Phin Ken, and his daughter, Socheat Nha during the the Cambodian New Year Parade in Long Beach, Calif. on April 4, 2010. (Jeff Gritchen / Press-telegram)SURGERY: The third child helped by Hearts Without Boundaries may be released soon.
04/23/2010
By Greg Mellen
Staff Writer
Long Beach Press Telegram (California, USA)
Socheat Nha, the Cambodian toddler brought to the Dominican Republic for life-extending open heart surgery, continues to amaze supporters and doctors alike with her rapid recovery from a risky and dangerous four-hour operation.
On Friday morning, the 3-year-old was moved out of the intensive care unit and into a regular room at the hospital where she has been recovering.
Barring any unforeseen setbacks she could be released as early as Sunday morning.
Peter Chhun, the head of Hearts Without Boundaries, which helped broker the deal for the surgery, said surgeon Rodrigo Soto, who performed the operation, told him he and his team were all surprised by Socheat's rapid rate of recovery.
Although Socheat has had trouble eating solid foods and slept through much of her second day of recovery, her signs remain positive.
Socheat, her father Phin Ken, who has kept vigil at his daughter's bed nearly nonstop since her operation, and the rest of the Hearts Without Boundaries team hope to return May 1, after Socheat has some more time to recuperate.
Hearts Without Boundaries is a Long Beach nonprofit that brings Cambodian children with heart defects to the U.S. for surgery unavailable to them in their home country. Socheat is the third child Hearts Without Boundaries has helped.
She was brought to the United States suffering from a hole in her heart, called a ventricular septal defect. However, after doctors at a Las Vegas examined her they canceled a planned surgery because of its riskiness.
Hearts Without Boundaries was able to arrange with the International Children's Heart Foundation, which specializes in treating children in third world countries, to operate on Socheat in the Dominican Republic.
Soto performed a four-hour surgery, sealing the hole in Socheat's heart and repairing damage to her pulmonary artery.
Information on Hearts Without Boundaries can be found online at
www.heartswithoutboundaries.org or by searching Facebook for their page.
greg.mellen@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1291
04/23/2010
By Greg Mellen
Staff Writer
Long Beach Press Telegram (California, USA)
Socheat Nha, the Cambodian toddler brought to the Dominican Republic for life-extending open heart surgery, continues to amaze supporters and doctors alike with her rapid recovery from a risky and dangerous four-hour operation.
On Friday morning, the 3-year-old was moved out of the intensive care unit and into a regular room at the hospital where she has been recovering.
Barring any unforeseen setbacks she could be released as early as Sunday morning.
Peter Chhun, the head of Hearts Without Boundaries, which helped broker the deal for the surgery, said surgeon Rodrigo Soto, who performed the operation, told him he and his team were all surprised by Socheat's rapid rate of recovery.
Although Socheat has had trouble eating solid foods and slept through much of her second day of recovery, her signs remain positive.
Socheat, her father Phin Ken, who has kept vigil at his daughter's bed nearly nonstop since her operation, and the rest of the Hearts Without Boundaries team hope to return May 1, after Socheat has some more time to recuperate.
Hearts Without Boundaries is a Long Beach nonprofit that brings Cambodian children with heart defects to the U.S. for surgery unavailable to them in their home country. Socheat is the third child Hearts Without Boundaries has helped.
She was brought to the United States suffering from a hole in her heart, called a ventricular septal defect. However, after doctors at a Las Vegas examined her they canceled a planned surgery because of its riskiness.
Hearts Without Boundaries was able to arrange with the International Children's Heart Foundation, which specializes in treating children in third world countries, to operate on Socheat in the Dominican Republic.
Soto performed a four-hour surgery, sealing the hole in Socheat's heart and repairing damage to her pulmonary artery.
Information on Hearts Without Boundaries can be found online at
www.heartswithoutboundaries.org or by searching Facebook for their page.
greg.mellen@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1291
7 comments:
Socheat will grow up healthy and smart. Thanks everybody whose contribution made this life-saving surgery a reality.
Good! luck Socheat, and I'm wishing you the best.
What the fuck is your child last name ? If Socheat Nha is her firstname, something is wrong here, Nha ?
Dear Lovely duther,
Here is mom from Cambodia.
Mom have seen your picture and feel very happy and nice to hear this information and looking forward to see you soon. Finally, I wish her to recover soon.
Your mom. Nara
Oh, her mom Nara would like say thank you very much to all doctors and the Heartswithoutboudries who help my dauther in the surgery operation and wish you all have five budda wishes and especially to mr. Chhun and his colleagues.
From her mom, Nara.
Muhhhhh, luv ya...
This is miracle! And thank a million to the doctors and staffs in Dominican Republic.
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