Eduardo Needs a Heart to Save His Life! from Jason Bosch on Vimeo.

Here's some raw footage I took from the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Meeting in New Orleans on January 16, 2010 talking about Eduardo.

Eduardo, A 14 year old boy named Eduardo Loredo was hospitalized at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO, on July 2009. It was discovered that his heart was enlarging, making the pumping of the blood difficult. Eduardo has been at Children's for 3 months since July. Eduardo was given medication to improve his heart condition, but the medication did not have an effect on his heart. Doctors eventually told the family that Eduardo would need a heart transplant. Karina, Eduardo's mom, was then contacted by Kathleen Hurley, RN, CPNP, Transplant Coordinatorfrom the Children's Hospital in St. Louis to let her know that they would do the heart transplant and would pay for all the expenses as well. Meanwhile doctors had Eduardo go through risky procedures to examine his heart. A few days later Karina received a phone call from the Children's Hospital in St. Louis letting her know that they had made a mistake and Eduardo would not be receiving the heart transplant. When Karina called back Dr. Kathleen Hurley, she was told that there was no record of any procedures for Eduardo and that they had never promised to do the operation. Children's Mercy hospital (KCMO) then told Karina that in order to put her son on the waiting list for a heart, the family would need $100,000 as a down payment. Eduardo and his family don't have health insurance. On Wed. Oct. 14th, after being at Children's Mercy in KC, MO for 3 months, Eduardo was sent home by the hospital. Children's Mercy is currently providing Eduardo with IV and oral medication to stabilize his heart. He was denied being place on the waiting list and denied the heart transplant. We have to let our communities and the nation know that EDUARDO needs a HEART transplant and that this inhumanity against Eduardo and his family will not be tolerated. Please, help us spread the word and let us know if you know of anyone who could possibly help Eduardo.

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