Give Avishek a Heart for Christmas

$2,975 of $6,000 goal

Given by 32 generous donors in 27 days

Avishek (Nickname Tinku) is a beautiful 9 year old Indian/Fijian Boy who is very sick and needs a heart for Christmas. Can you help?

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His diagnosis is Severe Mitral Regurgitation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Congestive Cardiac Failure.

Avisheks condition means that he is unable to go to school, walk unassisted and do the things a normal child can do. His health is deteriorating rapidly and if nothing is done in the next 6 months he will become bed ridden and eventually die.

He needs urgent surgery and arrangements have been made to do the operation in India on the 15th of February while he is still healthy enough to travel.

The Fijian and Indian health boards are paying for the operation BUT the Lata family need to fundraise $10,000 Fijian.... $6500 NZ for travel/accommodation/ food for 21 days for both Avishek and his mum Suman.

They have permission from the government to fundraise locally and overseas.

We need your help to give this boy "a heart for Christmas".

Heart for Christmas' involvement (page creator)

We met Avishek and his family in July this year when a team of young people from the Summerhill Youth Academy visited Fiji on a volunteer Service abroad trip.

Avishek's mother was our cook at the Indian compound where we were based in Rakiraki. He was a very sick boy even back then and it has gotten worse...