Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation

Hi.

My name is Alyssa Barbarush. I am 17 years old. This is a photo of my sister Rachel, who is now almost 13 years old. You can see that she's very cute. She's my best friend and I love her so much! Rachel is sick with a broken heart. She has a congenital heart defect called Tricuspid Atresia. She also has pulmonary hypertension. This makes me really sad. Rachel has had 3 open heart surgeries and numerous invasive heart procedures (including heart caths). She has spent countless hours in the Cardiology department (and others too) at the MCH. Rachel is very brave and never complains about her situation. This being said, Rachel will need more medical attention, and require more hospital care in the future...

I want to raise money for the MCHF and have it donated to the Cardiology Department at the MCH; so that they can buy new cardiology equipment, hire more doctors and nurses, and do much more heart research.

I want to help save Rachel's life; and other children with heart problems like Rachel's.

Thank you for your kind donation; and for your ongoing love and support!

XO,

Alyssa

Change for Change: Rachel's Journey

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