This is how the youngest cancer patients at the beginning of treatment sometimes react even to us - the volunteers... We see the children's eyes running and frightened, the desire to hide and forget forever about the terrible disease... Forget about the punctures, chemotherapy and the walls of the room, which replaced their home... To forget,…
Hello, my name is..." - each of us is involuntarily afraid to hear this seemingly ordinary phrase when we come to the oncohematology department for children. As much as we wouldn't like it, the department is never empty, and vacant beds more and more often "find" new owners in the form of young patients. Unfortunately, every…
There are many ways to support seriously ill children - make a donation, give medicines, pay for tests and examinations. And you can visit our charity fairs, which our team has been holding for 5 years. Visiting the fair you can buy for yourself, relatives and friends handmade souvenirs, which are created by hand cancer children with the help…
Little Misha Pussovsky spent almost a year in the hospital. A year full of pain and fear, sorrow and grief. The daily collection of tests, painful punctures, daily IVs and constant blood transfusions - all this our brave, intelligent, kind little boy endured. Misha's life was divided into two parts: games and entertainment were left behind,…
Still don't believe in miracles? And right now we're going to make you believe in the magical informational power of social media. We've been waiting for this moment for three years, and the man responsible for this post for seven years. Ilyushka, our Ilyushka the Sailor, our Ilyushka the Smiler. Ilyushka that we wrote about so…
On the day of her 16th birthday Lera found out she had cancer. Tender, kind, beautiful and bright. Today is Lera's birthday, but she is celebrating her birthday outside her home in the pediatric oncohematology department. Our team wanted to make Lerochka's birthday even a little, but magical, even though the girl is in gray hospitals…
Immunohistochemical studies are one of the most important steps in making a diagnosis when a serious blood disorder is suspected. Unfortunately, such studies are not carried out in the DNR and we provide assistance in paying for such studies for patients of the Department of Oncohematology of the Institute of Hematology named after Gusak in…
Artemka's holiday began in the morning: the real Spider-Man, who our little hero had been dreaming of meeting, came to congratulate him. Spider-man not only said warm words to Temochka, but also played interesting games with him and solemnly declared Artemchik a superhero and gave him a present. Grow up, little boy, please mommy, daddy,…
Research for Donetsk oncology patients in Moscow clinics makes it possible to give an accurate diagnosis and initiate the most effective treatment in time. Thanks to the charity of our wizards we were able to pay and deliver immunohistochemical examinations to the Moscow Rogachev Clinic for Nastia Trostyanskaya and Volodya Markov, who are…
At the age of 3 the little girl faced a cruel disease called leukemia... After the terrible diagnosis, the girl's life completely changed - in front of her awaited a long treatment in the oncology department... And all of her regular daily activities as a child were replaced by morning tests, daily punctures, and daily IVs... Despite the…
Every girl dreams of being a magical princess... To wear dresses from fairy tale movies, to surround herself with beauty and make the whole world happy with her bright smile. But sometimes such sweet wishes disappear, because the pain of the hardships erases everything, even the brightest dreams... Our beautiful girls, pupils of the Donetsk…
The Christmas miracles continue... Every baby wakes up on a festive morning from the tender kisses of beloved parents, hearing warm greetings and sorting out colorful presents under a decorated Christmas tree... But there is another reality... There are children whose lives have no mom's kisses, dad's hugs, and no rooms of their own...…
For the kids from Teremok orphanage and children's social shelter New Year's holidays were marked by pleasant surprises from our team and friends of the foundation. Bright matinees and New Year's greetings from the Sushi Life restaurant chain. As expected, to congratulate the kids arrived Santa Claus, the Snow Maiden and, of course,…
More than sweets, the kids from the Shakhtarsky Orphanage and Boarding School love to have fun! Everything here is always special. A special atmosphere, a special smell, and, of course, special kids. Every time I come here I feel a little sad. Especially when you see new faces in the younger group. This means one thing - kids were transferred…
Children who end up in oncology departments are forced to grow up early. The healthy and smiling child of yesterday turns into a serious little man. Children are forced to accept the inevitability of regular painful procedures and manipulations and accept the restrictions imposed by the diagnosis. Vova is under treatment at the surgery…
Bogdan is the most ordinary child. With the most common childhood desires and experiences. But there is something unusual in Bogdan's life - he won brain cancer. But the price for this victory was blindness and a wheelchair (the boy can hardly walk). All of this is a consequence of operations, chemotherapy and radiation therapy he underwent…
For 5 years we have been giving orphans positive emotions and a piece of our hearts! And every time we can't hold back tears of joy when children who have experienced pain and betrayal begin to believe in miracles in a new way... In a new way they learn to trust adults and dream. This month, we held three birthday parties for orphaned…
Happy emotions from our special matinee for special children - children who know firsthand what it means to fight for their lives children, in whose life one day burst the dreaded word Cancer. For the kids who are still being treated at home, we held a New Year's Eve party at the "Cars and cats" game center. Both kids and…
Two magical words that take us back to our childhood, when a decorated Christmas tree, falling snow, and gifts found under the tree in the morning caused incredible delight... That's how it was in our childhood. But there is another childhood, seized by a terrible disease... The childhood of our children with cancer... For them the key to…
The holiday in which miracles come to life and St. Nicholas gives warmth and joy to all the children in the world. St. Nicholas decided to please and surprise our children with cancer, who fight for their lives every day and never give up, so he sent a magic fairy to the children with an unusual gift - a magical winter fairy tale made of sand.…
Each of our meetings with the kids from Boarding School #1 in Donetsk is always an adventure. A trip to the zoo in the village of Pridorozhnoye was no exception. We were met well, bought some food for the animals at the entrance and set off on our "trip". Exactly on the trip, because the area of the zoo is about 2 hectares. We saw a…
And we continue to have #Miracles for Orphans by the Sushi life restaurant chain as part of the project of Birthdays in Orphanages. Delight, amusement and surprise - three words that clearly describe the emotions of the children - inmates of Teremok orphanage during our next birthday party! Alive characters of fairy tales, warm wishes, birthday…
Our dreams continue to come true.We are in a hurry to share with you another joyful event in the life of our team.Step by step the department of oncohematology supervised by us INVH named after Gusak is being transformed. Finally in the department completed the repair of the dining room! Now instead of dull gray walls the kids are happy with…
Many people must have heard the story of this unique boy. We have known this family for more than three years, and all these three years we try to support this courageous boy in his difficult struggle for health.Dima has hydrocephalus.It would seem that in our age of modern technology, when medicine has already stepped far ahead, this disease…
Thanks to a charity event held jointly with FIGHT MASTERS DONETSK, necessary medication was bought for Anfisa. One of the most important areas of our foundation's work is providing medicine for young, critically ill patients at the Onco-Hematology Department of the Gusak Institute of Onco-Hematology in Donetsk. Dozens of children with…
BIRTHDAY IN SPITE OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS Happy Birthday to one beautiful little princess - Masha Yakimova.We didn't come to Masha's party alone, but with our magical guest from the Land of Ice and Snow - the Queen Elsa. Together with Elsa, kids danced and sang, made a snowman, traveled to the Ice Kingdom and even made snow pizza for Olaf.…
And our children had another educational and exciting trip! Exotic snakes, cute rabbits, funny piglets and goats - all these animals were waiting for our little friends in the contact zoo. We did not expect so much excitement! The kids could not only look at the animals, but also stroke each little animal, feed it with tasty treats and hold…
It's the birthday of our little princess, our good little sunshine, Vika Kotchenko. We congratulated the little girl on her birthday and wished her a speedy recovery, colorful smiles, fun and loyal friends, summer days full of joy and new discoveries. Happy birthday to our little sunshine!
And our team continues to give its warmth and care to kids who are deprived of their mothers' love. As part of the Birthdays in Orphanages project, we visited the Republican Specialized Orphanage in Donetsk. Donetsk, where our visit was awaited by five birthday kids at once. The kindest wishes and the funniest songs sounded during the…
On New Year's Eve, every child looks forward to Santa Claus, presents, and sweets. Children in kindergartens and schools learn poems that they can recite at New Year's parties. At home, children and their parents decorate the Christmas tree. All this pre-holiday bustle passes by our charges bed-ridden children with disabilities, which,…
Your child has relapsed. These are the words all mothers dread to hear whose children have already beaten cancer once. Unfortunately, this terrible disease is unpredictable. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is malignant and the most common tumor among young children. And now everything starts all over again for Slavik. It's like a terrible…
And again, Shakhtyorsk. And again, a home for disabled children with the most severe pathologies. 240 eyes looking at us inquisitively. We always prepare for this trip in advance (especially morally). When we look at the children there is an overwhelming sadness. This orphanage is home for all of them forever. Here there is no line of potential…
We are writing these words with tears of joy in our eyes. Over the past 10 months a lot has changed in the life of Rodion: a comfortable home was replaced by hospital walls, a hospital bed and IV fluids instead of fun games, and his favorite sweets were intravenous glucose. And the diagnosis was acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Life was divided…
Our kindest, holiday program, Birthdays at Children's Homes, continues to bring bright smiles to babies deprived of parental warmth and care. And this time, our team visited the Republican Specialized Children's Home in Donetsk. Donetsk, where our little prince, Davidik, was waiting for us. A celebration in honor of the crumb was with…
Our young heroes who just recently were patients of the ward and now they are the real winners who returned from the Moscow Winner Games with prizes, a great mood and new bright emotions. Anton, Lesha and Stas told the children how the competition was held, what new friends the boys made, what interesting things they learned and saw. Guys and…
Children's Oncohematology of the Institute of Oncohematology named after Gusak, Donetsk Magicians, do you believe that dreams come true? Do you believe that the main thing is to set goals and work hard to achieve them? Make every effort to achieve your goal and the main thing to believe that everything will work out for sure. We always talk…
We visited a different world. A world that is a stark contrast to the Donetsk orphanages, a world enclosed in a gray two-story building. The miner's boarding school for children with disabilities. This is where kids with disabilities from all over the region come after the Baby House. This is where most of the children will live almost their…
On the wonderful day of May 9 the citizens and guests of our city were able to visit the charity fair in support of children with cancer who are under treatment at the Department of Pediatric Oncohematology of the Gusak INVH in Donetsk, which was held in the most beautiful park of our city - Scherbakov Park! During this event, the works of our…
We receive requests for medication from children's social institutions on a regular basis. And, of course, we always try to respond in a timely manner. For the children of the Proletarian Social Shelter in Donetsk, we gave the necessary medicines on request, and for the orphans with various pathologies, who live in the Republican…
It's our Ilyusha's birthday. We want to tell you about a special little boy and his birthday, which we wanted to make happy and touching. On the 2nd of November our favorite boy Ilyusha, who was brought up in the Republican Specialized Children House, celebrated his 6th Birthday. We came to congratulate him with the whole team, because…
Misha's Birthday! We congratulated Misha Skripnikov on his birthday, the little bunny was 4 years old. Ryder from the cartoon "Puppy Patrol" himself came to congratulate Misha. Mishunya was happy to meet his favorite cartoon character. In an exciting way Puppy Patrol not only shows children the importance of jobs such as…
Help children with disabilities of the Republican Specialized Children's Home of Donetsk. 11 children live in this group. All of them are sunny, bright, special and . ... lonely ... Disabled ... This word was a decisive factor in their lives. All of these children have lived in an orphanage since birth. We visit them regularly and thanks to…
The VIII World Children's Winner Games, which took place in Moscow, ended with competitions in shooting, table tennis, soccer, track and field, swimming, and chess. These are the world's largest competitions for children with cancer. These competitions, which have been held by the "Gift of Life" foundation for eight years now,…
Charity fair Saarbrücken Germany . And we have good news. Here are our friends from the Orthodox parish of St. Eugenia of Rome in Saarbrücken (Germany) held fairs in support of young children from the department of oncohematology INVH them. The handicrafts made by children and their parents during the lessons of art-therapy were…
And we had the opening of the movie season! Our charity event for little children from social institutions in Donetsk was launched. Our friends from the Sushi Life restaurant chain were the organizers. And the first ones to take part in it were the kids from Teremok orphanage! They were offered an exciting entertainment program, the highlight…
On this sunny day our team and the whole family of the department of Onohematology, parents, children, all medical staff congratulate the birthday child - our little hero Herman Żhornik, who has turned 3 years old today. Dear little boy, we want to congratulate you with this wonderful day, first of all we wish you good health, funny emotions,…
Our beautiful, colorful, fun and exciting event was held at the Donetsk Circus Cosmos. Kind smiles and positive emotions all day long accompanied our small heroes that are going this difficult way to the full recovery from such a terrible and insidious illness of cancer. Positive emotions are so important for our children and their delight is…
Our wonderful, bright, brave boy, our little superhero - Artemchik Padusenko went a hard and painful way, in his 3 years baby was struggling with a difficult and insidious disease called cancer ... How much the baby and his parents had to go through: IVs, injections, punctures ... parents' tears and constant excruciating pain, which seemed to…
On Children's Day, the brightest day of the year, our team congratulated the children whose lives were invaded by the insidious disease of cancer, the children who, like no one else, know the value of life and know how to enjoy small things. Our kids are in the gray walls of hospital every day, and there are so few reasons for fun and…
A charity mini-football tournament in memory of Gennadiy Butenko for children with cancer took place on September 4 in Makiivka. Our guys Stas Bilai, Zhenya Sosnitsky and Alyosha Sviridov were also invited to this competition. The guys really liked the game, they immersed themselves into the atmosphere of sports, so familiar to them from…
Dream on! Working! Making it happen! Dreaming! Again... Forward and only forward! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! We did it ! September 22, 2016 was such a long-awaited opening of our playground "Glade of Wonders" on the territory of the clinic of INVH named after Gusak in Donetsk. Despite the non-stop war in Donbass, children should receive…
We want to share with you the good news and the feelings and emotions that we have experienced and are experiencing so far! The World Children's Winners Games were held in Moscow, which is a sports competition for children with cancer, held annually by the charity foundation "The Gift of Life". The winners games is more than just a…
Regularly our team holds parties for moms who are fighting for their babies' lives. In the hospital environment it's hard to feel a full holiday. But we try to make our moms smile more often and feel like real beauties, and our events give them faith and hope, confidence and comfort. And, of course, charge them with much needed optimism,…
Our little heroes, after a long and painful basic treatment, want real fun and a holiday of childhood. On December 26, 2017, at the Antoshka and Cat play center in Donetsk, we prepared and held a fun, exciting, and fabulous holiday for children who continue treatment at home and are in the final stages of full recovery. Santa Claus and the Snow…
On the eve of the Easter holiday in the children's entertainment center Vulkan our team held an Easter charity event in support of children with cancer in Donetsk. Its purpose was to support our wards on their difficult path to recovery and to attract the attention of all, without exception, the residents of our city to the critical problem of…
Dove On June 1, 2016 our team held the Dove of Hope Charity Event in support of children with cancer in the Republic. The program was rich ! The musical group VOCAL BAND "Re-Mi" performed with a quivering and soulful dance "Dove of Hope". Cheerful professional animators from "Corporation of Childhood" gave…
