congenital heart disease
Tel Aviv, ISRAEL — Until a few months ago Abigail Gaunavou’s future for a normal life was gloomy.
The three-year old Fijian girl was born with a congenital heart defect — a hole in her heart. And until earlier this year, her parents Magret Kane and Saimoni Gaunavou Qalokivuiva were in despair. Hope...

![Three-year old Abigail Gaunavou is recovering after specialized heart surgery, and her father Saimoni Gaunavou Qalokivuiva has nothing but praises for the Israeli’s who made it possible at Save A Child’s Heart Foundation. Abigail is the first Pacific Island child to have been given a second chance in life thanks to the humanitarian organization and the Israelis are hoping that she will not be the last. [Courtesy photo] Three-year old Abigail Gaunavou and her father](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/abigail.jpg?itok=ZcBnT4AH)