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Lidiya’s Life!

THIS IS LIDIYA FROM ETHIOPIA. SHE REALLY LOVES LIFE, BUT SHE NEEDS ADVANCED CARDIAC CARE TO GO ON LIVING.

Lidiya is the youngest of four children in her family, with four older brothers who adore her. While her mother, Bicho Awol Foyato, runs the household, her father, Mulatu Ersino is employed as a school teacher. The family of six lives in a two-room home.

Lidiya was born with several serious health problems. Doctors at the nearest hospital diagnosed two life-threatening congenital heart defects -- Tetralogy of Fallot and Atrioventriocular Septal Defect Her parents are hoping that Save a Child’s Heart can save her life.

Lidiya’s life-saving surgery requires funding of $15,000.
Please give generously to help this sweet little girl.

11,320$ raised, 74% of the goal

Goal - $15,000

Number of Donors - 542

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Child's Story

Age: 5.5
From: Silte, Central Ethiopia
Suffers from: weakness, breathing difficulties, fatigue, cyanosis
Diagnosis: Tetralogy of Fallot, AVSD
Doctors in Ethiopia cannot perform the procedure that Lidiya requires. The Children’s Heart Fund Hospital referred her family to Save a Child’s Heart.
Lidiya’s family are grateful for the opportunity to take her to Israel for treatment.

Lidiya is a playful little girl, but usually very quiet. She loves playing make-believe with other children, and is very close with her big brothers. Her favorite food is rice. Lidiya speaks three languages – Amharic, Silte and Hadiya.

Shortly after she was born, Lidiya was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot, a life-threatening multiple congenital defect that alters the flow of blood through the heart, reducing oxygen levels in the body to dangerously low levels, as well as Atrioventricular Septal Defect, in which holes between the heart's upper and lower chambers and the valves between them don't form correctly, allowing extra blood to flow to the lungs, and forcing the heart to work harder.

Lidiya’s parents were deeply frightened when they heard her diagnosis, but connecting with Save a Child’s Heart has given them hope.