DENZEL MUCHAI NDIRANGU
5-months-old Denzel is the 1st and only child of his young parents.
They hail from Muranga but reside in Eastleigh in
His father does casual jobs while his mother is a housewife.
Denzel was born with a hole in the heart and has been on follow up at
The child underwent full cardiac assessment at Mater, where the diagnosis was confirmed, and a cardiac catheterization recommended to assess lung pressures to determine operability.
The procedure was carried on successfully on 17th September 2009 and the lung pressures found acceptable.
Surgery was carried out on 28th September 2009 and Denzel made slow but steady progress in Intensive Care and High Dependency Units. He was transferred to the ward on 4th October 2009 where he developed some slight complications but was treated and was well enough to go home.
He was finally discharged on 10th October 2009 in stable condition, on medication and appointment given.
The family contributed Kshs. 170,000/= for both procedures.
FAITH SAMANTHA NYAMARI
Faith is an only child of her parents. She is a pre-school pupil at
Her father and mother are in business.
Faith was born with a heart defect which was diagnosed at
They were referred to Mater in November 2008 by a doctor who was attending to them at
Faith had a full cardiac assessment where she was found to have four defects that needed to be corrected.
Counseling was done and the co-funding concept was explained to the family. They organized a funds drive.
In March 2009, they were ready financially after raising Kshs. 100,000/=.
Surgery was scheduled and carried out on 15th April 2009. Faith made good progress both the Intensive Care/High Dependency Units and was transferred to the general ward, and then home on 23rd April 2009.
An echo that was done immediately after surgery and revealed a residue of one of the defects meaning there was still some leakage. Faith underwent a second procedure on 9th May 2009 to close the leakage. This time however it was done in the cardiac laboratory without operation and Faith was released to go home after 24 hours.
Faith would like to become a doctor in future.
ABDI FARAH YARROW
10-month-old Abdi is the youngest in a family of 5 siblings. His father is a farmer while his mother is a housewife.
He is said to have been well in the first 4 months of life, but in January this year he was reported to be crying excessively, and had difficulty in breathing. A doctor at
Abdi’s parents managed to raise Kshs.80,000/= and he successfully underwent Pulmonary Balloon Valvotomy on 16th April 2009. He made good progress in the High Dependency Unit and was transferred to the ward after one day and home on the third day.
