---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: chanlybob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:08 PM Subject: FW: Special Feature "Imagine"
FYI... A beautiful story. Another life to be saved..how inspiring. Maybe we can help with this effort. Chanly Bob Board Chairman CACO IT Group Volunteer / Mentor / BOBist Cambodian-American Community of Oregon www.CACOregon.org <http://www.cacoregon.org/> || www.KhmerDreams.org<http://www.khmerdreams.org/>|| www.ProjectEnlighten.com <http://www.projectenlighten.com/> "I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams." ~ Dr. Jonas Salk (1914 ~ 1995) -----Original Message----- From: Chhun, Peter (NBC Universal) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 12:31 PM Dear Friends, Just in case you missed "IT", a one-hour show called "Imagine" -- A Celebration of Children's Hospital Los Angeles on ABC7. Among the touching stories, they documented Davik's Journey to the United States to have her heart defect repaired at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. To view this incredible story, please go to the attached link below. Once on the site, please click on "Watch our ABC7 Special". <http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/site/c.ipINKTOAJsG/b.3468855/k.E8EF/Lead er_in_Pediatric_and_Adolescent_Health.htm> FYI -- A few days ago, I spoke to Davik and her mother, Sin. While Sin is still having difficulty in coping with her life style in her poor village, Davik is enjoying every second of her healthy life. She plays and runs like normal children. And while Davik is waiting for the regular school to reopen, she goes to English class every day. She said, "Grand Uncle, I really enjoy my English class. My teacher is very nice." When I asked her how many English words have you learned? she giggled. Like Davik, Soksamnang Vy, a sick and poor 9 months old boy from a remote village in Cambodia, is also having difficulty breathing because of a heart defect. Soksamnang, in English, means Lucky. Lucky has a large hole in his heart, just like Davik did. He needs an experienced heart surgeon to repair it - and to repair it soon. Lucky's life and quality of life both depends upon his receiving this surgery as soon as possible. This would help prevent the development of irreversible pulmonary hypertension, which would then contraindicate surgical repair. Unfortunately, surgery for Lucky does not appear to be available in Cambodia. Hearts Without Boundaries, a non-profit organization based in Long Beach, CA, is raising funds for him and his mother to travel to the United States for curative surgery. In addition, through the kindness of Susan Grossfeld and her husband, Paul Grossfeld, we are able to obtain Dr. Rothman, Dr. Evans and their cardiac team to donate their priceless time. The Children's Heart Center in Las Vegas will also donate its facilities to perform life-altering surgery free of charge to Lucky's family. Every Cambodian should take a bow to this wonderful act of human kind. >From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for your heartfelt generosity in the past, and I hope you will consider joining this new effort to provide emergency medical surgery to Lucky. With much respect, Peter Chhun President & Founder Hearts Without Boundaries <http://www.heartswithoutboundaries.org> -- Mr. Perom Uch www.caraweb.org/about.html www.kdigitalsolutions.com/index.php?page=bod "It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do." ~ John R. Amos --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
