Heart of Master Namo Saenkot
The story of Master Namo, a patient with congenital heart disease, was shared and helped by the Hotline Doctors Project under the Pediatric Heart Surgery Support Foundation, a group of specialist doctors in various fields who volunteered to provide medical consultation services to flood victims during October and November 2011.
On the evening of Monday, November 7, 2011, the Hotline Doctors number 088-686-5145 received a call from the mother of Master Namo Saenkot, who had fled the floodwaters from her home in Bang Yai to give birth at the Chan Field Hospital, stating that her 2-day-old son, born on November 6, had developed cyanosis after birth. A pediatric specialist examined him and suspected that Master Namo might have congenital heart disease. The next day, the doctor sent Master Namo for a heart ultrasound at Mahachai Hospital 1. The doctor diagnosed him with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease and required urgent surgery.
However, due to the great flood at that time, contacting to send Namo to have surgery at a large government hospital in Bangkok was difficult because many hospitals tried not to accept new patients. Namo’s mother contacted the Hotline Doctor Project under the Children’s Heart Surgery Support Foundation. After receiving the information, the doctor forwarded the matter to the central coordination team. The coordination team then coordinated with Sanam Chandra Hospital and Mahachai 1 Hospital to request Namo’s medical information to forward to the pediatric heart surgery team of the Children’s Heart Surgery Support Foundation for consideration. The information received led the medical team to coordinate sending Namo to have heart surgery at the Heart Center, Kasemrad Prachachuen Hospital, using the gold card on November 8, 2011. The surgery was a success. Namo returned to being a red-haired little boy like other normal children, amidst the joy and relief of his mother and family. Namo’s story will be memorable for the medical team, nurses, and all coordinators because sending him to the hospital during the great flood had to go through many hardships. We would like to thank the coordinators and everyone who helped make this operation a success and successful. This is why we have Nong Namo today.
