A Miracle in Pakistan

Season Five of "Heart to Heart with Anna" has focused on miracles that happen in the congenital heart defect community. The first 4 shows were all about miracles that took place in the United States of America. Today's show will feature a very special dad in Pakistan who has not only witnessed miracles, but who has been partially responsible for these miracles occurring. What happens when you live in a country that doesn't have a hospital to treat children with heart defects -- especially when you have a daughter born with a heart defect? How can one man make a difference? What advice does this father have for his countrymen and all parents of children with congenital heart defects? Tune in to find out!

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Welcome

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to Heart to Heart with

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Anna, featuring your host Anna Dworsky. Our program is a program designed to empower the CH to York and genital heart defect community. Our program may also help families who have Children who are chronically ill by bringing information and encouragement to you in order to become an advocate for your community. Now here is an ID Dworsky.

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Welcome to the fifth season of her to hurt with Anna. Our game this season in miracles do happen, and we have a great story today, Susan. Five apart Heart. Madonna has focused on miracles that happen into congenital heart defect community. The 1st 4 shows were all about miracles that took place in the United States of America. In Pakistan, not only witnessed miracles has been partially responsible for the male clothes occurring. What happens when you live in a country that doesn't have a hospital to treat Children with hurt effects, especially when you have a better born with a heart defect? How can one man make a difference? Father has for his countrymen and our parents of Children with congenital heart defect our show today a miracle in Pakistan. Teacher Han off mod an extraordinary father who are changing the word of a neighborhood number of countrymen in Pakistan. Three year old daughter Heidi was elected them on Alma Keep Technology officer of a Microsoft gold partner company in Pakistan, embarked on a new journey in 2012. He marked the inception of Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation. PCH Living is the chief executive officer of PCH at his vision to establish Pakistan Children's Hospital and Research Institute. Children currently has establishment, cater financially, supported surgeries for underprivileged patients and educate the public about her defects at large. His organization has financed more than 100 and nine surgeries for Children born. Let's light effect. I'm excited to be talking to you today, and I really appreciate you calling into the show. But first of all, let me express my condolences that you lost your precious daughter. Can you tell us a little bit more about the heart defect that she was born with? He

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started having problems, could not understand what is wrong with her. It took a leak before and 20 2011. He was created in a lab in Pakistan and cooked for recovery.

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Really two weeks. That's actually a fairly quick recovery. I know a lot of babies who have severe congenital heart defects like that who are in the hospital for much longer than that. So I think she was lucky to come home quickly as she did it. Sounds like he had a look beginning with you not having the hunt effect identified like me. It doesn't sound like you knew in utero, obviously, that you had a problem. And so it took a while for her to be identified. I can't believe that they told you that these kids only lived to age 20. That must have been heartbreaking to hear that.

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Yeah, you know, it's just that this would happen on a bit getting, but I tried my best.

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I know an emotional experience for us. And for those who don't know, I come up with a script for my guess, but they know what we're going to talk about. But once we start, we have a conversation. And sometimes I go off script and we're having a conversation, which is much more interesting to listen to. What? I think I caught your hand off guard. But that's okay because we're two parents who loves Children. Children were born with severe birth defects that required a Blaylock perfection. And then the usual surgeries are the Hemi Montana bidirectional plan and then the Fontane. It's a lot you have to deal with when you are expected to have a perfectly healthy baby and think that you haven't had the baby. But no, something is wrong. And then to be told it's something serious. It's devastating Well, and for you it must have been even worse because it seems like where you live. There are hospital specializing in care for Children with congenital heart defects. And so what happens when Children are born today who don't have the financial support that Pakistan Children's Foundation provides? Where do they go

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center in in a way that we have in Pakistan are left 25 and unfortunately, they weigh less. Then surgeons center in that center has been waiting for has crossed 1000 year 200. You have one card treatment parents who can afford countries like us. Are you okay? However, 1,005,000. Unfortunately, before their time to come, he had to have independent individuals and ever to create more doctors, and

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it seems to me that your daughter's life inspired you to reach out and help more families because you could have just turned your grief inside of you and just become a very bitter person. But instead it looks to me like you're using your grief vehicle to turn around and help other people with congenital heart defects. Can you tell us about how your daughter inspired you?

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Yeah, I think there is a reason behind act of God. He came and left us for a reason. Two years and 11 months. Who would have guessed that he was going through a hard challenge? Get to know that he had a problem. I need the support.

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Beautiful. That is a beautiful thing to share with us. Thank you so much. We need to take a quick commercial break. But don't leave listeners because coming up next, we're going to talk to Farhaan about some of the Children that the P C H F have treated and the miracles that

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Dworsky has written several books to empower the congenital Heart Defect or

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C H D community. These books could be found at amazon dot com

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or at our website www

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dot baby Hearts Press dot com. Her best seller is The Heart of a Mother, an anthology of stories written by Women for Women in the CHD community and his other books. My Brother Needs an Operation, The Heart of a Father and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. A Handbook for Parents will help you understand that you are not alone. Visit baby hearts press dot com to find out more.

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Welcome back to our show. Heart to Heart with Anna Chauffeur, the congenital heart defect community. Today's topic is a miracle in Pakistan, and it features Farhaan Pod and the extraordinary father who's changing the fate of untold numbers of countrymen in Pakistan. And we just finished talking with Farhaan about his daughter's heart defects and actually inspired him and his two damn. He is helping his fellow countrymen who have Children born with heart defects. And he's helping them with this wonderful foundation that he has started to afford surgery for Children who would otherwise probably perished. So I'm so excited for Honda back for the second segment and this season all about miracles. And when I read about your organization and you had provided over 100 surgeries for underprivileged Children, just amazed That is a lot of surgery to provide for people you don't even really know. I mean, this is something that triggering, but it's extremely philanthropic. I love the fact that you say you're doing it with your sweet daughter. Tell us about some of the Children that the PCH has intimate miracles that you have witnessed along the way.

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Yeah, this is actually a miracle. Quickly. Here, back in touch with Rick, very philanthropic surgeon will travel all over the world. I was and I called one of the guys a a current Mito with Colonel. And if you told him about the foundation project and he had a meeting with barely a supportive became back the next day, I received a call from the family, was introduced by the colonel, and that family was having with that wanted and about 1000 miles from their lives. They had kids, and all of them were born with a congenital heart defect and in a private hospital in Karachi. And you would be happy to more that all of them and having happily life of the city and good toe And what we do, we tow the car door and just as I told you that they're less than 20 then they find more patient.

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Wow, you just that family. Not the loss of one or two Children but three Children that the miracle that really isn't that all three of them survived their surgeries, founding absolutely amazing. Well, with the biggest challenge that your organization communication with the cardiologists there and that they're good at referring people, too. You can't afford surgery. How is it that you're able to work with them, though I'm sure you're facing other challenges.

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You are writing quality care for the fact that it out of every 1000 child is done with the baby, and it's actually a bit more because advantages and clothe conditions of another and are being taken. Kid comes up writing about 40,000 Children every year. Current capacity, including Republican, is around 2000 2500. Wait, wait, wait. Everything. Remember them, collect the money and spend it on a way. Get over to the people that way. And that is due to the lack of it in my heart and that way and individually, way out in the minds of the people.

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One of the things that we're doing here in the United States that I'm very excited about that. They have started adding to the newborn screening pulse ox symmetry. It's a little noninvasive test where you just put a little probe on the baby's finger, perhaps baby toe. Sometimes they put it on the baby's ear. T how much oxygen is being transmitted throughout the body through these, like yours and mine usually have a lower oxygen saturation rate. Alex was in the eighties, and that would have been a warning to the doctors and the nurses that were treating my son that something was wrong. But they didn't do a whole block initially, when my son was born 20 years ago. And so, like your daughter baby home looking, we had a healthy baby, only to discover later that he was in congestive heart failure when we almost lost him. But here in the United States, symmetry movement is a very big movement. Now added that to the newborn screening, something that we're going to need to work on in Pakistan as well. It only cost a couple of dollars to do that in America. I don't know how much it would cost in Pakistan. Probably the important they will be getting the equipment over there. They should probably already be equipment in some of the hospitals. But maybe not all but the mind set. That's a scary thing. Not everybody values a newborn and probably a big fear is that aren't only going to need one surgery, but they're going to need more than that and that it will be a financial drain on the family. Three huge challenges. And I commend you for starting this foundation and for working so hard. You know, these stories that you have, like this one family that has three survivors. Now the story will be known word of mouth. The word will get out. And that tells you are going to start making such a difference to you and your daughter. These Children, everybody whose lives have been touched because your daughter has a chance to reach out and touch others. And you are making a huge difference. I'm so proud of you, Farhaan, for what you've done.

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Thank you and take it to the major cities. And I can see that happening just go off. But I just would liketo speak from the heart and tell you that it never happened that if I talked to anybody about the cause and they let me come back without any support about I can see that happening today donated land which I just met, and I just told him about because I didn't even ask him for the man. But he just did that.

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Wait, you're texting with you truly believe that. And by touching other hearts, you know, one of the things people don't understand with philanthropy is that there are many, many good people out there who want to do good, but you don't know what they can do. This gentleman has a plan, and he knows that by giving you this plan it could do so much more good than him just holding onto it. You're giving him an opportunity to do something that will outlive him, something that will be a legacy for him and these other people who are donating the money. It's the same thing by donating this money, you trust you and they're putting it into a program so much more valuable than if it was just in their bank accounts. Tummy, Let's let our listeners know how others can help you. How can they reach out and be part of this

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way? Need active from the organization and the corporation so usually support We don't need volunteers toe very and educate people about proper died And that I definitely got in touch with you are flying with you Just mention moments ago Need bigger any kind of help is appreciated at the o ark dot p k and dedicated viewers way to come up with and representative working all across the globe infecting that you asked me, Do I have in the UK have been made? And is that the proper order of honor? The nation's gold? That kid with the bank accounts and also told the bank account everything that anybody need accounts. That's

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perfect. That's wonderful. Okay, you heard about this, but I will also have on my website later on. So if you have any questions or you didn't have a pen with you If you're in your car listening, you could still find it. They are very active on Facebook. I love looking at their Facebook page. They have pictures of these beautiful Children that have been saved and it's a wonderful website here check out and Facebook pages, son. Go and look at because it just gives you so much hope. It's a very inspiring sight. We do need to take a quick commercial break, but don't leave because when we come back, we're going to see what it has to offer. Parents of Children born with congenital heart defects in Pakistan and beyond,

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world at congenital heart defect events, and she is available as a key note or guest speaker for your event. Go to heart to heart with anna dot com to learn more about booking Anna for your event. You can also find out more about the

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Welcome back to our show Heart to Heart with Anna Chauffeur, the congenital heart defect community. Today our topic is a miracle in Pakistan and features Farhaan Achmad, an extraordinary father who is changing the fate of untold numbers of countrymen in Pakistan, and I have so enjoyed talking for Han about the miracles. That witness was able to share one major miracles with us about one family who had three Children. But I know for on that you have so many more miracles that you witnessed, and I hope that you'll come back on the show again in the future so we can find out how things going with the hospital. But you have a couple of days for Hunt, and I would love for you any advice you have for couples just finding out. It sounds like your countrymen don't normally find out in utero. So what advice did you go to your countryman who find out after the baby is born? There's a problem, and they need to have open heart surgery

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thing. It's like the end of the world, however, advice for all parents they need to have. It is different from that, you know something that we all need to reiterate than anybody gets aboutthe, and they should immediately concerned Materia. They don't have access to child taken from this thing, and we can help them get in contact with any report can be bad way can win it all this the next thing that you would immediately find out more about the kind of disease and how to control it. A lot of website can help them, but not when I got to know about my daughter P. And he took me about a couple of understand that did. And what and I would command love. That site is run and hide that from the UK paid inspector no more should also let me know about it and try to break in who have already gone through this before and I really have. And I think living with before the baby's born, we'll have the whole family, a look that someone coming and most love

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in utero. But she said, So many of your countrymen don't find out in utero that just complicates matters because they're siblings are expecting to have a little baby they can play with. I don't understand. You don't really know what they did when they first come home, but little kids think that way. They think they're gonna have their own little baby, and that's what happens when you bring home a baby with a heart defect. A lot of times they just sleep and sleep and sleep. They have difficulty feeding. And I think you're right. I think this really does affect the siblings very much and the more we can share with them and give them hope, too, because look, look, a club for the family, that the baby doesn't make it. Yeah, I think that's excellent Advice and knowledge is power. So I commend you for saying that the parents need to find out they need to reach out to other parents. No much information available on the Internet, that it makes it. If you have access in our country, if you don't own a computer and you don't have access to the Internet, you can go to a public library. Do you have something like that in Pakistan as well? No. I think

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the best thing about our country is that we're afraid it in move on, intimate, even have access Internet one way and almost like majority of the population who have access to the smart way, don't have any library, but we have Internet and go in

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on a valuable experience for me. I've never been to Pakistan, my first Pakistani friend, I am learning about your culture through you Farhaan and I'm very impressed with how kind and loving you have been to your countrymen, to people that you don't even know wanting to spare them going through the agony that you have been through. So thank you for sharing your story with us and for starting this foundation, I hope you'll let me know how I can help be part of it. It's so valuable, and it's going to long outlive you and me

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the way we're going to invite you back.

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That concludes this heart to heart with Anna. Thank you so much for listening today. Please come back next week on TV at noon Eastern time. And until then, please find unlike a check out our website like a hut with anna dot com, and I can't they repeat, follow our radio toe on block talk radio and on weaker. And remember, my friend, you are not alone.

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Thank

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you again for joining us this week. We hope you've

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been inspired and empowered to become an advocate for the congenital heart defect community. Heart to heart with Anna, with your host, Anna Gorsky can be heard every Tuesday at 12 noon Eastern time. We'll talk again next week