By Marina | Project Leader
Al-Ansar is a 3-year-old boy from Kazakhstan. In summer 2024 he was diagnosed with leukemia after falling ill. The news was a shock to his parents, who took him to Turkey to verify the diagnosis. Unfortunately, it was confirmed, and in addition, further classified as high-risk due to the presence of genetic dislocations. High-risk leukemia patients are typically referred for bone marrow transplantation to prevent disease recurrence and resulting resistance to medications. However, Kazakhstan is still in early stages of developing its own bone marrow donor registry, training its personnel to perform bone marrow transplantations and providing quality patient care. For these reasons many parents choose to take their children for treatment in nearby countries, such as Turkey, to ensure their kids have access to modern cancer care.
Al-Ansar's parents brought him to a hospital in Antalya where he began undergoing chemotherapy. Once he achieves remission, he will need to undergo bone marrow transplant - either from one of his parents, or an unrelated donor, if a matching one can be found. He has a long road ahead of him, and the treatment will be costly. Our project was able to support Al-Ansar thanks to your donations, and his family is very grateful! We are hopeful that he will overcome leukemia and return to normal happy chilhood like other kids of his age. Thank you so much for your support of our project! We hope you choose to donate again to patients like Al-Ansar and other brave kids who need our help!
By Marina | Project Leader
By Marina | Project Leader
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
