Hui was always a happy little girl with a big imagination.

“She used to point to the clouds and ask, ‘Dad, is that cotton candy? I’m going to go pick some for you to eat,’ Mr. Yang shares. “She’d clap her hands and laugh.”

Then a bad cough landed her in the hospital, and the Yangs found out that she had several holes in her heart. As Hui got older, she got weaker, and the holes got bigger. One almost tripled in size.

“She had to squat down to catch her breath when she tried to run. I was afraid and didn't know what to do,” admits Mr. Yang.

Mrs. Yang adds, “I went online and learned that it was dangerous if she cried too much. She could even stop breathing, so we were very cautious.”

As time went on, Hui’s playful personality faded away.

“Her smile disappeared. Even when I made

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