The Hairy Crab Desert Classic
April 28- May 2 2024
Palm Springs, CA
Liu Hui Ting is a four year old from Jiang Xi province. Her disabled father and elderly grandparents exhausted their savings paying for her treatments. Heart to Heart and the Yodak Chest Hospital both chipped in to enable Liu to complete her surgeries. She was discharged in September 2010. She has gone form a very sick child to a bright healthy little girl.
Gu Pin Yuan is a 6 year old son of a migrant worker from Henan province. He was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect as an infant. He had surgery to repair the defect December 8, 2010 at Yodak Chest Hospital.
Zeng Yue Sen is a 17 year old from Jiang Xi Province. He's graduated from middle school. Zeng's had a known heart defect for 7 years. Zeng had surgery on September 16th, 2009 and was released on September 25th.
Hu Zheng Hui is a 5 year old from An Hui province. His favorite food is meat and he likes playing with toys. Hu had a vlave repaired on December 1st, 2009 and was discharged December 18th.
Han Fang is a 14 year old from An Hui Province. He studies in primary school grade 6. He likes spicy food and watching TV. Han had surgery to repair his heart defect September 10, 2009 and was released on September 22nd.
Wang Meng Jie is a 2 year old from AnHui Province. She likes eating lots of food and playing with toys. Wang had her heart defect repaired on January 25th, 2010 and was discharged on February 5th.
Huang Zhi Shin is a 5 year old from Jiang Xi province. He studies in the kindergarten grade 3. He likes fruit and playing with toys.
Huang had his heart surgery on July 16th and was discharged July 23rd.
Wen Jun Bin is 18 months old from Shanxi Province. He likes snacks and playing with toys. Wen had surgery to repair his heart defect September 15th, 2009 and was released September 30th.
Fang Qing Qing is a 12 year old from An Hui province. She studies in primary school grade 5. She likes bananas and playing with her classmates.
Fang had heart surgery performed by cardiology catherization on June 24th. She had an excellent post op recovery and was discharged on July 1st.
Chen Ai Lin suffered from severe TOFL. She is 16 years old and her heart defect had been known since infancy. When she arrived in Shanghai her lips were blue and her skin tone tinged blue. After her November 10th, 2009 surgery, her skin tone returned to normal. She was overjoyed at her first post-op look in a mirror. Chen Ai Lin was discharged November 3oth.
Peng Long is 16 years old and has had a known heart defect since birth. He's from Jiang Xi province. He likes spicy food and playing with his friends.
Peng completed surgery to rectify his heart defects June 25th and was discharged July 4th.
Five year old, Wang Yu studies in Kindergarden Grade 1 in Jiang Su province. She has had a known heart defect for two years. Wang Yu likes yogurt and playing with toys. Wang Yu had surgery on October 20th, 2009 and was released October 30th.
Fang Wen had a heart defect since brith. She's currently in kindergarten. She likes eating chocolate and drinking milk. She likes to draw pictures.
Fang Wen had her heart defect repaired May 14th, 2009. Her defect was fixed via a stent avoiding open heart surgery and allowing her to be discharged May 21st.
Song Hao Nan is a 4 year old Kindergartener from Jiang Xi province. Huang likes fruit and milk, He likes to play with toys. Song had heart surgery on July 22nd, 2009 and was discharged on August 7th.
Rao Jia Ming an 19 year old girl (size and appearance of a 13 year old due to her heart condition) form Jiu Jiang City JiangXi Province. Rao is a very small young woman and despite her extensive heart problems and constant pain she is a bright and cheerful person. She has a very broad smile and loves to give and get hugs. Her parents are very concerned about her rapidly decreasing health and express their gratitude for the financial assistance.
Rao was admitted to the ward on May 5th. This will be the second stage of her essential heart surgery. The first stage of her surgery was sponsored by Heart To Heart in March. This was to close a PDA defect.. and was staged to help offset the complexity/danger of the major surgery that she is to now undergo.
Rao completed her 2nd surgery May 18th and was discharged June 4th.
Guo Xiao Yao is a Kindergartener from Jiang Su province. She likes milk, fruit and playing with her friends. She had surgery on November 25th, 2009 and was discharged on December 5th.
Hao Zhi Yue, a 2 year old boy from HuangShan Anhui Province. He likes to eat fruit and to play with toys.
Hao completed cardiac occlusion surgery May 15th. He had a very speedy recovery and was discharged May 22nd.
Xiao Ling Zhen is a three year old form Fujian Province. She likes milk and watching TV. Xiao had heart surgery on October 15th, 2009 and was released on October 22nd.
Gu Wen Li, a 2 year old girl from Xu Yi in JiangSu. She likes to eat pudding and yogurt . She likes to play...but loves to sleep! Gu was admitted to the ward May 5th and had her surgery May 8th.