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…
For seven years the family has lived with the tragic realization that their beloved daughter will never be healthy... My long-awaited baby girl was born practically dead - she was not breathing, her Apgar score was 2-4," says Katya's mother. "Katya was diagnosed with cerebral edema.Next - weeks of resuscitation, endless tests and…
CREATIVITY AGAINST CANCER! Treatment for cancer is a long and complicated process. Punctures, daily IVs, and chemotherapy are common procedures for children with cancer. Transfusion of donor blood is the most common procedure, which improves the results and the overall well-being of the child. Donor blood is tested for the absence of HIV…
HEROES ARE NOT BORN, THEY BECOME HEROES! Once in an oncology ward, every child experiences fear... It becomes incomprehensible why their mother cries, and why grown-up uncles and aunts in white coats hurt them, saying they want to help... Why you can't run or jump, why your favorite candy no longer appears on the table, and why you have to…
Helping a group of disabled people at the Republican Specialized Children's Home in Donetsk. We have been providing systematic assistance to this group for a long time. Children in this group are special - with various diseases and pathologies. More than others they need not only expensive and vitally necessary medicines, but also care means.…
How unfair and tragic it is that children get sick... Our little hero, Sasha Valuyev, has been fighting for his life for six months... In an instant the doctors gave the little boy a terrible diagnosis and Cancer broke into the family's life... With all its cruel and painful trials. In one day, the 6-year-old toddler became a brave…
You can't even imagine how much effort was made and how many people came together so that Sonya Voloshina could get this life-saving medicine on time. For Sonya, regular injections of the antitumor drug Vinorelbine are not just a necessity. It's life saving (literally). This always smiling and kind girl has Ewing's sarcoma. This…
Katyusha's mom is writing: I cannot calmly talk about the nightmare in which our family has been living for 3 months. One night my daughter complained of pain in her tummy. Poisoning - I thought. Neuroblastoma - doctors concluded. It's a terrible and incomprehensible word, I've never heard of such a disease before. When the doctors…
On June 9 the whole world celebrates a wonderful and kind holiday - International Friendship Day! On this day children from all over the world prepare memorable gifts for each other and have fun in the circle of their friends! Of course, in the lives of our charges children there is also room for friendship, which often begins in the hospital…
Mom writes: Christ is Risen ! Our family congratulates all Orthodox people with the glorious feast of Easter! On Easter Sunday I prayed and asked God for a speedy recovery for my son Sasha. My little bunny is only 6 years old... and he has Cancer... Cancer, which torments my baby day after day, causing him unbearable pain and suffering ... Every…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MASHENKA!!! On a warm April day Mashenka Rusanova celebrated her 16th birthday. Unfortunately, her birthday had to be celebrated in the Department of Pediatric Oncohematology of Institute of Oncohematology named after Gusak, where the girl is fighting the terrible disease - Cancer. Hodgkin's lymphoma is Masha's main enemy,…
For three months now, Sonya and I have been living in the oncohematology department. And every day my baby doll asks me the same question - Mom, won't they hurt me today? You have no idea what it is like to look into your child's eyes and try to evade the answer...This is how to tell your darling little girl that it is going to hurt for a…
Lyosha is only three years old. He loves bright cars and colored pencils, blue clothes and coloring books with puppies. The little boy dreams of an endless supply of chocolates and a trip to the sea. He also really wants to never be hurt again. Lyosha has cancer. Next to the children's toys in his room there are medications and leaves with…
At the beginning of March, our team congratulated the kids from Donetsk boarding school #1. Within the framework of our kindest project "Birthdays in orphanages", the orphans, by tradition, visited the hospitable Restaurant "Pyatnitsa". Which held a lively entertainment program! The guys got an incredible luggage of knowledge…
Mom Victoria is writing: Today is exactly 1.5 months since we are in the oncohematology department... Our tragic little anniversary of the fight with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. On Monday we were supposed to start the second protocol of treatment, but our little girl's body was not ready for another high dose chemotherapy. Her temperature…
What if our Foundation didn't exist? A few days ago a flashmob was launched in Russia called #eslenebudetfonds. Even if it sounds pathetic and presumptuous... But with this, the charities want to show everyone how important their existence is to those who need help. All over the world there is panic, epidemic and crisis. Our foundation has…
Когда в семье появляется малыш - это всегда счастье... Как же радостно выбирать ребеночку имя, покупать милые костюмчики и слышать первые слова... К сожалению, у мам онкобольных детей счастье…
The DNR has confirmed the first Covid-19 infection. Panic and horror is sure to intensify now.World statistics give terrible numbers.The number of deaths is increasing. The whole world is screaming about the danger. In 10 days in Donetsk three of our children died of cancer. Thousands more children died of shelling during the five years of war in…
These pictures were painted by Lera Keptar. Imagine, a girl who defeated a monster, retained in her soul a reverent love for beauty. Lera defeated Hodgkin's Lymphoma by herself. Her parents were replaced by her older brother, and now she dreams of becoming an artist. She has given her pictures to our charity store and she wants very much that…
But even Yegor used to wait for his mother and believe that she would come and take him away from the orphanage. Fate decided otherwise - the boy was left alone. He could have been his mother's joy and his father's pride. But the closest people in the world betrayed him. After the orphanage there was a pre-school children's home, then…
Mommy, I'm so tired of being sick... Why is God doing this to me?! Every day this phrase is heard by the mother of Sonyechka Aksenova, a little 7-year-old girl whose cancer broke into her life on New Year's Eve... And instead of a New Year's miracle, the child faced painful procedures, the loss of her beautiful hair and cancer, filled…
Unfortunately, many of our children watch this beautiful time of year from the windows of their hospital rooms...It's very sad that treatment takes away even these little joys of life, and our task is not only to help the children escape from the constant negativity, but also to diversify their lives within the walls of the ward. Inspired by…
ДАШУНЯ, С ДНЕМ РОЖДЕНИЯ! Yesterday we had a birthday party for an amazingly beautiful girl, Dashenka Chernysheva. The girl is struggling with cancer. And the walls of the children's department of oncohematology of INVH named after Gusak have become a second home for Dasha. Despite all the cruelty of the disease, Darja has…
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SPRING Lurking between winter and summer are the most beautiful 92 days of the year. Three months that help you believe in the magic of life and give you faith in the future. Meet spring with our dear children... From Children's social shelter of Proletarian district of Donetsk and Donetsk boarding school № 1. Smile at…
Yesterday was a particularly joyful day at our Foundation, as two of our children, Sonyechka Viynik and Lyonyechka Shkurko, celebrated their birthdays. It is hard to imagine how much pain and hardship our children go through each day. Happy childhood was ruthlessly stolen from them by Cancer... Our kids believe in the best, they want to live…
Children are dying in oncology departments. I learned this terrible fact six months after I started volunteering. It was a girl named Olya with Down syndrome. She died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I still remember the shock I felt. How could it be, after all the treatment had yielded results and suddenly everything was so ... My second loss…
