Ruvim in the 11th out of 13 children in a family from a village in the Rivne region. Three weeks ago the child vomiting several times a day, every day. His mother thought it could be parasites and tried to treat that, with no effect. Then started the headache. They went to see a pediatrician […]

David is the 4th son in the family from Slavyansk (in the Donetsk region). He was born prematurely at 30 weeks (placental abruption). The delivery was very difficult; the doctors ended up having to remove the uterus to save the mother’s life. The baby spent two months in the neonatal intensive care unit. David was diagnosed with […]

Kiril’s mother is bringing up four children on her own. She brought Kiril to the Institute of Neurosurgery in Kyiv, and left behind her three other children in their hometown, but she wasn’t expecting such expenses and complications. The boy has a cyst that is pressing on his optic nerve, which already caused him to lose sight […]

Lysenko Aleksandr, 15 years old, from the ATO zone in Donbass region, finished 9th grade, enjoyed sports, started having back pain in May 2015. He first went to see a trauma surgeon, but he couldn’t find the reason for the pain. Some time later he started having headaches and his eyesight got worse. They went […]

This is the first time we have come across such a case. We know this will raise a lot of questions, but we’re giving you all the information we can. Vika was born by c-section to a disabled mother. The mother is unable to take care of the child. A few months ago, some kind […]

The family is from a village in Chernihiv region. Mother — school teacher, father — drives a tractor. As it often happens, the family did not expect to have a sick child. The diagnosis is very difficult, the family needs help with medication and purchase of the shunting system. They have no funds to purchase […]

Anton was urgently taken into surgery, it couldn’t wait. Anton is from a low-income family, his parents were not ready financially for the surgery. Anton’s mother called during the night, and only because the doctors persuaded her that we would help, knowing what’s ahead and understanding the complexity of the diagnosis and the surgery. The parents […]

Bogdan has been at the Institute since he was born. He has congenital hydrocephalus. Two months of the expensive antibiotic therapy. Now he can finally get surgery, but the parents ran out of money… The surgery has been scheduled for July 24th. We will be purchasing a Ukrainian shunting system, costing 4,000 UAH ($175). Plus […]

Pediatric Department at the Institute of Neurosurgery 1) Senyuk Sergiy — continuing with the treatment, thanks to Julia Kirpach for the antibiotics,wet wipes and yoghurt. The parents are waiting fro the reply from the Cancer Institute and a referral to Lviv; 2) Gorchilova Olya — post endoscopy, getting treatment, needs help with diapers (size 3) and wet wipes; […]

Anya was born at the 31st week of pregnancy, weighing 1,280 grams. One of the twins. She had to stay at the ICU in Sumy for over a month. When the girl’s condition stabilized and she started breathing on her own, she was transferred to a regular room. After the checkup Anya was diagnosed with Hypertension-hydrocephalic […]

Mirra is from a large family, currently at the Institute post tumor removal. On Thursday we suddenly got worse; ran a fever of 40C. She urgently needed expensive medication, which her mother couldn’t afford. Her doctor literally caught Natasha in the hallway as asked to help — the situation was that bad. In the next […]

Sergiy has been at the Institute of Neurosurgery hospital for 2 months. The parents are completely tapped out financially. Their roommate asked us for help. It all began on May 15th when the boy suffered from sudden cross eye and started getting severe headaches. He was referred to a neurosurgeon. An MRI scan later confirmed a skull […]

The boy is an orphan. He only has a great grandfather, Yuriy Akovlevich (1937 year of birth, 78 y.o.). He is Vitalik’s only guardian. On Wednesday, July 15h, the boy was taken from Odessa to the Institute of Neurosurgery in Kiev in an ambulance in a very bad condition. On Friday the boy had surgery, […]

Вера, Надежда, Любовь и мама их Мария… Мамочке 22 года, маляр-штукатур. Вчера Наташа поехала в Неонатальный Центр Охматдета завезти антибиотики для нашей отказной Вики. Но все оказалось не так просто. Заведующая отделением попросила помочь чем можем и подвела ее в палату к худенькой маме: «Мария, не плачьте, вам пришел помогать святой Лука!» Доченькиее недоношены. Весят […]

Многодетная семья из села Житомирской области. Всего 6-ро детей. Виталий — пятый. В больнице он с папой. Мама осталась дома с остальными детками и 5-месячным грудничком. На днях папу сменит бабушка. После рождения у Виталия произошло кровоизлияние, что привело к гидроцефалии. Ребенок уже перенес 3 операции по установке ликворошунтирующих систем, но они у него очень […]

Хочу поділитися несподіваною новиною. Той український шунт, що в п’ятницю за 4000 грн. був придбан для Роми В. (але ми вирішили зібрати гроші на кращий, а той покласти у резерв), сьогодні врятув життя іншій дитині. Він був використан як резервуар «Омайя» для маленького Дані, що переніс видалення пухлини й зараз знаходіться в реанімації. Обновление на […]

Девочка перенесла 7 операций и 2 раза менингит за свой неполный год жизни. На данный момент необходима помощь со всем: медикаментами, питанием и памперсами, родители уже потратили все деньги на лечение. Обновление на 28/07/15 Выписана домой, чувствует себя намного лучше дома. Обновление на 22/07/2015 После операции тонус немного ушел, состояние улучшилось. Обновление на 08.07.15. Спасибо […]

Старший мальчик из многодетной семьи. До проявления заболевания жил обычной жизнью: учился в школе, была любимая девочка, хозяйственный — хотел своими руками построить свой дом. Саша заболел в конце марта 2014 года, начали мучать сильные головные боли и рвота, ухудшилось зрение. В Луцке окулист направила ребенка на МРТ и ее предположение подтвердилось: опухоль головного мозга. […]

У нас сейчас их много. 4-ро деток в Неонатальном центре Охматдета, 12 — в детском отделении Ин-та Нейрохирургии, еще 8 детей в нашей службе патронажа нейрохирургических детей в детских домах Украины. I. Детское отделение Института нейрохирургии 1) Семенюк Милана — проведена операция по установке шунтирующей системы с бактесилом, пока девочка восстанавливает силы после операции и […]

Хоровюк Юрий — 17 лет из многодетной семьи учится в ВТУ на автослесаря. Мама Юры одна заботится о своих 4-х детях. Весной у Юры началась рвота, позже появилась головная боль, сделали обследование, Компютерную томографию в больнице г. Черновцы. Поставили диагноз: опухоль 4 желудочка. Направлен в Киевский Институт Нейрохирургии. Обновление на 20.07.15 Юрочке удалили резервуар и […]