This is not a hoax, her uncle is a friend of mine.
On April 8, 2011, Shakirah Ariana was born in General
Hospital Ampang, Kuala Lumpur with a rare condition called Heterotaxy Syndrome
which majorly affects her heart. 1 in 4 million babies are born with this
condition in the world. Ariana is sadly one of them. Ariana has a single
ventricle defects which encompass a large spectrum of disorders, of which
require 3 series of staged her surgeries. At present Ariana has undergone 2
heart surgeries:
1. 1st stage - BT Shunt surgery at
Gleaneagles Hospital, KL, Malaysia under Dr Lim Miin Kang and Dr Lee Wee Seng
when Ariana was 2 months old; and
2. 2nd stage - Bi-directional Glenn
surgery at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, MA, United States of America (BCH)
under Dr Gerard Marx and Dr Emani Ram, when she was 15 months old.
Since these surgeries, Ariana is thriving and is doing
amazing. She is on track with all her development milestones. Just like any
other healthy toddler, Ariana has her favourite hobbies too - she loves to play
with her cousins, loves everything about the beach (the sea, the waves, the
sand :)), swimming when her mommy allows her, loves the playground and even
loves to bake cupcakes!
Ariana turned 3 in April 2014, and requires her final stage
surgery- the fenestrated Fontan. Given the medical options for Ariana in
Malaysia is limited, Ariana is scheduled to have this surgery at Boston
Children’s Hospital (BCH) early August 2014. BCH has graciously agreed to
discount this surgery from approximately USD$1 Million++ to USD$108,480.
Ariana’s mommy (a single mom) will need to raise approximately RM380,000/= to
pay for Ariana’s surgery and associated expenses by July 2014.
Ariana and her mommy needs your help to make this happen and
a chance for Ariana to lead life to the fullest. For those who wish to
contribute, you may do so by the following methods:
1. Deposit into Maybank Account No:
15408 00 00063 under Shamila Bashir Binti Abdul Kariem Bashir (Ariana’ mommy)
2. Cheques payable to “Shamila Bashir
Binti Abdul Kariem Bashir” addressed c/o Cagamas Berhad,Level 31, The Gardens
North Tower,Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra,59200 Kuala Lumpur.
Your prayers and contributions are sincerely appreciated.
PEACE, anas
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