Niyan was up bright and early this morning for her first appointment at Sheba hospital.
She had an ECG and two echoes, and the cardiologist carefully reviewed the report from her previous surgery in India. Niyan was extra patient all day, even though her echoes took over an hour.
During the waiting time, she enjoyed getting to know little Rifan from Gaza.
Because her heart is a little complicated, Niyan needs a CT scan and diagnostic cath before the doctors can make a decision about surgery.
At the end of the afternoon, her cardiologist gave her some chips and chocolate as a special gift for being so patient all day. Even after such a long day, Niyan was still all smiles and energy by dinnertime in Ashdod tonight. We’re looking forward to spending time with her in the coming days before her next appointments.
This afternoon we welcomed our new Kurdish child Niyan. After traveling from Northern Iraq, over Jordan to Israel together with our American friends yesterday, they stayed at our Jerusalem guesthouse for the first night. Today I collected both her and her dad from there. After spending a lot of time in the usual Israeli traffic jams, we arrived here in Ashdod where they could get some rest at our community home.
Niyan immediately made friends with our other resident kids and seems to feel comfortable here. She is nineyears old and diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. She already had a surgery when she was little, so she is here to place another shunt. She will also get a collateral embolization to control her big pulmonary blood flow.
Please pray with us that during her time in our house, Niyan will remain stable and safe.
Niyan was up bright and early this morning for her first appointment at Sheba hospital.
She had an ECG and two echoes, and the cardiologist carefully reviewed the report from her previous surgery in India. Niyan was extra patient all day, even though her echoes took over an hour.
During the waiting time, she enjoyed getting to know little Rifan from Gaza.
Because her heart is a little complicated, Niyan needs a CT scan and diagnostic cath before the doctors can make a decision about surgery.
