The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that forward Marian Hossa has lent his support to “Rainbow for Ivanka” to help raise money and awareness for Ivanka Danisova, who was born as a triplet in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Goldenhar syndrome, a rare congenital defect.
Danisova, 27, has cardiac arrhythmia and deformation on the right side of her face, due to underdeveloped cranial bones; she has already had four cardiac catheterizations, overcome Leukemia and undergone a 14-hour craniofacial operation this past April. Danisova is scheduled to have a second and final operation this fall in the United States, but still needs to raise $100,000 for the surgery.