Iraqi Girl Recovering From Heart Surgery
Amenah Brought To U.S. To Fix Heart Defect
POSTED: 4:59 pm CST February 11,
2008
UPDATED: 5:41 pm CST February 11,
2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A young Iraqi girl who was brought to Nashville for life-saving surgery had her operation on Monday and is doing well.Two-year-old Amenah underwent the three-hour surgery at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital to repair a birth defect.The operation left Amenah with one pumping heart chamber, while a normal heart has two.She's in an intensive care unit, but doctors said they are cautiously optimistic Amenah will make a full recovery.Amenah Fund
c/o Grace Chapel
3279 Southall Road
Franklin, TN 37064
c/o Grace Chapel
3279 Southall Road
Franklin, TN 37064
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