Heart Surgery Brings Joy To 'Worried' Mother
“Every day was a struggle for us and she would faint every now and then,” Ms Tamanalevu said.
Monday 06 March 2023 | 15:05
Litia Ciocala 4, with her mother Kiti Tamanalevu after her successful free heart surgery provided by the Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital at Nasese, Suva on March 5, 2023. Photo: Leon Lord Opposition MP Aliki Bia with his wife, Masilina and children Lusiana, 12 and Maika, 8 at their home in Newtown on March 5, 2023. Photo: Leon Lord
Her hands were turning black and her face pale, and hope seemed to be running out.
Kiti Tamanalevu described this as her daughter Litia Ciocala continued to give in to a rare heart disease she was diagnosed with two years ago.
She will be five years old next month.
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However, a new lease of life was granted to young Litia when she underwent an open heart surgery at the Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital at Nasese, Suva, two weeks ago.
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