Physical Health Ukraine Project #21329

Life-Saving Treatment for Kids in Ukraine

by Charitable Foundation Zaporuka

Project Report | Jun 25, 2021
Inspiring Cancer Survivors

By Iana Dashkovska | Project Leader

"It is impossible to break the will to live!"

Dear friends,

thank you for supporting kids with cancer in Ukraine!

In the pictures, you can see Vika and Anton who got help when they needed it most. When they had cancer. Now they are survivors. They are not afraid to tell their stories and to show their pictures when they were ill.

Agreeing to take part in this photo project is a bold move for them, as they open up about this part of their life despite the stigmatization of cancer in Ukraine. They do it for kids who are on treatment now. They want to change society’s attitudes – from irrational fear to understanding that cancer is not a death sentence.

Thanks to this experience, they have become who they are today. Anton is a marathon runner who never misses opportunities to participate in charity runs in support of kids with cancer. We know volunteers like Anton coming to speak with kids on treatment about such simple but painful and important topics as hair loss and their appearance.

The survivors say how valuable their experience is. Later on, growing up, they admit that they got to know themselves better and realized that even when they were ill, they still could have fun, dream, create, learn, make friends, and love. Cancer couldn’t stop them.

Thank you for helping kids in Ukraine survive cancer and inspire others!

"After it everything just begins!"

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Mar 8, 2021
Saving Kids' Lives in Emergency

By Iana Dashkovska | Project Leader

Alina

Dear friends,

thank you for supporting Ukrainian kids with cancer! Your gift makes it possible for kids to receive treatment with necessary drugs when the public procurements fail them.

Now we have an emergency related to such chemotherapy drugs as methotrexate. It is used in high doses to treat bone cancers in children. It is very toxic, that is why it can be administered only in Kyiv so that the doctor can control the removal of the drugs from the body. However, in 2021, the new supply of methotrexate has not arrived in the hospital and no one knows when it is available again. It is also quite expensive, that is why not all Ukrainian families can afford to buy it with their own money.

Alina, the girl you see in the picture, is one of those who needed methotrexate and received it in time thanks to your support. In September 2020, she felt pain in the leg for the first time but she did not tell about it for two months because she did not want to worry her parents. When she eventually went to the doctor, the swelling was evident and the tests confirmed that it was a malignant tumor. Alina was admitted to the Institute of Cancer in Kyiv. She has been treated there for a few months already. It is especially hard for teenagers like her to be isolated in the hospital but even there she found a new hobby that brings her joy: body art.

In February 2021, in addition to Alina, seven more children received methotrexate, which they needed for treatment. That is 9-year-old Andriy whose soldier father returned from the war in Eastern Ukraine to be there for his son in the hospital. That is 8-year-old Daniel whose family found out about his disease during this winter holidays. That is 16-year-old Andriy for whom chemo with methotrexate was one of the last stages of long treatment after the surgery to remove the tumor and install the bone prosthesis. These are 18-year-old Oleksandr, 16-year-old Maryn, 17-year old Yaroslav, 13-year-old Oleksii who needed your support before, and many other kids who need your support now.

Childhood cancer is curable. But it cannot be cured without drugs. For kids to receive treatment in time, please, give your gift today. This week GlobalGiving is matching all online donations up to $50 at 50%.

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Nov 30, 2020
Medication and Relief for Emilia, for Vika and 313 Other Kids Like Them in 2020

By Iana Dashkovska | Project Leader

Dear friends,

thank you for supporting Ukrainian kids with cancer!

Now, in the situation of the global pandemic, kids with cancer need your support more than before. It’s not just the issue of personal protection equipment and coronavirus tests required for hospitalization but not provided in time by the state laboratories. It is also the issue of medicines that don't arrive from state procurement. Now we receive more and more requests from kids’ families to help with chemotherapy and other drugs.

That’s Emilia’s story. The girl felt a strong pain in the leg in February. The family doctor didn’t suspect a tumor and just prescribed pain killers. It didn’t help. Then the pandemic started and it was very hard for the girl to go from hospital to hospital, from doctor to doctor. It took several months to receive a correct diagnosis. When the girl eventually started cancer treatment, it turned out that the required chemotherapy, Ifosfamide, was not available at the hospital. It didn’t arrive from the state procurement. So, Emilia’s family had either to buy it or stop treatment. Thanks to your support, the girl received the chemotherapy and continued fighting for her life.

However, physical rehabilitation and psychological support are no less important than medicines. 16-year-old Vika underwent two surgeries because she had a tumor on one leg and metastasis on the other. As a result, she needed much more time than other kids do to make the first step, firstly on crutches, and later on without them. It was hard for Vika to believe in herself and to trust the physiotherapists. At that time, psychological support was crucial for her to find her inner strength. Now Vika walks quite smoothly and without crutches.

As of today, in 2020 you made it possible to help 315 children. Please, support this project on #GivingTuesday today, on December 1, so that kids had medicines, rehabilitation, psychological support, and other essential services in 2021.

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