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<\/p>\nThe second Brave Little Heart in the series “Stories from The Brave Little Hearts” belongs to Minh An. The boy is fortunate to have a stronger heart thanks to his parents\u2019 persistence every day and night.<\/p>\n
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Minh An\u2019s father greeted us with a wide grin. He was relieved as he felt the weight lift off his shoulder after the long-waited heart surgery for his youngest child. He was so happy that he could not contain his excitement, \u201cWe were very fortunate to meet the charity to financially support his surgery in Ho Chi Minh City.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was in the 5th grade when An fainted during science class. His family rushed to the hospital to discover An had Ventricular Septal defect and Aortic Stenosis. These defects caused him to have shortness of breath, dizziness, and heart pain. The doctor notified An\u2019s family about the severity of his condition and that An needed a surgery to live a long normal life.<\/p>\n
At that time, the family had little hope of ever seeing An grow up healthy because they did not have enough money to travel to the nearest hospital located in Ho Chi Minh City for An\u2019s examination, not to mention having money to bear the cost of for An\u2019s operation. \u201cLiving in poverty in rural Soc Trang, we never dreamed of having enough money to bring An to Saigon for the surgery,\u201d An\u2019s father recalled, \u201ceven today, An\u2019s mom is unable to purchase the tickets to come visit him.\u201d In an effort to save An\u2019s life, his mom and dad relentlessly searched for help from friends and relatives. Eventually, after years of never losing faith, the family received generous help from local high school students for An to have the heart operation.<\/p>\n
An\u2019s father recalls the last few minutes before the surgery, \u201cAn was shaking non-stop, and was terrified. Despite my illness at that time, I did not leave him alone and stayed beside him until he was transferred into the operating room.\u201d It was an inspiration to hear An\u2019s father tell the story of this Brave Little Heart and a father\u2019s devotion regardless of sickness and poverty.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the high school students who care, An now has the opportunity to create a life of his own and be that Brave Little Heart every day. We need your help to make the dreams of sick children and loving parents come true.<\/p>\n