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Cheikh is four years old and comes from Senegal. During a screening examination, he is diagnosed with a cardiopathy, but his mom already knows that her son is not well: \u201cCheikh couldn\u2019t walk and run like the other kids, because he would immediately get tired. He had seizures twice, but I managed to take care of him. I treated him with massages and paracetamol, and made him rest a lot\u201d <\/em>she told us. Cheikh\u2019s mom leaves her job to take care of her son: \u201cI couldn\u2019t leave him to somebody who doesn\u2019t know how to take care of him properly. What if he has seizures again? what if he has to go to hospital? Who is going to decide if he goes? Who is going to take him? and who will pay for the treatments there?\u201d<\/em> Cheikh\u2019s cardiopathy is serious, and cannot be cured in Senegal, but the San Donato General Hospital in Milan has taken charge of his case. Now, they just need to find a way to get Cheikh to Italy, so that he can access his much-needed treatments. Flying Angels learns about Cheikh\u2019s story through the organizations Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo, and A.I.C.I. Onlus, and the Foundation immediately starts looking for his life-saving flight.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_blurb image=”https:\/\/www.flyingangelsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/partenza.svg” image_max_width=”40%” admin_label=”partenza” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ module_alignment=”center” global_module=”2018″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_text admin_label=”partenza” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ global_module=”2013″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″]<\/p>\n Il 5 agosto Cheikh parte in volo da Dakar verso Milano, insieme alla mamma. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_blurb image=”https:\/\/www.flyingangelsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/intervento.svg” image_max_width=”40%” admin_label=”intervento” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ module_alignment=”center” global_module=”2017″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_text admin_label=”intervento” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ global_module=”2014″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″]<\/p>\n Once Cheikh arrives at San Donato General Hospital, he undergoes a delicate surgery, and spends a post-surgery recovery in intensive care. Despite all the challenges of a difficult surgery, the boy quickly gets better, and soon he is ready to go back home.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_blurb image=”https:\/\/www.flyingangelsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ritorno.svg” image_max_width=”40%” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ module_alignment=”center” global_module=”2016″ saved_tabs=”all”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.8″][et_pb_text admin_label=”ritorno” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ global_module=”2015″ saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″]<\/p>\n Now Cheikh is back in Senegal, and his mom is proud of him and his strength during his journey to recovery: \u201cCheikh never complained during this whole ordeal. After he had his surgery, he got out of the ICU in no time. He is a strong little boy! He is always running around, and I am so happy, because he had never run before. Now he is never still!\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cheikh is four years old and comes from Senegal. During a screening examination, he is diagnosed with a cardiopathy, but his mom already knows that her son is not well: \u201cCheikh couldn\u2019t walk and run like the other kids, because he would immediately get tired. He had seizures twice, but I managed to take care of him. I treated him with massages and paracetamol, and made him rest a lot\u201d she told us.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en","category-storie"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/p>\nThe departure<\/h2>\n
\r\n\u00c8 il primo volo aereo per entrambi, un momento carico di emozioni, ma con loro c\u2019\u00e8 anche il medico accompagnatore che veglia su Cheikh durante il lungo viaggio.<\/p>\nL’intervento<\/h3>\n
Back home<\/h3>\n