Pakistani family raises enough money to get daughter on transplant list

A family from Pakistan has raised enough money to get their daughter onto the Texas transplant list.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We have an incredible update to bring you about a little girl who has captured the hearts of so many in Houston.
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ABC13 was the first to tell you about 8-year-old Maira Junaid, of Pakistan. Her family brought her to Houston because she is suffering from cystic fibrosis and desperately needs a double lung transplant.

ORIGINAL REPORT: Family raising money for girl's lung transplant

Family from Pakistan in need for daughter's operation

The slow, steady sound of a ventilator is always present at one apartment near the Texas Medical Center. The machine is helping Junaid Iqbal's daughter, Maira, live with the lung disease, cystic fibrosis.

However, to even get on the transplant list, the family needed $649,000.
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On Wednesday, an anonymous donor pushed them past that goal with a generous donation, and Maira is now next on the list to receive a transplant in Texas.

The family is still raising money to offset Maira's medical expenses. Click here to make a donation.