Just five days after giving birth, Yamrot’s legs began to swell, her breath shortened, her strength faded. What began as the joy of becoming a mother quickly turned into a terrifying fight for her life. She had never even heard of Rheumatic Heart Disease before. But looking back the signs were there.
She was told she needed urgent heart valve surgery if not She might not live long enough to raise her child.
The cost? Nearly 1 million birr. The wait time? 3 to 4 years. This is the heartbreaking reality many patients with RHD are living.
Thanks to our donors, Yamrot received Healing Valves Ethiopia 36th free, life-saving surgery. Performed by our local surgical team led by Fekede Agwar, this operation was not just a medical intervention. It was also a second chance for a mother, for a child and for a future.
