My son was two months old when the doctor heard a murmur in his heart during the scheduled examination, and said: this is what happens to babies, it’s not scary, it should pass soon. But we still decided to seek advice from the Institute. N.M. Amosova. Examination showed that Roma had a heart defect - an atrial septal defect. The doctors decided to wait with the operation, because within a year the defect could close on its own, and then surgery will not be required. We calmed down and really hoped that it would be so, especially since Roma grew up a strong, ruddy baby. The defect, indeed, began to diminish. But earlier this year, the son suffered from SARS, an ultrasound scan showed that the hole in the septum suddenly increased in size. Urgent surgery is needed, doctors say. It can be done in a gentle, endovascular way, with the help of an occluder - a special "patch". The operation itself will be done for free, but you have to pay for the occluder. And we do not have such money, we bring up two children, we live on the small salary of the husband. We ask for your help!