Cancer Kids Ukraine

My name is Vitaliy. I have a brother who is seriously sick. His name is Roman. He is 12 years old. The doctors diagnozed him with aplastic anemia (the damaged bone marrow cells constantly “kill” the erythrocytes in his blood). Roman is in critical condition. He urgently needs bone marrow transplant. Roman doesn’t lose heart, no matter what. He is a very cheerful boy. But you also need to keep in mind that neither doctors, nor his parents tell him all the truth about his disease. Roman is still alive because he gets blood transfusion every 2-3 days.

          It all started from hepatitis half a year ago. When the symptoms of hepatitis were gone, he was discharged from the local hospital. But some time later, Roman got the same symptoms back. He was hospitalized to the local hospital again. When the treatment there didn’t bring any results, Roman’s mother insisted on hospitalization to the regional hospital. The doctors at the regional hospital said it was not just the liver that was causing the problem. They took two samples of his bone marrow. One of them was sent to Kiev, where the doctors confirmed the diagnosis of the aplastic anemia. So, what do we have now? We have a liver that has not been treated properly, aplastic anemia that has progressed tremendously, and a child with more than enough chemotherapy drugs in his body.

You can reach Roman’s mother Nina at +38 097-1868630  and Roman’s brother Vitaliy at +38 097-6456508

Roman’s mother does not have a bank account in US dollars. The only available option for her to receive financial help from you is Western Union. You may contact us for more information.