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BRANDI: JEREMY AND MELISSA, 78
CHILDREN -- 78 KIDS WHO ARE
TEAM.
AND WE WERE THERE, IN MEXICO, AS
THEY ALL REUNITE
IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT FOR
BUT THESE SMALL STEPS SHOW HUGE
PROGRESS
JUST 18 HOURS BEFORE, SHE WAS
UNCONSCIOUS, INTUBATED,
RECOVERING FROM COMPLEX OPEN
HEART SURGERY.
ONE OF 13 MEXICAN CHILDREN
OPERATED ON IN APRIL, BY A TEAM
FROM OMAHA
DR. HAMMEL: WE HAVE BROUGHT INTO
THE AREA THE FIRST HEART
SURGEON, PEDIATRIC
CARDIOLOGISTS, PEDIATRIC
INTENSIVE CARE DOCTORS.
WE'VE TRAINED NURSES TO PROVI
PEDIATRI INTENSIVE CARE.
BRANDI: THIS IS THE SEVENTH TIME
DR. JIM HAMMEL BROUGHT A TEAM TO
CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART
DEFECTS.
DR. HAMMEL: IT'S HARD TO PICK A
FAVORITE
BRANDI: AND EASY TO SEE WHY.
ADIOS, ADIOS, ADIOS!
THESE ARE ALL CHILDREN ALIVE,
BECAUSE OF THIS TEAM.
LAUGHING, FULL OF ENERGY.
AND ONE BY ONE, THEY EACH GET A
CHECK-UP FROM OMAHA CARDIOLOGIST
DR. JEFF DELANEY.
ITZEL'S SURGERY WAS ALMOST A
YEAR AGO
SHE NEARLY DIED.
OMAHA TRANSLATOR CHRISTINE PAG
DIDN'T LEAVE HER SIDE.
CHRISTINE: I WAS THE ONE WHO S
NEXT TO H HEAD, AS MUCH AS
I COUL
I PLAYED WITH HER HAIR, JUST
TRIED TO CALM HER DOWN.
MOM.
BUT HER MOM'S NAME WAS
CHRISTINA, TOO.
TOO.
I'LL STAY HERE, UNTIL YOUR MOM
CAN COME BACK.
TO HAVE HER, IMMEDIATELY, COME
IT'S GREAT.
BRANDI: AND THE FEELING IS
MUTUAL.
>> GRACIAS, GRACIAS.
[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERIN
BRANDI: ALL OF THESE FAMILIE
WAITED TO SURPRISE AND THANK THE
MAN WHO MADE ALL THIS HAPPEN,
DR. JIM HAMMEL
THINK THIS WAS A TRAP.
BRANDI: ONE BY ONE, THEY EACH
HUG THEIR HERO, WITH A GRATEFUL
PARENT ALWAYS NEXT IN LINE
DR HAMMEL: GRACIAS.
CARVED STONE HEART, FOR THE
HEALED HEART DR. HAMMEL GAVE
HE
BRANDI: HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE
PICU, WHERE HIS TEAM SOON SAID
GOODBYE TO ANOTHER PATIENT.
ANOTHER CHILD THEY'LL SEE
HEALTHY AND HAPPY, SOMEDAY SOON.
>> BYE.
>> GRACIAS
>> GRACIAS
BRANDI: THE TEAM'S GOAL IS TO
WITH FEDERAL ACCREDITATION.
THEY ARE SO CLOSE.
AND GETTING CLOSER WITH EVERY
THEIR NEXT?
IN THE FALL.
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