Harlennys had a congenital heart condition called "tetralogy of fallot". Her body was not getting enough oxygen because of a restriction and hole in her heart. She was very petite, only 23 pounds at 5 years of age, and tired very easily. Her mother said she used to go to bed for days at a time and could not play like the other kids. The doctors told her there was nothing that could be done in her home country of the Dominican Republic where the poor do not have access to proper medical care. After a successful surgery and 6 week stay with her host family in St. Louis, she is now home with her family and loving her new baby brother who was born the day before she returned!