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By Iana Dashkovska | Project Leader
Dear friends,
we fulfill our promise and share Zaporuka Foundation infographic annual report with you. Please, see the attachment to find out what we did together in 2016 to help seriously ill kids.
In the first quarter of 2017, from January till March, we provided 28 children from low-income with individual assistance. We purchased medicines, medical materials and enteral feeding for them.
No family is ready for their child being seriously ill. However, in Ukraine it is especially hard because often the hospitals don’t have essential things. And an average monthly salary here is about 250 dollars, so the family just cannot afford to buy everything that is required, especially when it is urgent.
Little Emilia’s story is an example. Everything happened very quickly. Her parents noticed that something was wrong, that there was a swelling in her belly that was constantly growing. After the consultations in the local hospital, the girl was sent to the Cancer Institute in Kyiv. Her condition was grave, that’s why the doctors scheduled a surgery immediately. And Emilia’s parents received a long list of required materials for that surgery. When the parents saw that list and the prices, they were shocked. They didn’t have time to earn the necessary amount of money because the surgery was urgent and the girl’s chance for life depended on it. The family was shocked and desperate.
Thanks to people’s donations we have emergency funds that we can use immediately and provide low-income families with what they need. So, we bought medicines and medical materials for Emilia. The operation was very complicated and lasted 6 hours. Now Emilia feels better. She has received biopsy results and is preparing for further treatment. Fortunately, most chemotherapy drugs are available in the hospitals and parents have to buy only additional drugs like antifungal ones and consumables like syringes or plasters…
Thank you for helping us to help Ukrainian families in difficult life situations! Your contributions give their kids chance for life.
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