Socheat Nha, Davik Teng and Chantha Bob at Sophy's Restaurant in Long Beach on May 16. Taken just days after 3-year-old Socheat's surgery in the Dominican Republic, repairing a major heart defect. Davik was the first child helped by Long Beach nonprofit Hearts Without Boundaries. (Photo by John Futch)By Kelly Puente, Staff Writer
Contra Costa Times
LONG BEACH - Socheat Nha, a 3-year-old Cambodian girl who was brought to the Dominican Republic for life-extending open heart surgery, is making a remarkable recovery.
Last month, her father, Phin Ken, and supporters held their breath as doctors performed a risky and dangerous four-hour operation to mend a hole in her heart, called a ventricular septal defect.
On Wednesday, she had her first post-operative assessment by Dr. Paul Grossfeld, a pediatric cardiologist at University of California Medical Center in San Diego.
"She's had a very great surgical result and things look favorable for a long-term prognosis," the doctor said. "Basically, she's doing really, really well. It's like a new lease on life for her."
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