Navigating acute post-operative recovery following complex pediatric cardiac surgery—such as arterial switch operations, Norwood or Fontan palliation, tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repairs, or ventricular septal defect (VSD) closures—presents profound physiological vulnerability and emotional weight for families. Every year, hundreds of international infants, children, and adolescent travelers, along with Non-Resident Indian (NRI) families, travel to India’s…