One Year Old Savva has a complex heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. He needs open-heart surgery.

“We have two children. Our older son is two years old, he is healthy. But our younger one, Savva was born with severe congenital heart disease - hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He was diagnosed when I was still pregnant. In Russia, we were turned down for medical treatment. They said that with such a diagnosis he will not live long. We started to look for clinics abroad. Thanks to the donations of many kind people, Savva had his first two surgeries in Germany. They were difficult for him. Now he needs one final operation on his heart. We turned to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (USA), where they successfully treat children with this diagnosis. But we are not in a position to pay the invoice from the American hospital. My husband is a priest, I care for our children. Please, help.”  Anna Martynenko, Voronezh Region. Without this final surgery, Savva will get worse and may not live into adulthood. If you would like to help Savva, don’t let the cost stop you. We are almost the