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Cardiac Surgical Intervention for Rheumatic Heart Children and Young Adults
Team Heart, now in year 5 of their commitment to build cardiac surgery in Rwanda. Having completed the fourth surgical mission, this past February 2011 to deliver care to a total of 54 teenagers and young adults … See more →
  • February 1, 2011

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    Leslie A Sabatino
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    Leslie A Sabatino

    Well Team Heart is like the letter carriers.... Come rain or shine, sleet or snow, we will get there!!! We are in the process of juggling flights and working diligently to make sure we get everyone to Rwanda despite Mother Nature's comical joke of a major snow storm across the country. We can not be... See More

  • January 4, 2011

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    Leslie A Sabatino
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    Well, exactly 1 month from today I will touch down on the soil of Rwanda again to set up for our 4th surgical mission. We will be operating on approximately 15-20 young people who are suffering from Rheumatic Heart disease and may die if left untreated. It will be a long hard 2 weeks filled with swea... See More

  • December 21, 2010

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    Leslie A Sabatino
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    Come help us with final preparations for our February trip. Dinner at the Elephant walk in Waltham. Ticket price of $45 includes dinner and a drink and the proceeds go to help provide life saving surgery to young adults suffering from Rheumatic Heart Disease. Monday January 10th is the Benefit Dinn... See More

  • November 4, 2010

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    Leslie A Sabatino
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    We have recently received word that the OR table we use for our life saving Heart surgery is in desperate need of replacement. We attempted repair on our last trip and it has again failed. It doesn't turn or rotate and this is a VITAL step needed during open-heart surgery. If we all gave just $2 - 5... See More

  • June 25, 2010

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    Leslie A Sabatino
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    We are currently beginning to plan the 2011 mission to Rwanda. February 2 - 22 depending on which team you are on. We welcome all applicants to submit their application on our website. Please sign up as early as possible so you have adequate time for fundraising. We have some great events coming... See More

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