The holidays remind us of the importance of being surrounded by our loved ones and of being grateful for what life offers us. We want to congratulate and thank all of you who contribute to our cause with your generosity. As always, there are many challenges but we feel proud and blessed because we have reached all our achievements this year. We couldn´t have done it without you.
With your help we are giving more than you could imagine. We give children the opportunity to live through heart surgery and hope to their families. Because of you, we can change lives. Together, we can keep hearts beating and faces smiling.
Angel has a little sister and brother and had heart surgery in September. He is well and back home. His mother is relieved to have the opportunity to take care of her three children equally while his son can lead a normal and plentiful life. Angel, besides having the opportunity to share his childhood with his siblings, can run, play, and laugh as every child should.
Happy Holidays!
The Kardias Team
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During her pregnancy, Patricia and Guillermo found out that one of their twins had a heart problem and unfortunately where they lived, San Luis Potosí, it was difficult to find the care they needed to repair Paz's heart. The diagnosis was confirmed: Tetralogy of Fallot and Paz would need heart surgery.
After her birth, on October 21, 2020, her parents discovered that the Medical Insurance they had did not cover Paz's illness and they felt totally helpless. They knew that their little girl would need corrective surgery at some point, but at the same time, it was extremely expensive and in search of options, a family friend recommended the Kardias program to them in February 2021, they went to their appointment at the Pediatric Heart Center where she was evaluated and confirmed the diagnosis.
Before his surgery, the family lived in isolation. They feared for their daughter's health in the midst of a pandemic. Paz is fair-skinned, a little pale. She never turned purple but as she grew older, her oxygenation dropped and when she ate she became very exhausted and sweaty. After months of waiting, the surgeon Héctor Diliz broke the news: "Paz, you are about to receive the best gift you can have in your life." Paz was scheduled to have surgery on her birthday.
Paz was hospitalized for eight days after her surgery. Even her mom didn't think it was possible that she would be released so quickly. But just as his recovery was instantaneous, Paz's growth and development were also immediate. Within a week of being home, Paz learned to walk. When eating she no longer sweated or got tired. Today, Paz, her sisters, and her parents are very grateful to the Kardias program. “As a family we are very close. You become much more sensitive, but knowing that Paz came to a community where there are good people, who support you and move you forward, gives you hope in people, in humanity, in your country. Knowing that this program exists in this country, these doctors, changes everything”, concludes Patricia, who before saying goodbye, expresses her gratitude and tells us that she will make sure that Paz carries Kardias in her heart for the rest of her life. “There is no way to thank them.”
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Little Sakura is a Mexican-Japanese girl
who resides in Chetumal, Quintana Roo. She was born
with Down syndrome and, like many little ones
who are born with this condition, also had a
congenital heart disease.
Thanks to your support, she has been given a chance to have a healthy life
and enjoy running with her cousins and playing with his brother.
His parents Israel and Wakako send you their most
sincere thanks for helping them with
her little girl and giving her access to treatment in the Pediatric Heart Center
ABC-Kardias.
Now the family has returned to the warm climate
of the Mexican southeast, happy to have
their healthy baby with them.
On behalf of everyone on the Kardias’s board and our operational and medical staff, I would
like to thank you for your kind and generous donation.
Kardias was founded 18 years ago with a core mission to provide life-saving open-heart
surgeries for children in Mexico. Our mission is critical given that one of every one hundred
children in Mexico are born with a heart defect, some of which are treatable with the proper
medical care. Kardias provides these children in need with the world-class surgeons and
facilities they deserve at no cost. Kardias gives our patients an opportunity for a new, active and
healthy life.
Today we can fulfill our mission better than ever thanks to your support. We are proud to share
that in February we inaugurated the Kardias Pediatric Heart Center at the American-British
Cowdray Hospital (ABC), which is the most advanced hospital in Mexico. We have also
partnered with the Texas Children Hospital, which provides us with technical and educational
support. This new center and our partnership allow us to increase the complexity and number
of open-heart surgeries we perform.
During the last 3 months Kardias has treated with open heart surgeries in this new center 40 children from underpriviledged economic situations with extraordinary results.
Thank you for sharing our vision and our passion for providing these children a new opportunity
at life.
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When you give to Kardias it is more than a donation. You give a chance for a child to live a full and healthy life. The thanks that we extend to you is of a depth that is difficult to express. Perhaps if I introduce you to one of our children, who is healthy and alive today, you will better understand our gratitude.
Andrea is an eight-year-old girl who has an identical twin sister. Sadly, when they were a year old, her mother died. The little girl´s older sister, only seventeen at the time, took over the care of the children. When Andrea turned three, it became apparent that she was not developing properly. She had a congenital heart defect that made it impossible for her to keep up with her twin sister. This was distressing for both girls. Their older sister was not their legal mother, so she could not authorize the surgery. Eventually the sister was able to officially adopt the girls making it possible for Andrea to have the heart surgery she desperately needed. After Andrea´s operation she quickly caught up with her twin sister and they can now play joyfully together in a way they couldn’t before. The girls “mother” sister has continued to care for the twins even though she now has children of her own. They live in extreme poverty, but all the children have received scholarships in a private school run by a charity. Both of the girls are studying violin. You, as a donor, are a part of this story.
Many more children that come to Kardias for help have had life-changing and life-saving moments like Andrea’s. It is your donation that allows our passionate and caring surgical and nursing staff to do their work: “fix” a child’s heart. Your donation brings happiness to an entire family: parents, grandparents and siblings.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for providing these families a future with a healthy child. Reach out to us so we can tell you more success stories like Andrea’s. Thank you!
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