People often ask us at Cardiac Alliance what we like about our work. Our answers are many and varied – we love teaching and sharing our skills; working with children and helping to change their lives; working with families and sharing our hope for a better future and of course… BUBBLES! Amongst the high ideals …
This is Valeria and she is a lucky baby! During the second week of the Novick Cardiac Alliance trip to Nizhny Dr Novick was asked to see this 14-month-old girl who they thought had congenital mitral regurgitation. This is a very bad diagnosis for such a young baby and would mean several surgeries throughout her …
This is baby Denis, he was born in Sechenoro on October 23rd his mother thought he was healthy until he was 1 month old when he started having trouble feeding. On November 25th Denis’ mother Svetlana called the doctor and there began a rollercoaster ride for the family. Denis was transferred to Nizhny, about 200km …
Alena is a 10-month-old baby who has Downs Syndrome, she was born in Dzerzhinsk and until she was 1 month old her mother did not know she had a heart problem. In April of this year Alena had her first heart operation, which helped her to gain weight and prevent damage to her lungs. Last …
Not all organizations start like a meteor when already travelling to a peak. I and my team have the pleasure of seeing this shooting meteor when Dr Novick’s prior organisation was itself gradually reaching the peak. Total dedication of Dr William Novick and his team is the motivating force for this letter. Welcome to greater …
For the past 19 years Dr. Novick and I have shared a unique bond. I was born in Kazakhstan and was diagnosed with congenital heart defect at age 2. When I met Dr. Novick, I was 11 years old, my health condition was very poor and my local doctors predicted that I had about six …
Mrs. Josie Chelberg is an elderly lady who lives in a small downstairs room in her daughter’s home. She depends on her monthly social security check and must count her pennies to make ends meet. She and Dr. Kathleen Fenton’s mother, Jodie, are members of a small prayer group. At a recent meeting Mrs. Fenton …
Helping Hands for Honduras (HHH) and the Honduran affiliate, Manos Ayudando a Honduras (MAH), welcome with “BRAZOS ABIERTOS” the William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance. It is an honor for HHH/MAH to accompany Dr. William M Novick, his dedicated staff and team of medical volunteers in their two-fold mission of helping children with congenital heart defects, …
