A month back, 45-year-old Sabira Sharif began complaining of severe breathlessness, coughing and congestion in the throat and chest.  Her concerned husband rushed her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with Mitral Valve Disease.

Mitral Valve Disease is an irregularity in the heart valves which disrupts the flow of blood in the heart and if not treated can be life-threatening.  The doctor has advised Sabira to undergo a heart surgery at the earliest to replace the valves in order to treat her disorder.

Sabira was diagnosed with a faulty heart valve a decade ago. At the time, she underwent a surgery to repair the valve. She recovered within weeks, and she seemed completely alright. Jameel, Sabira’s son, and her three daughters remember their active mother going about her days as if she was a teenager brimming with energy.