DIAGNOSED with a cyanotic congenital heart defect, little Rodas Lakhan is fighting against time to stay alive, as urgent financial intervention is needed to get him the treatment he desires, which cannot be administered locally.
According to the University of Michigan, cyanotic heart defects are defects that allow oxygen-rich blood and oxygen-poor blood to mix. In cyanotic heart defects, less oxygen-rich blood reaches the tissues of the body. This results in the development of a bluish tint (cyanosis) to the skin, lips, and nail beds.
Most importantly, without proper treatment and care, critical cyanotic congenital heart disease could be deadly. In baby Lakhan’s case, he is suffering from Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) with pulmonary atresia. This, according to the Boston’s Children Hospital, is a more severe form of ToF. It is a congenital condition, which means it is something with which one is born.
The Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) has taken on Lakhan’s case and is attempting to coordinate timely treatment for the toddler. As it is now, the baby is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), Paediatric Cardiology Clinic.
“Despite his doctors’ incredible efforts to treat Rodas, his condition is getting worse as time passes. Therefore, time is of the essence, and we need your help to create a miracle for this child to travel outside of Guyana for urgent medical treatment to help save his life,” the SHEA Foundation said in a post on its Facebook Page.
Further, the foundation said: “We have secured treatment for baby Rodas and we are currently working on his transfer. However, we are in great need of financial support to make his treatment possible. Please donate, invite your friends to this fundraiser, and share his story urgently.”
Persons desirous of making a donation could do so by visiting the foundation’s website, https://savinghandsemergencyaid.org/rodas-lakhan, or depositing funds directly to the Demerara Bank account of the foundation’s Director, Lori Narine, through account number 006002041325.
In a disclaimer, the foundation said SHEA Charity does not solicit funds by asking for cash, in-person donations. Donations are only permitted through online platforms which are shared on the foundation’s Facebook page.
