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Little Phylis from Zambia misses first day of school for heart surgery in Israel

Sweet 6 yr-old Phylis misses first day of first grade to travel all the way from Zambia to Wolfson Medical Center just outside of Tel Aviv, for lifesaving surgery courtesy of Save a Child’s Heart.

By Ynet

 

Over two million Israeli students returned to school on September 1, including thousands of excited children entering first grade and attending school for the first time.

But one child who won’t get to begin first grade with her friends is Phylis, a sweet six-year-old girl who came to Israel from Zambia to receive lifesaving surgery for a heart defect unexpectedly discovered two years ago. Continue Reading »