Surgery to Save Little Maria’s Heart

Maria is only 9 months old, yet her young life has already been marked by pain and hospital visits. Born with a congenital heart defect, she struggles every day to breathe and gain weight. Her parents, simple street vendors, cannot begin to cover the cost of the surgery that doctors have described as urgent and life-saving. Every day without intervention places her at greater risk of heart failure.

The specialists have given her family hope: with open-heart surgery and follow-up care, Maria can live a healthy, normal life. But the cost is staggering, far beyond what they can raise from relatives or neighbors. Her mother has sold her few possessions, and her father has taken on extra work, but it is still just a drop in the ocean compared to the total needed.

This campaign seeks to raise enough to cover her surgery, hospital stay, medications, and the nutritional support required during her recovery. Imagine the relief on her mother’s face when she can finally see her baby breathe without struggle. Imagine Maria one day running freely, laughing with her friends, all because you chose to help.