Name: Carissa
Birthdate: May 12, 2011

Carissa was born on May 12, 2011 and abandoned two months later on July 12, 2011. When her parents could not be found, she was taken to the local orphanage. Carissa was very blue baby when she arrived at the orphanage; when she cried, she turned even bluer.
Carissa was admitted into the local hospital for treatment. She was born with a very severe heart disease (right side heart, single ventricle, VSD, and pulmonary artery valve stenosis). Because of how severe her case was, the local doctors were not able to perform surgery on her tiny heart. Carissa arrived at our Beijing Foster Home on August 11, 2011. We picked her up at the train station and immediately admitted her into the PICU of the children’s hospital. Carissa was put on the ventilator and was showing signs of heart failure when she arrived.
Carissa is a tiny girl with big eyes. She is beautiful. We hope that she will soon be healthy enough to have the surgery that she desperately needs. She has spent most of her short life in a hospital and we can’t wait to see the difference that a loving and joy-filled environment will make in her sweet life.

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