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More than 5,000 children and their parents participated in the Little Hearts Marathon organized on Sunday by Wadia Hospital in Parel to raise funds for the hospital's new pediatric cardiac care center.
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Wadia Hospital organised Marathon Last year, the hospital organised a similar marathon, raised funds and conducted 200 surgeries of children suffering from congenital heart disease.
Mahalaxmi Thevar Seven-month-old Mahalaxmi Thevar from Tamil Nadu can now lead a healthy life. Thevar was diagnosed with a cardiac disease within a few weeks of birth. Her parents were referred to Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for bidirectional Glenn procedure to improve her heart function.
Little Hearts Just like Thevar's operation, the hospital took charge of heart operations of other children from underprivileged backgrounds by organising a marathon — Little Hearts Marathon — and raising funds. Most of these operations cost over Rs 2 lakhs, which are not affordable.