#Repost @hasan_alakraa ・・・ LIFE SAVING CORRECTIVE HEART SURGERY FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN ▪ The Tiny Gold Hearts Project is a social non-profit initiative by a group of individuals aiming to help raise funds for refugee children with congenital heart disease. ▪ The current two cases involve a 4 year old Rohingyan boy and a two year old Somali boy. ▪ 💛 Nor Khan is a lively 4 year old Rohingyan boy diagnosed with Congenital Heart Defect (VSD) causing Pulmonary Hypertension. Born to a young Rohingyan couple, the parents had high hopes and aspiration for him until he was suspected to be unwell. His parents started to notice a change in his physical health. At age 3, Nor Khan had lost a significant amount of weight and experienced loss of appetite. Devastated by the diagnosis of VSD, the parents never lost hope and they were looking for all avenues to help their son. When asked about his hopes for his son, the father replied "at this point, seeing him healthy and eat well again will be the biggest miracle I pray for everyday". ▪ 💛 The second case is the harrowing story of Ahmed Hassan's family; an innocent two year old boy of Somali descent. When we first met him, he was resting on his mother's lap. Unlike other children his age, Ahmed has to limit his activity as he gets lethargic easily. Being a single mother with a sad history in Somalia, she moved to Malaysia to ensure her remaining children have a chance of a brighter future. When Ahmed was diagnosed with Congenital Heart Defect (Large VSD with Mitral Valve Defect), the mother was devastated. She simply could not afford the cost of the operation. However, her spirit prevails and it shines through when she told us "When he gets better, he will give back. I hope he will be a doctor to help others, just like how others have helped him". ▪ Each child need estimated RM50K. Any amount of donation is one step closer to saving their lives. Deadline: 10th April 2019 To donate, please find the details below: ▪ MAYBANK Acc Number: 563082120908 Acc Holder: Michael Claude Reference: TGHP Please send the receipt of transactions via email or Whatsapp to the following: Email: [email protected] Whatsapp: 011-27441303 Ha

Alhamdulillah It was a bloody tough game against Mitral FC (IJN). Mental was challenged fitness was tested. Even though we are 1-0 down we managed to pull ourselves together and scored 2 goals with 10 minutes remaining. It feels good to get our first win and it was from behind. Good game boys. #tgifutsal #7aside

Feel so happy today. A Dato came to see me, Chinese gentleman in his 60s.Regular patient-2 months ago came for cough and fever. While examining him, I also realised he had some abnormal sound(pansystolic murmur) in his heart. Told him there might be something wrong with his valve. So referred him to a Cardiologist to rule out Mitral valve regurgitation. Today he came back so happy,he and his wife were so thankful that I detected it. His valve is 40% damaged. He had been to multiple hospitals for full medical check up and this is the first time it's been detected. This valve problem is not an overnight thing. It would've been there for years. I'm not boasting nor am I putting down anyone, but just a gentle reminder to all medical students reading this, that what medical student life is totally different from working life. Don't just study to pass exams. These notes in this pic is from my medical school days and they're my own notes, not copied from any lectures. You might think from this I might have been some distinction gold medalist student. I wasn't. Sometimes I would scrape through,sometimes maybe 60 plus marks and I'm not ashamed of that. What you want is to prepare yourself so you get 'distinction' when you deal with real lives. So I took my time those days to write my own notes and compile them for long term so much so when I come across something in a patient I even know which page I wrote it on( that's how important notes are to me).Some students can mug up everything one night before and score well in their exams.I wasn't that student. So I did whatever I could and still managed to pass every year but most important is that I am not someone who cries not getting a distinction. When you get a patient who is so grateful of you and tells everyone else about you,that is the ultimate satisfaction a doctor can get.Treat every patient as if they are your own family member.Practice the holistic approach 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️ Good luck medical students. Don't be depressed if you don't get good marks. Just make sure you do your best and prepare long term! You can do it!!!! #medicaldoctor #medicalstudent #holistic #primaryhealthcare #cardiology #MMMC #MelakaManipal