A few months ago I met Lucas through the East Timor Hearts Fund, a medical aid charity providing life-saving heart surgery in Australia for young East Timorese people.
15 year old Lucas flew over from his home in East Timor with his mother to undergo a 4 hour open heart surgery.
I was struck by both Lucas' and his mothers incredible courage, and also by the amazing skill shown by the team at Monash hospital.
More about the East Timor Hearts Fund here, including a story by Nick McCallum for Sunrise.