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Three-year-old needs £400,000 for specialist heart surgery in Boston
Sebastian Silver, a three-year-old with five rare and complex heart conditions, may be able to receive specialist surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital after his family were told there were no further treatment options for him in the UK. The operation could help keep him alive, but the family must raise funds to travel to the US and meet the costs.
Sebastian has spent much of his life in and out of Great Ormond Street Hospital, and suffered a life-threatening cardiac arrest during an operation at 18 months old. Doctors in Boston are considering a double switch biventricular repair to balance blood flow through his heart. A fundraiser has raised £350,000 towards the £400,000 operation, with a further £30,000 sought for transport, travel and accommodation.
In short
- Boston specialists may be able to operate on Sebastian.
- The surgery costs £400,000; £350,000 has been raised.
- His family also needs £30,000 for travel and accommodation.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Boy, three, with FIVE heart conditions needs £400,000 for life-saving surgery in US, says his desperate mother”.