Chatsworth baby with life-threatening heart defect faces costly surgery

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A seven-month-old baby girl with a life-threatening heart condition urgently needs surgery, but it comes at a steep cost.

Kendreya Pillay, from Chatsworth has Down Syndrome and a congenital defect called VSD, two holes in her heart chambers.
5 Jun 2025 10AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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