13-year old boy needs your help to receive life saving heart assistance device
USD$14,000 Raised by Friends and family so far
It’s every parent’s nightmare — to hear that your child has stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This is what we were faced with in 2017 when Tinaye was only 8 years old. After 6 months of chemotherapy the cancer was successfully treated. In 2018 he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. However he was able to live a normal life … until 2022 when he became unwell again. He now has stage 4 heart failure.
[If you wish to help this child you can visit the Go Fund me page by clicking this link.]
The Zimbabwean doctors who were treating him recommended that we find specialist treatment for him. After exploring several options, including in neighboring South Africa the best place we found for him turned out to be India.
With the help of friends and family we were able to raise USD14,000 to travel to Hyderabad in India for consultation at Star Hospitals and then at KIMS hospitals. The medical team at KIMS has recommended that Tinaye urgently needs Left Ventricular Assist Device treatment while he awaits a heart transplant.
Tinaye is a very happy child who has been dealt a bad hand by life. Despite all the challenges he has faced, he remains positive and hopeful. Since he became unwell in July 2022 he has not been able to go to school. He misses learning and he misses his friends. He loves playing chess, watching documentaries and playing games that involve flying aeroplanes.
His ambition is to become an aircraft engineer. Tinaye attained 9 units in his grade 7 examinations (end of primary school). This was a very good achievement and he is looking forward to returning to Zimbabwe to embark start form 1 (secondary school).
When he was healthy he took his role as the eldest child in the family seriously — always helping his younger sisters with heavy tasks. Being ill has meant that he can’t do this anymore.
Tinaye’s only chance to live a healthy life depends on this treatment. Without it he will live in constant pain and his health will continue to deteriorate.
Your donation will give him this chance. Words cannot express our gratitude to everyone who contributes to our son’s treatment. We look forward to the day we will wake up from this nightmare. Thank you for making that a possibility!
Every 13-year-old deserves the chance to live a long, healthy, and wonderful life. For one young boy, this dream is in danger; he needs your help. The boy needs a heart assisting device to keep his heart beating, and every donation towards this device will bring him one step closer to a healthy future. Please join us in helping this young boy reach his dreams. Donate now to provide him with the life-saving device he needs. Together, we can make a difference for him and his family. Thank you for your generous support!
The money raised will be spent as follows:
(all amounts in USD — GBP amounts estimated based on the XE exchange rates 20 January 2023)
Surgery and device cost (including 18 days hospital stay after surgery) US$122 000
Air travel (between India and Zimbabwe over the 6 months) US$6 680
Accommodation in India for 6 months USD$7800
Food USD$400 per month 2 400
Transport within India @USD350 per month 2 100
Gofundme fees (estimated) 4 500
TOTAL US$145 480
[If you wish to help this child you can visit the Go Fund me page by clicking this link.]
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