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"Kyleigh doesn't have the valve that connects the heart and lungs" - The Big Favour donation to Hope for Kyleigh

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Kyleigh currently struggles to get rich oxygenated blood to circulate throughout her body. As she was born an absent pulmonary valve, underdeveloped arteries and a large hole in her heart. Preventing the normal flow of blood to pass through her lungs in order to feed the rest of her body.
This is obviously such a tragic way for anyone to live, more so a little 3-year-old. They reached out to The Big Favour sharing the story of the little girl as she has only three months to get better.

Take a listen as Serina Kista, the mother, shares the condition that the little girl is currently battling:
25 Jan 2022 5PM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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