Two Tibetan children of congenital heart disease have set foot on the journey home after undergoing successful operations in Suzhou.
Qimi Baizhen, one of the Tibetan children, was diagnosed with atrial septal defect, a birth defect of the heart in which there is a hole in the wall or septum that divides the upper chambers of the heart or atria. She was unable to get effective treatment due to the poormedical facilities at her hometown.
At the end of last month, the 8-year-old girl was sent to the children’s hospital affiliated with Soochow University for surgeries.
An 8-month-old baby was also sent to the hospital in Suzhou for treatment. Zhaxi Bianba, as the baby is called, was found to have atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus 15 days after birth.
The hospital arranged for the best doctors to operate on the children who have now recovered and are getting back home.
Pan Tao, a doctor from the hospital in Suzhou and currently working in Tibet, will escort them on their home-bound trip.
