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THE CHILDREN: Straight to the heart


Mercas Loredana and her mother wait for the medical team as the "Flight For Life" doctors and nurses tour the Fundeni Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, pediatric ward to meet their new patients and pick out the first three surgical cases for the next day, starting early in the morning. The three selected tonight won't be able to eat or drink anything after midnight. Many of the mothers and children have already been in the hospital for a week, waiting.

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