Through the “Little Red Scarf” plan, Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation, founded by high tech entrepreneur Ping Chao and his wife Amy Chao (Li Hongli), helps children living with congenital heart disease in the Province of Gansu. Recently, the foundation hosted a charity art show with artist He Yuanming to help seven-year-old child “Hongyan (alias)” have enough money to undergo surgery for congenital heart disease. Hongyan will be the 1,000th child helped by Little Red Scarf. The foundation announced on the 18th that Hongyan’s surgery was successful and that surprisingly, she could already walk only a few days after the surgery. In the future, the foundation will continue this support plan to “not only help the sick children stand up again, but also to help their impoverished families rise once more.”
Hongyan is from rural Gansu and suffers from the most severe form of congenital heart disease. Because of a lack of oxygen, her fingers are bent and her entire body is tinted purple. She also cannot walk and can only stand for a few minutes, spending most of her time squatting or being carried around by her family. Her father already passed away and her family lives in poverty. She was also projected to have a hard time recovering from the surgery. The incredible and complete success of her surgery is also a milestone for the Foundation.
Mr. Chao points out that because Hongyan could scarcely stand before the surgery, everyone was expecting that she would need a period of recovery time before she can walk. No one expected that she was able to walk immediately after the surgery. The foundation’s representatives in Gansu immediately sent a video of her walk, making everyone enthusiastic and proud at the same time of her progress. Mr. Chao says, in the future the foundation will continue to help children with congenital heart disease both by funding their surgeries and through the “Care Plan” that helps their families transcend poverty.
Mr. Chao explains that after reaching the milestone of helping the 1,000th child, the foundation will reach even poorer rural areas to find sick children who are also most in need. They will also initiate the Care Plan to support non-medical needs of the families. For example, the foundation will loan money to Hongyan’s family to help them purchase an ewe so they can start a small business, which will alleviate their poverty.
Hongyan is from rural Gansu and suffers from the most severe form of congenital heart disease. Because of a lack of oxygen, her fingers are bent and her entire body is tinted purple. She also cannot walk and can only stand for a few minutes, spending most of her time squatting or being carried around by her family. Her father already passed away and her family lives in poverty. She was also projected to have a hard time recovering from the surgery. The incredible and complete success of her surgery is also a milestone for the Foundation.
Mr. Chao points out that because Hongyan could scarcely stand before the surgery, everyone was expecting that she would need a period of recovery time before she can walk. No one expected that she was able to walk immediately after the surgery. The foundation’s representatives in Gansu immediately sent a video of her walk, making everyone enthusiastic and proud at the same time of her progress. Mr. Chao says, in the future the foundation will continue to help children with congenital heart disease both by funding their surgeries and through the “Care Plan” that helps their families transcend poverty.
Mr. Chao explains that after reaching the milestone of helping the 1,000th child, the foundation will reach even poorer rural areas to find sick children who are also most in need. They will also initiate the Care Plan to support non-medical needs of the families. For example, the foundation will loan money to Hongyan’s family to help them purchase an ewe so they can start a small business, which will alleviate their poverty.
紅艷手術成功，露出笑容，且已經能下床走動。（圖：李鴻麗提供） 記者李榮／洛斯阿圖報導 - 由科技人趙修平與太太李鴻麗創立的趙修平夫婦基金會（Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation）透過「小紅巾」計畫，救助甘肅省貧困先天性心臟病兒。日前基金會與畫家何遠鳴共同舉辦義賣，幫七歲病童「紅艷（化名）」籌措醫藥費，也是「小紅巾」救助的第1000位病童。基金會18日宣布，紅艷手術成功，出乎意料已經能下床走路，未來基金會將繼續此一救助計畫，「除幫病童站起來，也要幫他們的貧困家人站起來。」
紅艷來自甘肅農村，患有先心病中最嚴重的一種，因缺氧造成手指扭曲，全身發紫不能走路，只能站幾分鐘，泰半只能蹲著，或由家人輪流背著。她年幼喪父，家庭貧困，手術也較複雜，這次圓滿成功，也是基金會的里程碑。
趙修平指出，紅艷過去很少能夠站立，因此原先大家預期她需要一段時間才能走路，但沒想到術後一下便能行走，基金會當地代表立即傳來視頻，讓大家振奮又驕傲。他說，未來基金會除幫助先心病童的手術計畫，也有「關愛計畫」，幫助病童家族站起來。
趙修平解釋，達到1000位病童的里程碑後，基金會將往更窮的鄉下走，找出有需求的病童。也將開啟關愛計畫，協助家屬在醫療以外的其他需求；例如，基金會將貸款給紅艷的家裡，幫他們購買母羊，開啟小生意脫貧。
李鴻麗透露，與何遠鳴舉辦的畫展籌到了近2萬美元，「基本上紅艷的手術費完全沒有問題了。」看到紅豔的復原狀況，實在為這生命力頑強的孩子高興，「不敢相信曾經一個全身發紫，從來不會笑的她，如今白裡透紅，一張張照片都是笑瞇了眼。」
紅艷來自甘肅農村，患有先心病中最嚴重的一種，因缺氧造成手指扭曲，全身發紫不能走路，只能站幾分鐘，泰半只能蹲著，或由家人輪流背著。她年幼喪父，家庭貧困，手術也較複雜，這次圓滿成功，也是基金會的里程碑。
趙修平指出，紅艷過去很少能夠站立，因此原先大家預期她需要一段時間才能走路，但沒想到術後一下便能行走，基金會當地代表立即傳來視頻，讓大家振奮又驕傲。他說，未來基金會除幫助先心病童的手術計畫，也有「關愛計畫」，幫助病童家族站起來。
趙修平解釋，達到1000位病童的里程碑後，基金會將往更窮的鄉下走，找出有需求的病童。也將開啟關愛計畫，協助家屬在醫療以外的其他需求；例如，基金會將貸款給紅艷的家裡，幫他們購買母羊，開啟小生意脫貧。
李鴻麗透露，與何遠鳴舉辦的畫展籌到了近2萬美元，「基本上紅艷的手術費完全沒有問題了。」看到紅豔的復原狀況，實在為這生命力頑強的孩子高興，「不敢相信曾經一個全身發紫，從來不會笑的她，如今白裡透紅，一張張照片都是笑瞇了眼。」
