Nine-year-old Chalani Soysa of No. 58, Fonseka Road, Panadura has been suffering from an acute heart ailment that requires Intracardiac Repair – Open Heart surgery that would be performed in two stages. Facilities for this risky operation are not available in any national or private hospital in Sri Lanka.
However, the first surgery was performed at the Chennai Hospital, India by Dr. K. Sivakumar who had informed the patient’s father that the second operation is getting delayed and that it should be performed at the earliest.
The hospital charges for the surgery is around at Rs. 700,000 and Nalaka is short of Rs. 350,000 added with airfare for the patient and her parents, charges for lodging facilities in Chennai and other expenses.
Nalaka says only Rs. 16,000 remains in his bank account, and that he has no other means to find the balance. Chalani’s parents Nalaka Soysa and Shiranthi Harshani Gamage appeal to the public for assistance to save the precious life of their daughter. Donors may credit their funds to A/c No. 8124458 of Bank of Ceylon, Panadura Branch or A/c No. 102657129083 of Sampath Bank, Panadura Branch.
For further details please contact Nalaka on 071-4758595.