Celestine and her father contacted the Cardiac Center Shisong after seeking help for Celestine in several regional hospitals with no improvement. There, Dr. Jean Claude Ambassa diagnosed Celestine with a severe mitral valve insufficiency and pulmonary hypertension. After having received the diagnoses of his little daughter the father was filled with great concern because an operative correction of the heart defect is inevitable.

Celestine's parents, Genevieve and Jacob, are peasent farmers and care for seven children. The yield of the harvest is just enough to feed the family. When the father heard the cost of the operation, he lost hope that Celestine would ever be able to recover. Of course, the parents will contribute all their savings, and for the rest Br. Boniface asks the mi-do donation community on behalf of the family for their valued help.

Date of request: 28.08.2017