Let's Help More Than 100 Children with Cancer

Childhood Cancer Fund Rugute successfully continues to work on its mission, supporting families with children that have been diagnosed with oncological diseases.

During the months of December (2013), January and February (2014), the Fund provided both monthly and non-recurring charity of 26.775,20 Lt to the families that had addressed their financial needs in their requests of support. The families used the financial assistance provided by the Fund for purchasing the required medications, additional medical care supplies and food products, paid travel and other related costs, thus ensuring a better physical condition of their children as well as improving their emotional, psychological and spiritual condition, which is essential for the treatment success and recovery.

Following the doctor’s (Children Oncohematology Unit of Kaunas Clinics) request, in order to administer cancer treatment for a girl that has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, the Fund purchased medicine Ixoten 50 mg N50. The total cost of this medicine was 1.643,41 Lt. Also, in order to continue administering the effective treatment scheme in the case of a certain type of malignant brain tumour, the Fund purchased 24 quantities of medicine Temozolomide Teva 100 mg N5 for 9.451,92 Lt.

In the past three months, Rugute provided crucial medical equipment and other necessary items to the two major hospitals in Lithuania that treat childhood cancer patients:

• infusion systems (500 items) and transfusion systems (100 items) that are used to administer medications, physiological fluids and glucose solutions intravenously;
• long-term central venous catheters (7 items) and needles AIG Surecan G20 20 mm (150 items).

The total amount paid for the above-mentioned medical equipment equals 11.942,70 Lt.

In pursuit of the best possible conditions for the provision of medical aid to patients in the Children Oncohematology Unit of Kaunas Clinics, the Fund purchased a medical trolley Shango (amount – 5.687,00 Lt). This medical trolley provided an opportunity for the nursing staff to work more effectively, faster and under better conditions (multiple visits to the storerooms of medications and medical care supplies are avoided).

The Fund continues its successful project, Rugute’s Home, the only facility in Lithuania that provides temporary shelter to the young cancer patients and their family members.

On the 13th–16th of December, 2013, a group of friends from Sweden arrived to Lithuania. Altogether, we visited children with oncological diseases in Kaunas and Vilnius hospitals and brought them Christmas presents. Back in Sweden, the friends of Rugute held a campaign in order to support our children. During the campaign, the Swedish people raised 29.300,00 Lt and gave it to our Fund.

We are truly grateful for your contribution in our Fund’s daily work. Your support makes our children’s days better and brighter, and gives them an opportunity to win the fight with the malignant disease. Thank you!