A 5-year-old girl suffering from congenital heart disease urgently needs surgery

Five-year-old Mikayla from Pahang is urgently seeking RM30,000 to cover the cost of a life-saving heart surgery and related medical expenses. She was diagnosed at just four months old with two congenital heart diseases called Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) and Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). Her mother, Mut Mahina, said Mikayla underwent a successful PDA device closure in 2021. However, during a follow-up examination in April this year, doctors found that the ASD had enlarged from 11 mm to 18 mm and that her heart had begun to enlarge. She has now been advised to undergo open-heart surgery, which is expected to take place in August. Read more