Team Heart's Mission to Rwanda: Last patient is discharged!

End of Year Giving to Team Heart

All proceeds from this gift will help fund Team Heart to provide cardiac surgery to young adults suffering from rheumatic heart disease in Rwanda, a country that has no surgical options. Team Heart is partnering with the citizens of Rwanda to build an "in country" cardiac surgery program, while developing early detection, prevention and education programs to prevent years of suffering and early deaths due to undiagnosed strep infection.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Last patient is discharged!

Hello all!!

To add to the picture show, I've attached a picture of Genevieve OUR LAST PATIENT as she will be discharged TODAY!!!!! She looks great and is walking and smiling.

Thanks everyone for all your hard work... the patients (the results) speak for themselves. It will be amazing to see how they look next year when you visit again....

Special thanks to the KFH staff, doctors, nurses, residents, pharmacists, everyone. They've been very gracious and have done a great job taking care of our patients.

It's been so fun to be a part of this miracle and to end with Genevieve is really poignant.

Thanks again all! Be well and hope to see you soon,

Smitha

Genevieve is with Dr. Smitha Phillips, Cardiology Fellow from Georgetown, and Dr. Maurice Musoni, medical officer hoping to train in cardiac surgery