{"id":42989,"date":"2025-12-03T22:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=42989"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:50:56","slug":"prossy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2025\/12\/03\/prossy\/","title":{"rendered":"In Uganda, We Help Prossy Get Life-Saving Heart Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, we announced the launch of the HeartValveSurgery.com Charitable Giving Program<\/a>.\u00a0 Today, I am overjoyed to share that, thanks to the extraordinary support of our community, we just helped Prossy, a 15-year-old girl from Kitgum, Uganda, receive life-saving heart valve surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute in Mulago, Kampala!<\/p>\n

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Prossy’s Heart Valve Disease Struggle<\/h2>\n

Prossy lives in Kitgum, Uganda, with her mother, Aya Catherine, and father, Usam Gionyelo. She is the first born of three children \u2014 and the only girl. From a young age, Prossy loved school, helping her mother around the house, listening to music, and watching cartoons before bedtime.\u00a0 Prossy also has a big dream for her future: she wants to become a doctor.<\/p>\n

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But everything changed when Prossy turned seven. Her parents noticed Prossy was constantly sick \u2014 suffering from physical weakness, cough, flu, fever, and eventually difficulty breathing and eating. Worried, they took Prossy to Kitgum General Hospital, where early tests indicated a serious heart problem. Prossy was then referred to the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) for further evaluation.\u00a0 At UHI, doctors confirmed their worst fear: Prossy was suffering from rheumatic heart disease, involving her mitral valve, aortic valve, and pulmonary system. Her medical team explained that Prossy urgently needed surgery.<\/p>\n

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The Big Hurdle: Financial Burden<\/h2>\n

When Prossy\u2019s mother learned that her daughter needed complex valve surgery, she was heartbroken. The cost was far beyond what her family could afford. Thankfully, this is when we learned about Prossy.<\/p>\n

Through a partnership between Gift of Life International<\/a> and the HeartValveSurgery.com Charitable Giving Fund, Prossy was approved for full financial sponsorship. This meant her family no longer had to fear losing Prossy simply because they could not pay for her operation.<\/p>\n

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