With all the fighting going on, it was nice to come across a story in which a little Syrian boy was helped with his serious problem.
The boy with a broken heart
In war-torn Syria, little Jansir Issa suffered from a rare disease that could have killed him. Now, he's been saved by a British charity
By STEPHEN ADAMS, HEALTH CORRESPONDENT FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 17:02 EST, 28 March 2015 | UPDATED: 17:49 EST, 28 March 2015
Rather, it was a combination of rare heart problems that meant blood was not getting around his body properly. In fact, it was receiving little over half the oxygen it should.
Ever since birth, congenital heart defects meant Janshir was being slowly starved of air, much like a climber marooned at high altitude.
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On the mend: Jansir with his father Omar in London after being brought to Britain for a life-saving operation
Chain of Hope is saving the lives of children with heart disease
And if that wasn’t enough, almost all he has ever known is war. Since Janshir was four, he and his family have had to live with the devastating conflict that has ripped Syria apart, claiming more than 200,000 lives in the process.
Dodging bombs and bullets, his family first fled their Aleppo home just weeks before it was blown to bits by President Assad’s jets.
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The boy with a broken heart
In war-torn Syria, little Jansir Issa suffered from a rare disease that could have killed him. Now, he's been saved by a British charity
- Congenital heart defects meant Jansir was being slowly starved of air
- Since of age of four, he and his family had to live with devastating conflict
- But now, after a life-saving operation, Jansir looks like a different boy
- Chief executive of Chain of Hope charity say he is a 'walking miracle'
By STEPHEN ADAMS, HEALTH CORRESPONDENT FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 17:02 EST, 28 March 2015 | UPDATED: 17:49 EST, 28 March 2015
Rather, it was a combination of rare heart problems that meant blood was not getting around his body properly. In fact, it was receiving little over half the oxygen it should.
Ever since birth, congenital heart defects meant Janshir was being slowly starved of air, much like a climber marooned at high altitude.
Scroll down for video
On the mend: Jansir with his father Omar in London after being brought to Britain for a life-saving operation
Chain of Hope is saving the lives of children with heart disease
And if that wasn’t enough, almost all he has ever known is war. Since Janshir was four, he and his family have had to live with the devastating conflict that has ripped Syria apart, claiming more than 200,000 lives in the process.
Dodging bombs and bullets, his family first fled their Aleppo home just weeks before it was blown to bits by President Assad’s jets.
Read more:
The boy with a broken heart In war-torn Syria little Jansir Issa suffered from a rare disease that could have killed him. Now he s been saved by a British charity Daily Mail Online
