NASSAU, Bahamas -- Meet Aaron Pratt - a 9 year old heart patient.  He had heart surgery 6 months after he was born.
His grandmother originally noticed that he was having difficulty breathing.  Subsequently he was taken to a private doctor for care.  Ms. Brown, Aaron's mother, was told that Aaron appeared to have a heart condition and to prepare to have Aaron admitted to PMH.  
The doctor referred Aaron's case to Dr. Jerome Lightbourne, pediatric cardiologist at PMH.  Dr. Lightbourne later told Ms. Brown that Aaron had septal defects; holes in his heart and needed urgent surgery.  In fact, Aaron had holes in the upper and lower chambers of his heart; he had both ASD and VSD (i.e. atrial and ventricular septal defect).
Because of Aaron's small size he had to be given medication to help him grow before he could have a surgery. Additionally the surgery could not be done locally, he would have to have it done abroad.  
Despite the fact that Ms. Brown was working, she could not afford heart care for Aaron and he was not insured. She needed assistance and trusted The Almighty God to lead the way.  Dr. Lightbourne referred Ms. Brown to The Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation to obtain support and assistance with Aaron's surgeries.

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