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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 27𝓽𝓱 𝓜𝓪𝔂 2026 – 𝓔𝓲𝓭 𝓓𝓪𝔂 You may be surprised to learn what my greatest Eid gift was this year. It was not a material gift. Not money. Not a prestigious appointment. Not an award. It was a message. A simple message from a young woman whose life intersected with mine twelve years ago. She had been born with what many Nigerians commonly call a "hole in the heart" - a congenital defect that, left untreated, can steal away a child's future before it has truly begun. Twelve years after her surgery, she reached out. > "𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏." As I read her words, I paused. Twelve years. Twelve years of birthdays celebrated. Twelve years of dreams pursued. Twelve years of laughter, friendships, family moments, and possibilities that might never have existed had that operation not taken place. I replied: > "𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒏. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒊𝒅 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔." And I meant every word. For what greater reward can there be than witnessing a life continue to flourish? --- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 As heart surgeons, we spend much of our lives thinking about a simple yet profound reality: A healthy heart beats more than 100,000 times every day. Quietly. Faithfully. Without applause. Without recognition. Each beat is a vote for life. Each beat is a declaration that tomorrow is still possible. Perhaps that is why the work of saving a child's heart feels so sacred. When we repair a congenital heart defect, we are not merely closing a hole or correcting an anatomical problem. We are protecting possibilities. We are preserving futures. We are safeguarding stories that have not yet been written. --- 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 Yet on the same journey, another message remains etched deeply in my memory. It came from a colleague - a medical doctor himself. His baby had been diagnosed with congenital heart disease. We had explored options. We had hoped. We had waited. Then the message arrived: > "𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚. 𝑾𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎." I stared at my phone in silence. I asked: > "𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅?" His reply was devastating: > "𝑵𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒓. 𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔." A doctor. A healthcare professional. A parent. Unable to save his own child because the cost of treatment was beyond reach. In that moment, medicine felt painfully small. Not because we lacked the knowledge. Not because we lacked the skill. But because affordability had become the barrier between life and death. --- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 This is the reality faced by thousands of Nigerian families every year. In many developed countries, congenital heart defects are detected during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Early diagnosis leads to timely intervention, and children go on to live full, productive lives. In Nigeria, many children are diagnosed late. Some arrive with complications that make treatment far more difficult. Some spend years waiting. Some never get the opportunity. Some die while funds are being sought. And yet these are not rare diseases. These are treatable conditions. These are children who could be running, learning, laughing, and growing into adulthood. If only they could access care. --- 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞 I chose cardiothoracic surgery because I saw the enormous gap in cardiac care. Over the years, I have travelled across different countries and institutions to learn, relearn, and refine my craft. I have spent countless hours studying, training, operating, and striving for excellence. But every time I return home, one reality confronts me. The greatest challenge is often not the surgery. It is access. It is affordability. It is the heartbreaking distance between what is medically possible and what is financially attainable. Many families simply cannot afford treatment. Some receive help from NGOs. Some are fortunate to benefit from charitable missions. Some receive support from generous individuals. But the need remains overwhelming. --- 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 This is where you come in. Every child deserves the chance to live with a healthy heart. Every child deserves the opportunity to grow, learn, dream, and contribute to society. You may not be a surgeon. You may not be a cardiologist. But you can still help save a child's life. You can donate. You can advocate. You can connect us with philanthropists, foundations, corporate organisations, policymakers, and government leaders. You can become a bridge between a child in need and a life-saving operation. Perhaps you know someone who can help. Perhaps you know business leaders, charitable foundations, or individuals blessed with resources and influence. Perhaps you can open a door that changes a child's future forever. --- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 At its core, this is not merely about surgery. It is about humanity. It is about recognising that the value of a society is measured not by the wealth of its strongest members, but by how well it protects its most vulnerable. A child with heart disease does not need our sympathy alone. They need action. They need access. They need opportunity. They need us. So today, I ask you to think of a child's heart. A tiny heart beating faithfully. A heart filled with dreams. A heart that simply wants the chance to keep beating. Let us work together to make that possible. Because sometimes the greatest gift we can give is not money, influence, or recognition. Sometimes the greatest gift is another heartbeat. Dr Mudasiru A. Salami 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑽𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏 "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙩." @followers Ademola Solademi Aderemi Kazeem Ayankola Afeez Anifowose Sulaimon Abíólá Agboolá-Àrósò Mudasiru Abdurahman Zainab Ali Owonikoko Oladoja Abdulsalam Kelechi Deca Femi Gbajabiamila Maryam Olamide Chiamaka Ohunene Blessing Ojeikere Lanre Ishola Waheed Onapajo Adeola Oyin Ajani Olabisi Hassanah Ishola Ogundoyin Oluwaseun Aliyu Abdullahi Abdulfatai Adinoyi Aliyu Kabeeroh Abdulkabir Muhammad Imam Dotun Shittu Olusola Babaloja Osineye Dolapo Sanusi Abimbola Abraham Ruth Abioye Ekechi Chinenyenwa Rahamat Muhammed Teejay Ayubs Adedayo Rasheedat Funmilola Oby Chukwuneta Petra Akinti Onyegbule Okiki Mojisola Basirat Abímbólá Ajinibi Kolawole Olomide Wuraola Akande Sholabi Temitope Ilori Akeem Azeez Seyi Makinde Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Jariya Aramide

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