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Hole-in-heart patient remains grateful 15 years later

Apr 29, 2010 News

Gopattie Hariprashad remembers being told her son would only live to be perhaps 13.
Today, that son, Munilal Hariprashad, celebrates his 22nd birthday, and she has a long list of people and organizations to thank for that. Munilal, now an electrician is also married, a prospect his mother could never have imagined.
When he was just 18 months old, Gopattie discovered that Munilall was developing constant colds and had difficulty breathing. Her worst fears were confirmed when doctors told her Munilal had a hole in his heart. Thus began a heartrending journey to save her son’s life. The family began printing posters asking for help, passing them on to just about anyone.
The Ministry of Health organized for further tests in Venezuela and the family continued to seek the help of residents in their home village of Canal No2. Polder, relatives and just about anyone who could help.
One of the flyers reached Guyana Watch, a non-profit organization, which assembles a team of doctors annually to assist Guyanese. When they came to Guyana, they assessed the situation and undertook to help Munilal. They returned to the US and raised funds for Munilal to travel to Florida for open-heart surgery.
As a result, on April 12, 1995 he underwent heart surgery successfully and today lives a normal life.
At a thanksgiving ceremony held in New York just after the surgery, the then six-year-old said: “I thank every one of you for saving my life.”
He later attended the Kawal Primary School and completed his secondary education at the West Demerara Secondary School.
Fifteen years after the surgery that saved his life, Munilal and his mother are grateful to all those who came to their aid.

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