By Viktoriia | President of the Charitable Foundation KIYAN
Dear friends, thank you for supporting Ukrainian children with disabilities, particularly those with cerebral palsy! I would like to share with you the story of a little girl. Meet our lovely little lady, Mariyka! She was born in January 2021 at 35 weeks of pregnancy. On her second day of life, Mariyka developed jaundice and underwent phototherapy for five days. On the seventh day, she was discharged, but the jaundice persisted. She was then hospitalized in the neonatal pathology department for 10 days and was diagnosed with dystonic-hyperkinetic syndrome, bilirubin encephalopathy, delayed motor development, brain subatrophy, and mixed hydrocephalus.
Since the age of five months, Mariyka has been attending therapeutic physical exercise sessions, receiving massages, and undergoing medication treatments. At one year old, she was classified with disability subgroup “A” and diagnosed with "cerebral palsy and irreversible motor disorders." When Mariyka turned one, she began intensive rehabilitation every two months. Now she is two, but she still struggles to hold her head up, sit, roll over, or walk. Continuing her treatment is essential for her progress. Our main goal now is for her to walk independently and to help her socially adapt.
Good day! I am Marina Nabok, the mother of three-year-old Mariyka, and I want to express my gratitude for the opportunity to undergo a course at the "International Center for Rehabilitation and Neurophysiology." This is our second course, and each one brings remarkable results. We attended sessions for physical therapy, massage, speech therapy, laser therapy, sensory integration, and correctional pedagogy. At the start of the course, she had a neurologist consultation and an EEG. This is our second rehabilitation course, and we see positive progress—her sleep has improved, she is more active, her hand movements have improved, and she has developed a pointing gesture. Mariyka is holding her head more confidently and developing intellectually. Her physical and emotional well-being have improved.
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