Help Children with Cancer Access Treatment!

Thank you for your support for our project!  We are continuing to recruit new donors, as well as retain our recurring donors whose support allows us to offer financial aid throughout the year.  Today we are happy to report that since our February email, in which we told Andrei's story, we were able to support two more young boys with cancer.

One of them is a 2-year-old David. In December 2016, David's mom felt a mass on his right leg when putting him to bed. The family took David to see a doctor right away. The diagnosis of cancer - embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma - was a huge shock. Adding to it was the doctors' conviction that David needed an amputation of his leg. It was a bitter pill to swallow, and David's family decided to get a second opinion abroad. They are currently in Israel, where David started treatment that may save his leg. 

Four-year-old Yaroslav was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in May 2016, when he suddenly became drained of energy, unable to play and run, and developed fever and rash.  Unfortunately, six months of chemotherapy did not produce desired results, and Yaroslav needed to undergo bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor to have a chance to live. As pediatric transplants are not done in his native Ukraine, Yaroslav's family took him for treatment to Turkey. In April, Yaroslav received bone marrow transplant from a donor and is now recovering. 

Thanks to your kindness, we were able to support these families at the time when they needed help the most.  We are most sincerely grateful and wishing you a great summer!