectant women in third world countries lack basic nutrition, prenatal care, and sanitary living conditions, which places their unborn children at greater risk for CHD. Once born, these children often do not receive even the most basic of medical care.

What Can I do?

Help save the life of a child! Children living with CHD do not have time to spare; their life is ticking away. Your donations of time, money or both will help save their life. For a detailed brake down of how you can help, please click here.

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