Cancer Kids Ukraine

Andrei came back to Kiev on Saturday night. He had to go to St. Petersburg for the examination at the Institute of the Pediatric Oncohematology. He had a puncture alongside with a number of cytologic and genetic tests done over there. The results will be ready next week. Unfortunately, they have not been able to find a compatible nonrelated bone marrow donor for Andrei, although they have been looking for it the last three months. They have decided to check the umbilical blood database in Moscow and Samara. If they cannot find the required stem cells there either, they will offer the bone marrow transplantation from his mother. But it doesn’t make any sense because out of 40 similar surgeries performed at the Institute of the Pediatric Oncohematology not even one was successful. In other words, the survival rate after this type of surgery is 0%.

Most likely, Andrei’s mother will have to look for another clinic (in Israel, Germany, Italy, etc.). Now Andrei is at the specialized children’s hospital Okhmatdet in Kiev. He has the last block of chemotherapy to complete. If he starts this block today, he will have to go for the bone marrow transplantation in two weeks. Where does he have to go? He doesn’t have either the money or the donor. That’s why the doctors are trying to delay the last block of chemotherapy for as long as they can. Please, pray for Andrei. Ask God to help him with finding the donor and the money. She has already paid $160 for the examination. She will have to pay $1,000, if they find the compatible stem cells in the umbilical blood database. The bone marrow transplantation itself will cost at least $80,000.