Although treatment of this type of heart disease has shown good results, it has been a matter of regret in the past that several cases were left untreated for financial reasons.
他常常看見許多前來求治的先天性心臟病童，皮膚發紺、呼吸困難、心臟衰竭，飽受病痛的折磨，甚至面臨死亡的威脅。他們之中，很多可以藉著開心手術的矯正而回復健康，卻由於家庭經濟無法負擔手術費用，而一籌莫展。做為一個以救人為職責的醫生，呂大夫經常為此感到焦慮和痛苦。