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Ulyana Bandurka passed away on August 2 at noon. Ulyana was a very bright, cheerful, playful, and kind girl. Up to her last moment she treated her disease as something temporal. She believed she would get better and would be able to run around and pick flowers again. Today Ulyana became an angel. She doesn’t have pain or fear any more. She doesn’t have a ceiling and four walls surrounding her. Thank you for being in the lives of those people who loved you. We couldn’t help loving you. You could warm up our souls with your smile. You will always be in our hearts.

From the archives

Ulyana Bandurka, DOB March 27, 1998, glioblastoma of the dorsal spinal cord

We’ve got a new patient. Her name is Ulyana Bandurka. She is 10 years old. Ulyana was diagnozed with glioblastoma of the dorsal spinal cord. She is staying at the surgery department of the children’s hospital in Lvov. In January 2009, Ulyana got back pain. The traumatic surgeon prescribed her the massage. However, it didn’t help. When Ulyana’s parents took her to the neurologist, he referred her to the children’s hospital in Lvov. Then Ulyana was referred to the Neurosurgery Institute in Kiev. On March 31, she had a surgery done. Now she is undergoing the chemotherapy and radiotherapy in Lvov. She has to take 20 capsules of Temodal within a month.

She also receives radiotherapy daily. Ulyana cannot walk because she doesn’t feel her legs. She is a fifth grade student. She enjoys studying English, painting, reading fantasy books. Ulyana is a very romantic person. She loves flowers. Ulyana has a lot of friends. She is a very sincere girl. She lives with her father, mother, and younger brother Stephan, who is 1 year and 4 months old. Ulyana adores him and misses him a lot. Now she needs our help. She was prescribed Temodal. It’s a very expensive drug. Her parents ordered two packages (5 capsules), $800 each. They could pay only for one package. Ulyana shouldn’t discontinue the treatment. At the same time, she doesn’t have the medications to continue the treatment. Ulyana wants to be able to walk again and to live a normal life. Please, help her dreams come true. Please, help her buy Temodal.