NewsWhore
11-20-2006, 04:00 PM
Earlier this year, young Vanessa Ramirez was shot and killed by a young man who tried to steal her cellphone. This past week, The Vanessa Heartbeat and United Hearts of the Cibao Foundations joined forces to operate successfully on thirteen youngsters with cardiovascular problems. This brings to 140 the number of kids who have had operations this year. A team of 23 doctors from the United States and 12 from the Dominican Republic carried out the operations in Santiago's Arturo Grullon Children's Hospital. Vanessa's father, Dr. Juan Ramirez, told El Caribe that there were nearly 400 children with similar problems in the Cibao valley, who could be treated at the Children's Hospital. At the same hospital, 39 children suffering from cancer will receive chemotherapy thanks to a generous donation from the Southeast Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber donated half a million pesos to the childhood cancer program.
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