Is 17 months a long time? By the standards of an adult's daily hustle and bustle, it's a blink of an eye. Every day we rush about our business, complaining that there are so few hours in the day. But when you are a child in an oncology ward, minutes turn into hours, days into weeks, and months drag on and on, like years. For Sonyechka…
Help came from where we didn't expect it - from far away Belgium! A very kind person Yves Vanroy read the story of ten-month-old Karima Chaika dying of primary immunodeficiency disease in a small town in Donbass. After learning that the life of this baby has a price - 200 thousand rubles per month, Yves Vanroy immediately responded to the…
- It's my birthday next month, too! - said little Lida (a child from the orphanage) while at her friends' birthday party. - And what would you like to get as a present? The little girl shyly lowered her eyes and embarrassedly asked - What can I??? - You can wish anything you want. Lida's face filled with sadness, she sighed, and for a…
News from Lyonechka Shkurko Mom Alina writes: Good afternoon, our helpers! How many times I shared our sorrows and tragedies with you, and today we would like to share the joy! Our main treatment is over, we come once a week for injections of chemotherapy in minimal doses, to be examined and to see our doctor. We are nearing the end of the 5th…
You ask, and we answer - what do children need most? Dolls, cubes, mopeds, ships, bicycles... ♪ No, I'll tell you what they need ♪ ♪ They need friends more than anything ♪ Look at all the children's smiles Such emotions you can't buy, paint or invent! This is the result of our sincere friendship, support and love. The efforts…
Karim's mother writes The first and most disappointing news is that a few days ago we had our long-awaited telemedicine consultation with the Moscow clinic. I was very disappointed with the result. I was very sad about the results: Karimchi is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant, but there is a waiting list of 18 months... We don't have…
We met Sashenka Kasyanova in 2019. The 6-year-old girl was urgently taken to the first surgery department of the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital with a huge tumor on her eye. Doctors diagnosed Sasha - rhabdomyosarcoma had progressed at an incredible rate. With this terrible news a new chapter of the little girl's life - the fight…
For several years now I have been visiting children from the disabled group of the Republican Specialized Children's Home. This is the place where my usual composure leaves me. I always leave here in tears. I cry and understand that these children are doomed, no matter how cruel it may sound. They are doomed to be alone, because they are…
A child's birthday! This is the brightest and most fabulous holiday, filled with joy, fun, and children's laughter! But what if it's the birthday of an orphaned child? Who will congratulate and make these children happy, give them presents and joyful emotions, create a festive mood and a warm atmosphere? Fortunately, there are caring…
The meeting was held under the slogan Volunteering or HOW TO BE A MAGAZINE! You've been dreaming of helping children for a long time, but didn't know where to start? Are you full of creative ideas? Share with us! Are you interested in our team's projects? Let's discuss them in detail. Does the word "volunteer" stir…
Once a year every child has a special day... Some look forward to the arrival of the New Year, while others have their dreams come true on their birthday... At this magical moment, joy overflows from the knowledge that all the brightest, funniest and happiest things are ahead... There is also a special moment in the life of children with cancer. A…
The holidays are behind us, which means it's time to take stock of the year 2020! All last year our BlagoTvoruje Workshop Shop was buzzing with work: the creative department of our Foundation, represented by parents of seriously ill children and volunteers, created beautiful masterpieces that found joyful responses in your hearts! Responses…
Blue eyes, a shy smile, and Jay's favorite answer to any question - all of this is about the glorious little Dan Besedin. The story of Daneshka Besedin is perhaps the most sensational and touching in our Foundation. Today our post is not about sad things, but about the happiest day in the life of every person - his/her Birthday! Three years…
Veselyandiya is a fun, cool and amazing team of children with cancer and hospital volunteers of our foundation. Missed the smiles of our children, as we miss them? Let these rays of light from the screens of your smart phones and computers warm your hearts on cold winter days! We continue to share with you the news of our classes from the…
Amazing title and no less amazing meaning behind this phrase! In the scientific literature the term "donation" is described as the voluntary donation of blood and its components by donors, as well as activities aimed at organizing and ensuring the safety of blood and its components. But we would say otherwise... Donation is an act of…
THE BIRTHDAY OF A STRONG BOY - EGOR BOYKO The status of "orphan", the insidious diagnosis of cancer, which had to be fought alone, the feelings of loneliness, betrayal and endless pain - all this on a fragile boy's shoulders. The story of Yegor Boiko, an orphan boy diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, resonated with…
М The difference between the first and last photos is almost 5 years. In the first photo is a small, fearful, but so inquisitive little sparrow, looking for protection and warmth... A few years ago we met two-year-old Alice and her newborn baby brother in a hospital wards for abandoned people. I can't even begin to remember the reasons they…
News from Leonid Shkurko. His mother Alina writes: "Hello friends, we have good news, but we rejoice quietly! So the disease has taught us. Today we had a CT scan and the doctors said the results are good, thank God! And his body is responding to the treatment! We have finished the 4th course of chemotherapy, and we are going home to have a…
The thin, frail Anechka Porokhnya, wearing two masks, goggles and gloves, enters the office of our Foundation together with her parents. The girl has the same sincerity and joy in her eyes... She timidly takes a seat on a chair in her beautiful dress, which seems a little too big: "This is my favorite dress! I put it on for my birthday but I…
On St. Nicholas Day, each of us believes in a miracle in a special way! In our prayers we ask St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for health, prosperity and joy for our families. Our children with cancer, along with their parents, also turn to St. Nicholas with prayers and kind words on this holy holiday, just as we all do. Both kids and teenagers ask…
So many people prayed for us! So God helped us! All hell is over!" - Julia Besedina, with tears of joy in her eyes, hugs her son as she leaves the hospital ward. We wrote often about Daneshka Besedin. A beautiful blue-eyed baby boy - a real Christmas miracle for his loving mother Yulia, who prayed for many years. And God answered her…
As part of the "Birthdays in Orphanages" project, the Vremya Dobrykh team congratulated and held a birthday party for orphans from Donetsk Orphanage School No. 1 in Donetsk. Birthday - how much joy, happiness and impatience these words bring as a child. At the mere mention of them, their eyes light up with fire and their lips spread in…
In our rather cruel world, it's very scary to be left alone, it's scary for an adult, and what about a child. Frozen little hearts that don't know what a mother's love, a father's care, a grandmother's cakes and a grandfather's fairy tales are orphan children. Orphan - what a terrible word, a word that tears the soul…
Together with our friends Art Izzba Creative Association we had a fascinating meeting in the world of art for children with cancer within the rehabilitation project One step backwards and once again showing that our children are the most talented in the world. The children plunged into a bright world of creativity, art and beauty. A world without…
Yay! And I'm going home today! - Sonyechka Aksyonova's happy voice filled the whole corridor space... This is how children who have been treated for a long time for a disease that is gnawing into their bodies and destroying lives rejoice... Sonya is only 8 years old, a year of which the girl has been battling cancer. A year ago, from her…
The Lord hears sincere prayers and wraps His kindness around the asker... Our seriously ill children often ask God for help. Children's prayers are sincere and full of hope... In them pure souls reach out to the Lord and, with the faith that is unique to children, hope that God will hear them. How happy to see God's care, when merciful…
Beauty is always closely intertwined with kindness... In this simple truth we are convinced every day! There are many people in the world whose kind thoughts are revealed by the sunny sparkle of their eyes and a gentle smile... With such people you always feel comfortable. The beauty of the soul and purity of the heart enshroud a person's…
HOW WORLD SMILE DAY ALMOST PASSED US BY We can't hide it from you anymore. We don't help the kids, the kids help us! Or rather, it's a two-way process! We'll explain in a moment. We come to the children's cancer ward to conduct a class. We announce the theme of the day, lay out art supplies, and immerse ourselves in…
We wrote a lot about Anna Porokhna. The story of this strong girl struck us with its tragedy! Cruel trials came one after another into Anna's life. The last of which was oncology. Anna spent almost a year and a half in Donetsk oncology ward fighting the cancer. Good tests followed by bad ones, treatment protocols were changing, but she never…
Wizards, once again we have performed a miracle! On September 8th we closed the collection for Ilyusha Lambrinov, and on September 9th he had surgery by the Ulsibat method. Our brave boy had 12 incisions in the back area to eliminate muscle contracture (shrinkage) and relieve pain during movement. After the surgery it is forbidden for Ilyusha to…
Friends! Together with you we have been walking hand in hand for a long time, saving children's lives, and today we, the team of Vremya Kindred Charity Foundation, are sharing with you the results of our joint work for the first half of the year 2020. Thanks to you, we have the opportunity to respond urgently to requests for help from our…
GOD DOES GOOD BY HUMAN HANDS! We are convinced of this simple truth every day. How joyful that our requests to help little patients in the cancer departments are answered by sensitive and compassionate people! We sincerely thank Father Svyatoslav and the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church at the railway station for their regular assistance to…
Mom Oksana is writing: First of all I want to thank everyone who responded to our family's distress. I don't even know where to begin. We are still in the oncohematology department. After a course of Neocytotekt, we are taking Valcit. Again and again we are examined. It's scary to say, but the doctors think, that cytomegalovirus is…
How much light and cheerfulness this wonderful girl has! In all the pictures, just like in life, Sonya is smiling... Smiling in spite of cancer, pain and fear... Sonya has relapsed into Ewing's sarcoma. A terrible diagnosis that has been "living" with Sonya for over 5 years. It hurts to realize that this little fragile girl is…
Mom Elena writes: On Friday we were disconnected from the round-the-clock administration of chemo. All blood counts are down again, white blood cells and platelets are practically zero, the temperature is not dropping. We have been on antibiotics for two days already. My son is very weak. I thought I could get used to my son's reaction to…
Sashenka Valuyev's First Victory Anastasia Valueva was introduced to the scary word leukemia in the fall of 2019, when her son Sashenka was diagnosed with cancer when he was suspected of having anemia. In that moment, it was as if the ground had slipped from under the feet of the little loving family. Cancer, cancer, a deadly disease...…
We continue to support our disabled children within the framework of the palliative project You are not alone Dimochka Vikhrev. Our special ward boy, whose first seconds of life were overshadowed by a terrible diagnosis and gloomy prognosis from doctors. Dimochka has a critical form of hydrocephalus, and with it a host of other complicated…
Because of the acetone we can't continue the chemotherapy... The acetone isn't going away, we haven't been able to finish the first protocol for ten days now - Radomira Basha's mother writes. This is the reaction we had with the third high dose chemotherapy. The acetone began to increase on the third day after we received the IV.…
OUR ANYA IS IN MOSCOW! We are sure that all of you remember our Anyuta Porokhnya. A 12-year-old girl with a trembling and tender view of the world... We all fought with you for Anna's life, admired her creative work, looked for donors, and waited for positive news. Anna has bilinear leukemia - the most dangerous type of childhood leukemia.…
The Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin and Yekaterina Sheybut, General Director of Pervyi LVZ LLC, save little Donets cancer patients! The most important step in the treatment of children's tumor diseases is radiation therapy. Young patients regularly undergo this procedure in two oncology departments in Donetsk. The…
And we want to give you a piece of aesthetic delight from our talented children! In honor of International Children's Day, the Department of Pediatric Oncohematology of the Gus Institute of Oncology and Hematology hosted a mini-exhibition of children's drawings "My Dream When I Get Well". A mini-exhibition of children's…
Anna's mother Oksana is writing: For 9 months we have been in the department of children's oncohematology in Donetsk. Anya has acute bilinear leukemia. This is the most horrible type of childhood leukemia. We have been fighting all the way through the 9 months of treatment! Sometimes I look at my little girl, tender and fragile, and I…
Sonia's mom writes: Good afternoon, everyone! For the first time in 5 months the doctors let us go home for the weekend! I am afraid even to say it out loud, so as not to jinx it: Now my little girl is in remission. Sonya feels well, but her lab results are not good. Her white blood cell count is very low and this prevents us from starting…
Can they take off the plug already? - That was the question Yegor Boyko asked the doctors when he found out that he was being discharged from the oncology department. In the spring of 2018, Yegor was brought to the oncohematology department of the Gusak INVH with complaints of severe back pain, which the boy attributed to fatigue from his…
THE COLLECTION FOR ILYA BIRYUKOV IS CLOSED AND WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS!!! I can't believe how many people responded to the tragedy that happened to Ilyusha! News about Iliya's condition! Our medical specialists managed to stabilize his condition. We were even allowed to congratulate our birthday boy. After the…
Sophia Dosyakovskaya, 6, spent almost a year in the walls of the Donetsk oncology department. The girl was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. At another visit to the doctor, the family could not imagine that a simple, as it seemed at the time, fatigue and pain in the body would turn out to be cancer. So the 5-year-old girl ended up in…
Victory Day is a special holiday... A holiday that ignites in the heart of each of us the fire that was once lit in it in memory of the lives of millions of fallen soldiers who, as brave and courageous heroes, fought against all odds... Such heroes are also our children, who fight tirelessly for their lives. Despite all the difficulties and…
On a beautiful day in May, Sonya Muzaleva, our little but very brave girl who has been fighting cancer for almost a year, celebrated her birthday. Sonya has only one big dream - to wake up healthy one day, forgetting forever about the harsh words "pain", "oncology", "fear"... And on our beauty's birthday, our…
