Help Children with Cancer Access Treatment!

As of this summer, our project to support children with cancer traveling abroad for treatment had raised over 50% of target funds!  We are so grateful to our supporters!   Your donations allowed us to continue offering help to families from the many countries of the former Soviet Union that lag behind in quality of cancer care. 

One such family is from Moldova.  Their baby Theodor is only 9 months old. Two months ago, Theo's mom felt a lump in his tummy. She took him to a doctor the next day. The diagnostic tests discovered a tumor in Theo's abdomen. At first, the doctors believed he had a kidney tumor, and they advised the family to take Theo out of country for treatment in Istanbul. While there, the diagnosis was changed to neuroblastoma, a type of aggressive childhood cancer. Theo's treatment will last approximately 6 months and will include multiple cycles of chemotherapy, surgery, and possibly radiation. The cost of treatment may exceed $100,000. Theo and his family need financial support to ensure he receives the right treatment and gets the chance to beat cancer.

The great news is that starting at 9:00am EDT on Monday, August 7th, and running until 11:59pm EDT on International Youth Day, Saturday, August 12th, GlobalGiving will apply $13,000 in matching funds at 100% on all donations up to $250. Additionally, there is a 100% match on all recurring donations started during the campaign week (up to $250). GlobalGiving will also be giving out $2,000 worth of bonus prizes to the top 3 projects with the most funds raised and top 3 projects with the most unique donors!

We hope you will use the opportunity to make an even greater impact this week with your donation to support Theo and children like him!  Thanks again and have a great rest of summer!

All the best,