 |
But, there had to be a
higher purpose for the Tiara Tea Society. First, is to remember the
“little girl” in all of us women.
More poignant though, is the
reality a little girl’s life is not always about playing “dress-up”. It
is much more difficult in today’s world to maintain the innocence of
such childish fun.
The founders made the
decision that the focus of the Tiara Tea Society is to be of service
to one little girl each year.
The annual membership dues of the Tiara Tea Society, will be given
directly to the foundation, benefit or fund that is set up to help a
specific little girl in great need.
|
|
In 2007 the society selected
Morgan Shaw as the honoree and raised funds for The Morgan Shaw Benefit
Fund.
The 2008 mission is to help
save the lives of four little girls afflicted with congenital heart
disease through donations to the International Children Hearts
Foundation. We would like to introduce our specially chosen
children for 2008.
|
Morgan Shaw |
|
|
|
|
2008's Little Girls |
|
|
Enhui Liu in the hospital
pre-surgery.
Enhui Liu
post surgery.
|
|
Name |
Enhui Liu
|
|
Age |
19 months
|
|
Condition |
Congenital Heart
Defect
|
|
Country of Origin |
China
|
|
City of Origin |
Qingshui River approximately 2-hours from Hohhot
|
|
Siblings |
One sister
|
|
Special attributes |
Enhui Liu was referred to the 1st Affiliated Hospital Inner
Mongolia Medical Center in April of 2008 for evaluation of
possible congenital heart disease. At 10-months of age,
she went to her local hospital with breathing problems. In
January of 2008, the parents were told that Enhui had a "heart
problem" and that she would heart surgery to help her breathe
better.
Enhui was the first
surgery of the Inaugural ICHF trip to Hohhot. Her
operation was performed Monday, September 22nd. Later that
evening she was awake and eating. She walked out of the
ICU on Tuesday and was able to return home that Friday where she
was reunited with her sister and family who can start to manage
their farm again. The mother and father were both
surprised and tearful when told this news and were delighted
that she will be free to live a full life again and to breathe
normally.
|
|
Parents: |
name unavailable
|
|
Surgery Date: |
Successful now home
recovering! |
| |
|
|
Meryl post-surgery wearing
her tiara.
|
|
Name |
Merlyn Munoz
|
|
Age |
2 years
|
|
Condition |
Congenital Heart
Defect
|
|
Country of Origin |
Dominican Republic
|
|
City of Origin |
Los Planitos – near Santiago
|
|
Siblings |
none
|
|
Special attributes |
Madeline found out about the organization, International
Children’s Heart Foundation through Dr Ramirez. Before surgery,
Merlyn suffered from extreme fatigue. Her favorite TV shows are
Winnie the Pooh, Dora and Hello Kitty. Merlyn loves to play with
her mother’s makeup, walk around in high heels and comb anyone’s
hair who will let her in the beauty shop that her mother works
in. Merlyn’s mother’s wish for her is to go to school, have a
long life and to become a writer.
Merlyn’s mother wishes to thank the Tiara Tea Society for
sponsoring Merlyn’s operation and for giving her a tiara.
|
|
Parents: |
Mother - Madeline Victor
|
|
Surgery Date: |
Successful now home
recovering! |
| |
|
|
Meryl recovering after
surgery.
|
|
Sasha pre-surgery with
mother
|
|
Name |
Alexandra Bogomolova
|
|
Age |
1 year 2 months
|
|
Condition |
Congenital Heart
Defect
|
|
Country of Origin |
Belarus
|
|
City of Origin |
Grodna
|
|
Siblings |
1 Sister age 7
|
|
Special attributes |
Prefers use of her diminutive nickname Sasha, and will say to
you if you call her Alexandra, "My NAME is Sasha", Adores mother
and likes to dress like mother. You will notice she has an
unusual face, no specific syndrome has been identified
|
|
Parents: |
Mother is 27, father is 53
|
|
Surgery Date: |
February 2008 -
Successful now home recovering! |
| |
|
|
|
Sasha post-op wearing
Tiara Tea Society tiara
|
| |
|
|
New clothing and toy
donations are being accepted to be sent to Rasheda in Afghanistan.
Contact Eva Lynn Bishop at 901.210.3516 or at
tiarateasosciety@comcast.net .
Picture left to right:
Navy Lt. Jobe Galli, cousin Nassir, Rasheda, Rasheda's father
Rasheda pre-surgery in
Pakistan
"Thank You Tiara Tea Society
of
Memphis, USA"
|
|
Name |
Rasheda
|
|
Age |
2 years
|
|
Condition |
Congenital Heart
Defect
|
|
Country of Origin |
Afghanistan
|
|
City of Origin |
Mazar-e Sharif
|
|
Siblings |
None
|
|
Special attributes |
In May 2007, the ICHF received an email from a US Navy officer
stationed at Camp Mike Spann in Afghanistan. LT Jobe Galli was
searching for help for his Afghani interpreter’s young son,
Hibrahim, who had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect
at 18 months old. Without surgery, Hibrahim’s condition was
terminal because there are no doctors in that area capable of
performing the necessary surgery.
Saving Hibrahim's life was critical to LT Galli because his own
son had a similar defect and received live saving surgery when
he was only eight days old. Hibrahim received his operation on
Friday, June 22, 2007. Getting this child’s operation took a
collaborative effort by US military personnel, friends all over
the world, the ICHF volunteer medical team, and Armed Forces
Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Now, LT Galli and his fellow Navy officers are asking for help
again with another child that has a congenital heart defect.
Rasheda is a two year old little girl from Mazar-e Sharif,
Afghanistan. She is Hibrahim’s cousin.
Her condition is also terminal unless she gets the necessary
surgery.
The Tiara Tea Society will collaborate with the US military in
Afghanistan and the International Children’s Heart Foundation to
provide Rasheda with the life-saving surgery she needs.
To learn more about ICHF and their important work, please
visit www.BabyHeart.org.
|
|
Surgery Date |
March 28, 2008 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
