Let's Help More Than 100 Children with Cancer

In the months of September, October, and November of 2022, the Childhood Cancer fund "Rugute" continued its activities and fully supported children suffering from oncological illnesses. During these months, the foundation received $2,262 in support through the GlobalGiving system.

We sincerely thank you that, because of your support, we can react quickly when there is a need for non-reimbursed medications, there is a lack of effective care facilities or simply the family no longer has the financial means to return home from the hospital. We take care of even the smallest details that help children get well.

We are sincerely grateful that we were able to provide:

• 15,400 € - financial support for families.

• 18,092 € – for medications.

• 4,865 € - to buy central vein catheters.

• 1,504 € - to buy oral care products.

• 1,680 € - to buy nursing equipment.

• 5,556 € - for the maintenance of "Rugute" Home.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being there for every child, fighting for their life. At the end of the year, we wish you to have a long-lasting cozy feeling in your heart, that you have done something incredibly good. Only thanks to you, we can give children a smile, a moment with less pain, hope. And the latter during this period is the greatest gift of all.

Thank you for being there with us!

Year after year, together with those who provide support to Childhood Cancer Fund Rugute, we create a safer world for children who have oncological illnesses, where there is never a shortage of medications and the most effective nursing care. All the necessary tests for the children is performed on time, and consultations in foreign clinics are provided. These three months - June, July, August - are no exception, when only thanks to your help we were able to provide families with the support of 18,000 Eur. This support is very important for those families, because with it, a mother or father caring for a child in the hospital could buy him tastier food, bring him to the hospital for further treatment on time or meet other necessary needs. When a child i that ill, the family's financial situation worsens - the income drops sharply, because during hospitalization one of the parents has to take care of the child and cannot work for a long time, and the expenses increase significantly.

In June, we heard a plea from doctors to help the charming, athletic sixteen-year-old Andrej, who faced the challenge of melanoma. Melanoma is an extremely rare illness diagnosed for children. So far, only a few cases have been diagnosed in Lithuania. The government of Lithuania does not compensate for medications prescribed for the treatment of children's melanoma. In the months of June-August, we bought medicines for Andrej for 20,740 Eur and gave him the opportunity to undergo successful treatment.

This spring, seventeen-year-old Sandra was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. After the chemotherapy treatment, the council of doctors decided to perform amputation of the limb in order to reduce the risk of recurrence of the illness. In order for Sandra to be able to move efficiently, we helped her purchase a more advanced prosthetic, for which we dedicated 6,929 Eur.

Since spring, we have been tirelessly helping Ukrainian children suffering from oncological illnesses. In this war-torn country, medicine is often unavailable to sick children. Without medication, they cannot continue treatment and expect the illness to go retreat. We handed over 5,398 Eur worth of medicines to Ukraine.

This is only part of the work we did together with you during the time from June to August. We are extremely grateful to all sponsors for their endless help and offered shoulder for every child fighting the illness. You are their infinite hope!