After heart surgery, the longer work of healing begins

MANILA, Philippines – Jaden and Friends Inc., the nonprofit known for supporting Filipino children living with congenital heart disease and developmental needs, recently received a ₱7.776-million grant for its Developmental Therapy Support Program from Jonathan M. Sterling.

Jonathan Sterling, Janice Lopez, and representatives of Jaden and Friends Inc. and De Los Santos Medical Center sign the agreement for the Developmental Therapy Support Program in Quezon City on July 8, 2026.

For overseas Filipino worker Janice Lopez, saving her son Jaden meant leaving the country to find the people who could do it.

Jaden was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect that could only be corrected with open-heart surgery.

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