Kenneth Tafunai Gets New Lease Of Life

Kenneth Tafunai was diag­nosed with ventricular sep­tal defect when he was only nine-months-old.

Monday 30 January 2023 | 18:00

Kenneth Tafunai with his father Michael Tafunai at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeeva Children’s Hospital in Suva on January 29, 2023. Photo: Nacanieli Tuilevuka

Kenneth Tafunai with his father Michael Tafunai at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeeva Children’s Hospital in Suva on January 29, 2023. Photo: Nacanieli Tuilevuka

Kenneth Tafunai was diag­nosed with ventricular sep­tal defect when he was only nine-months-old.

He was then referred to the Colo­nial War Memorial Hospital for a check-up, but doctors advised the parents that surgery was not possi­ble until his heart matured enough.

His parents thought that was the end of the road for them until De­cember last year when a doctor at the CWMH referred him to the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeeva Children’s Hospital in Nasese.

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Story By: Nacanieli Tuilevuka

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