Cancer Kids Ukraine

Yana lives in Uzhgorod. She is a very playful girl. You would never be able to say that she has cancer. That’s how cheerful she is. Half a year ago Yana caught a cold. The doctors at the local hospital said she had problems with her left lung. Besides, they said Yana’s heartbeat had shifted to the right. The X-ray showed a lung of the white color. The doctors at the pulmonology department in Mukachevo drained the liquid from her lung. However, the X-ray still showed a while spot in the middle of the lung. The doctors suggested several diagnoses: tuberculosis, cancer, and abscess. The analysis of the liquid drained from her lung showed atypical cells. Finally, Yana was referred to the hospital in Kiev, where the doctors found a malignant soft tissue tumor in the proximity of the left lung.

Yana was prescribed the chemotherapy. She was undergoing it in Mukachevo. Yana had a number of complications: vomiting, weight loss, candidosis, and ptosis (intense intoxication). It was so bad that the doctors had to terminate the second block of chemotherapy. Yana couldn’t even open her eyes. On top of that, the X-ray showed the growth of the tumor rather than its reduction. In the course of the treatment, Yana got problems with her heart. The doctors in Kiev suggested that she should undergo radiotherapy instead. She has already completed 15 sessions of radiotherapy, which should be followed by 4 blocks of chemotherapy. Yana has completed two blocks already. The tumor responds to the treatment and gets smaller. Yana needs the medication called Eprex. The doctors have to administer Eprex to her every second day. One ampule of Eprex costs about $50. Her parents can’t afford it and ask for help.

You can reach Yana’s mother Mariana +38 095 824 1664 or her father Yuriy at +38 050 372 7950