Providing Lifesaving Treatment for Children with Heart Defects – Start Donating Today

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  -Contributed by Aarohi Arora Shalini (name changed), a 10th-grade student from western India, had been feeling unusually tired, breathless, and uneasy for months. After several tests, doctors diagnosed her with a rare heart defect, Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) to the Right Atrium, along with heart failure and severe pulmonary hypertension. The condition required urgent treatment, but her mother, the sole earner, couldn’t afford it. With support from Genesis Foundation, Shalini received timely surgery at one of their   partner hospitals . She was discharged in stable condition and is now recovering well. This is one of the many lives Genesis Foundation strives to save through timely medical intervention and compassionate care. Genesis Foundation is an NGO in Haryana, working in the field of Congenital Heart Disease Donation , providing end-to-end support. They provide financial assistance to families with monthly income of under Rs.20,000. Over the last 24 years, they ha...

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God has been very kind to my family and me – He has given us an opportunity to give back to society in our small way, and that is what we have been doing. However, I often felt that there was so much more that we could do directly and indirectly. And I realised that there is nothing more valuable than contributing one’s own time to good causes. Time is a finite resource, and the choice we make to give a part of it to a cause really makes a difference – not only to the cause, but also to us. 

I have been associated with Genesis Foundation for over three years, participating in the fund-raisers, contributing to the cause. As the association grew stronger, so did the urge to do more. And then, on May 11, I woke up to a morning where I set out to meet four critically ill children (between the ages of 4 months to 11 years) suffering from heart disorders, and being supported by GF’s Save Little Hearts endeavour. My fervour was that of an impatient young kid – I couldn’t wait to get to Max Hospital Saket to meet Manish, Aryan, Shiva and Lalit, and see how they were doing post their surgeries.




Blog Courtesy: https://www.thequint.com/voices/blogs/how-genesis-foundation-is-helping-critically-ill-children-with-heart-disorders 

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