Urgent Help for Eliana Danielle

Call this a project of hope; of love; of life.

July 13, 2020 - After 6 years of marriage, my sister, Sarah Jane (Jen2x) Atillo-Ygot and brother-in-law, Diomar Ygot are finally blessed with not just 1 child, but two. Yes, twins - answered prayers, Amelia Gabrielle (Gabi) and Eliana Danielle (Dani)! But just like any other twin monochorionic pregnancies plus a partial septate in the uterus, there were complications. Gabi was born a healthy little girl, complete and whole but our precious Dani, a tiny miracle warrior who fought for survival, was born unique.

Dani's left arm had not fully developed and had stopped growing along with two missing fingers, while Jen2x was still conceiving her. Her arm is and remains to be an anomaly, because of the lack of blood flow to the tissue which occurs during the first few weeks of development. She was also born with multiple congenital anomalies, including a medical condition called PDA (Patent ductus arteriosus), in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. This allows a portion of oxygenated blood from the left heart to flow back to the lungs by flowing from the aorta, which has a higher pressure to the pulmonary artery.

Our miracle baby was born weighing only 1,480 grams. A month after, she gained an extra 170 grams but stopped gaining after more than two (2) months. Her pediatrician knew it had something to do with her PDA. Yes, her PDA had not closed causing her not to gain weight. Her case is categorized as heart failure and the only option we have is for her to immediately undergo PDA ligation, a closed heart surgery to close the blood vessel with stitches or clips. Estimated cost is +/- $11,000.00 (or Php530,000.00).

https://www.nicklauschildrens.org/treatments/patent-ductus-arteriosus-ligation

October 15, 2020 - Dani had her follow-up check-up with her pediatrician and a repeat 2D echo was done to check her PDA. It was shown that there has been an enlargement of her heart, specifically on the left side and her PDA has grown from 0.22mm to 0.45mm, that if left untreated within weeks, can be fatal. With this, the operation needs to be performed with urgency. Post Dani's surgery, she will need to be placed at the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) until recovery, which can potentially last weeks.

I, as Dani's aunt, am setting up this fundraiser of hope, love, and life to help Jen2x and Diomar save our little warrior. We are desperate to gather enough funds and resources to have the operation done for Dani the soonest. Most of her parent's savings have already been consumed during delivery via C-section plus post expenses as the twins needed to stay at the hospital and be incubated for weeks. With a heavy heart, we are touching and knocking on your kind hearts to help us. Please, please help Dani live longer. We know she will grow up to be one feisty, confident, smart, and loving girl who will touch other people's lives. She may only be 42 cm who weighs 1,550 grams and has been in this world for 3+ months, but she sure is larger than life, who's heavily occupied our hearts for a lifetime, more than anyone can imagine.

A little will go a long way....

Lastly, please pray for our Dani and for the family that we may weather this storm. We are virtually sending you love and light.

We shall keep you posted as things progress.

PS: My sister and brother-in-law will be managing the donations in their Paypal account through gofetfunding.com. You may also choose to send the funds directly to the couple's BPI savings account:

Account Name: Diomar A. Ygot

Account No.: 911-9311-028