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…
This phrase is from Chulpan Khamatova's terrific book, It's Time to Punch the Ice. Indeed, when a child in an oncology ward passes away for whom everything seems to have been done, it is a defeat... It is "not a victory". that makes us lose heart... We are powerless in the face of illness and death... These defeats take away our…
When we find ourselves powerless in the face of illness and death, we want to cry out in despair... Today the heavens found two angels, and two stars were lit in the sky. Today Rustam Lernich and Andryusha Mamedov passed away. We still do not believe in what happened... Two little lives were cut off. So early. So bitterly. Parents - strength…
Together with his loving mother Nastya, Bogdasha continues to fight for his life without pain... The boy has a whole list of complicated diagnoses: microcephaly, severe mental retardation, organic brain damage, epilepsy (Lennox-Gasto syndrome), tetraplegia, severe delay of psycho-speech development. The boy does not speak, does not sit and…
Katusha Zhirnaya. A small, seriously ill ward of our foundation. The girl has microcephaly and a complex form of cerebral palsy combined with frequent epilepsy attacks. The whole life of Katusha's family is a struggle for the children's lives. In addition to her seriously ill daughter, the girl's older brother is also ill. The boy…
And today our hero Stas Bilai has a birthday! And, of course, we couldn't miss this great event. Part of our team came to congratulate the birthday boy at his home! Smiles, good wishes, hugs and, of course, presents - we brought all that to Stas! He didn't expect such a surprise! For 4 years Stas has been fighting for his life with…
With these words all hell broke loose in our Rustamchik Lernich family. What we were so afraid of happened: the disease came back with renewed vigor. Now Rustam and his mother are having a hard time. The boy is spending in hospital bed almost all the time, he is in a lot of pain and suffering from serious malaise. From yesterday the boy's…
Looking at these children, our adult problems seem insignificant and insignificant... Some of these kids grew up in an orphanage and never knew their mother's hands... Some of them were not even in their infancy... Some of them were abandoned at a mature age. It is useless to look for the reasons why these children were not needed...…
Treatment of brain tumors is always associated with risks and complications. Arina Buglo has an astrocytoma. It is a tumor of low malignancy, which fortunately can be treated, but nevertheless requires postoperative chemotherapy. Arinochka took the beginning of treatment very seriously. Her appetite was completely gone, and so was her strength to…
After a story of illness begins a story of triumph - that is the motto with which our special children go through life - children who have had cancer. And we would like to share with you the victory story of one little girl with a sweet smile, dark curls, and an incredibly beautiful name, Kristina. The story begins happily in a family of two…
Friends, we have more than one great reason for your bright smiles. And we share with you smiles and great mood ! We congratulated our brave heroes on their birthdays, because a cancer is not a reason for not celebrating the main event of the year brightly and cheerfully. Seryozha Gordeyev, Tema Bessonov and Maksimka Vinnichenko sincerely wish…
Arishka doesn't leave the room and shows no interest in anything - that's what almost all the residents of the oncology ward say about the girl. Arina has astrocytoma. A severe tumor disease, in simple terms. And Arinka is also only six years old. That's the age when children have an inexhaustible supply of energy. Except that…
A year of pain and fear, tears and sadness, daily drips and painful punctures, blood transfusions and constant tests... That is how little Zhenechka Titarev lived his year. In one day the boy's life dramatically changed: he was diagnosed with leukemia, and his second home was the department of pediatric oncohematology of the Institute of…
Wizards, we are so happy to share with you the good news from our children's lives. Our beloved Davidik found a family almost a year ago...We have been dreaming and preparing for this long-awaited event for so long.The boy has found a real, loving, strong family. There is an atmosphere of kindness and happiness, warmth and love. Every day the…
Bright rays of sunshine on a rainy, windy day? Impossible, you might say! But even such miracles can be done by our team! For the kids from Donetsk orphanage every celebration is special and unique, since it's not just a fun little adventure, but also another great way to see the big world. Dinner in a huge restaurant, hugs, laughter and…
Friends, we will give you some warm rays of light from the lives of our children. Yesterday a wonderful baby girl, Tanya Ivanyuk, celebrated her birthday. The little princess was 4 years old. We heartily congratulate our little sunshine on this joyful day and wish you all the warmest wishes: first of all, a speedy recovery, happy smiles, good…
Thanks to the participation of parishioners in our Easter charity fairs at St. Andrew the Apostle and St. Vladimir's Church, we were able to help our beneficiaries Egorka Boyko (acute lymphoblastic leukemia). Unfortunately, the boy is an orphan, and therefore he needs support and help especially to Stas Bilai (acute lymphoblastic leukemia,…
And Sasha Kasyanova has had guests and presents all morning. No, it's not her birthday. Although this holiday was an occasion for Sasha to get acquainted with a very, very kind girl. Sofia learned about Sasha's illness from her father. You just imagine how much love, kindness and mercy exist in children's hearts - on her Birthday…
He completed his long and difficult treatment at the Department of Pediatric Oncohematology of the Institute of Oncohematology of the L.V. Guskov Institute of Oncohematology of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Our nice boy Yegor It's so nice to share good news about the lives of our wards! For almost a year little boy Yegor has been fighting…
We always write about courageous mothers who go through all the trials in oncology departments with their children. And we completely forget about the dads, who also take on all the troubles, suffering and grief of their babies. Sashenka Sverchkova's daddy has been by his son's side almost from the very beginning of treatment. By virtue…
Watching your favorite movie, have you, friends, dreamed of being in the place of the main character? To relive all his amazing adventures, to speak beautifully about love, or to save the planet from zombies? Probably everyone, without exception, wants to become a part of a Hollywood movie! For our young dreamers nothing is impossible! That is…
Friends, we want to share with you the successes of our small but very brave heroes. Our brave children in their young years face many terrible trials, they have to fight for life with an insidious disease - cancer... Our children's day is packed to the minute: tests, puncture wounds, injections and cribbing - all this instead of the usual…
Friends, smile with us. Their Birthdays celebrated just 2 princesses: Sasha Dan and Vladyushka Pahalyuk Our girls were 12 years old. And we heartily congratulate our talented, wonderful, beautiful girls on their holidays and wish, of course, a speedy recovery, a healthy and happy childhood, happy and warm smiles, sunny days, let your every dream…
Ilyusha will walk, just look how confidently he stands on his feet after a successful Just look at his feet after a successful surgery in Taganrog and how much joy there is on his face! How long the baby dreamed of this! Thank you to everyone who helped us raise funds for the surgery for our hero. To everyone who cared and gave this patient boy…
On November 20, the whole world celebrates Children's Day. It's a wonderful holiday dedicated to the most precious thing in the world - children. But there is a place where this holiday is just an ordinary page in the calendar, and this day will pass here as usual - ordinarily. This is a group of disabled Republican Specialized…
