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Hearts Behind the Foundation: The Heart Whisperer

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My association with Genesis Foundation began in 2024. I feel so blessed to be a part of such noble work that looks only at child heart treatment. An opportunity to create meaningful change in the world. Stepping into the lives of individuals and community and giving them the best you can. I am grateful that through this field I have the power to uplift those who are struggling or are in need, in ways either by giving my heart and soul to the project or to create avenues for donation to charity that I am involved with. My first visit to the hospital to see a 5 month old baby in terrible pain, but a smile on her face left me with a flood of emotions through my mind. Since my school days I have been inclined towards helping others and most importantly giving back to society. I had participated in different social events but never ever had given a thought of taking this on as a career. My story of being a social worker was not meant to be, but yes destiny always pans out the way it’s suppo...
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Does Covid-19 affect children with heart disease?

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In December 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) was initially discovered in China as a new emerging disease. Subsequently, it has spread rapidly among other countries including Iran, and eventually, it was declared by the World Health Organization as a “pandemic” on 11th March 2020. The Health Ministry said that the common symptoms among children might include fever, cough, breathlessness or shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, myalgia (muscle pains, aches, pain in ligaments), rhinorrhea (excess drainage, ranging from a clear fluid to thick mucus from the nose), diarrhoea, loss of smell, loss of taste. Meanwhile, few children might also show symptoms of gastrointestinal issues. But having said that, it is also reported that the prevalence of symptoms is lower in children compared to adults. Coronary artery diseases, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmia have been associated with increased mortality among adults with COVID-19. There is still a lack of knowledge and studies r...
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