HeartGift Houston Welcomes Patient from Mongolia

On Wednesday June 28th  Sarangoo, an 11 year old girl from Mongolia, underwent a lifesaving heart procedure at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.  This procedure corrected the congenital heart defect she was born with, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD.)

Sarangoo was able to travel from her home in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia to Houston TX via the HeartGift program.  HeartGift provides lifesaving heart surgery to children from around the world where specialized medical treatment is either scarce or nonexistent.

Sarangoo has been in Houston recovering from her heart repair and is scheduled to return to Mongolia on July 9th.  Her stay and medical care is possible because of volunteers and donors in our community.  Sarangoo and her Mother, Enkhtuya are being hosted by the Wheeler family of Houston (77089.)

“The generosity of the Houston community is amazing, providing medical partnerships, financial donations, a host home and volunteers to assist with translation.”   Rachael Wright, Executive Director.