Baby Leethan was diagnosed with Supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) which is a heart defect that develops before birth. Mom Carmen Brown says she was told six months into her pregnancy that the baby’s heart area has abnormal fluid around it. Leethan has been going to doctors for treatment since birth but over the last few months the lesion has worsened, and he became considerably symptomatic. He required a patch enlargement of the supravalvular pulmonary stenosis. Baby Leethen had his operations and is recovering well in the cardiac ward. “the doctors and nurses at NMCH are excellent. They are God sent and I am happy they saved my son’s life” says Mom.

Wiseman Ngobeni is a cheerful 7yr from Daveyton, Springs. He suffers from a severe form of tetralogy of Fallot which has rendered him deeply cyanotic, with markedly decreased effort tolerance. 

Wiseman requires corrective surgery for his condition, which entails closing the intracardiac defects and relieving the obstruction to his right ventricle. He is expected to require a long convalescence following his surgery, but it is hoped that he will make a slow yet steady recovery. 

Young Ntsika Mokone is a 2yr old from Tsakane. Previously well, he was recently diagnosed with an evolving congenital heart condition of tetralogy of Fallot that required admission into hospital in a critical condition, and urgent surgery. Fortunately, we were able to fully correct his condition and he is well on his way to recovery. 

Ms Ntombi Khomotso Ndayi is 8 years old from Roodepoort, known with a congenital heart defect since she was 3 months of age. She requires complete correction of her ventricular septal defect with repair of her tricuspid valve. 

Ms Mmapula Mmatjipa is 6yrs old and was referred to us from Polokwane in Limpopo province. She has a ventricular septal defect with a leaky aortic valve, and requires corrective surgery before the latter worsens. 

Phiwokuhle Nkoloti is a 1yr 8month old boy from Cosmo City with tetralogy of Fallot. He is deeply cyanosed. His surgery has been postponed numerous times for various reasons but he is finally able to have corrective surgery of his lesion.

Lutendo Nelwamondo is a 1yr 9month old boy with Down’s syndrome, from Turffontein. He has an underlying ventricular septal defect. Lutendo is amenable to full correction of this defect through surgery, in order to improve his symptoms, curtail progression of his disease, reduce his admissions to hospital and stop his medications.