Girl with Down's Syndrome and heart ailment needs help
06/28/2009 12:25 PM
It has been months since baby Christine Alcantara was first brought to the hospital.
She now stays at the Intensive Care Unit because of her delicate condition.
"May sakit sya sa puso. Meron pa syang Down’s Syndrome. Ngayon 4 months na pabalik-balik yung pneumonia nya. Nag start tayo sa antibiotics para sa kanya, then ang plan para sa kanya at present is operation (She has congenital problems and Down's syndrome. NOw, it has been four months that her pneumonia is recurring. We already started antibiotic treatment for her, but the plan is for her to undergo operation)", Dr. Bryan Santos, the attending physician, tells Bantay Bata.
"Sobra pong hirap, nagta tricycle lang po yung asawa ko, napabayaan ko na nga po yung dalawa kong anak na nag-aaral din po (We are in a difficult situation because my husband just drives a tricycle for a living. We tend to neglect my other childs' needs too to make ends meet)", Marissa, mother of Christine, adds.
At this point, Marissa’s only hope for her baby Christine is the support she gets from different institutions and kind hearts.
Baby Christine has been spending almost all her young life in this bed. But as people come together to save her, she will one day walk towards recovery and be grateful for the gift of life.
Those interested to help Christine can send their contributions to Bantay Bata 163 through the following :
Philippine National Bank
Peso Account No. 226-505317-6
Dollar Account No. 226-700543-8
Banco De Oro
Peso Account No. 39300 - 006612
Dollar Account No. 39300 - 62083
Bank of the Philippine Islands
Peso Account No. 3051 - 1101 - 95
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