26 March
2005
Starting
from October last
year Vera was
suffering a lot.
The condition
was getting worse...
Yesterday at 23:30
she was taken
to reanimation
with a diagnose
of pulmonary edema.
Today, Olga, the
mum, has informed
us that Vera is
not with us anymore...
3 March
2005
In December 2004
doctors discovered
at Vera’s
head two tumors.
The operation
planned in the
Israeli clinic,
is postponed for
uncertain time.
Now doctors struggle
with this new
trouble. One German
clinic has agreed
to operate Vera,
but at the present
moment and the
condition the
girl it is not
transportable.
The struggle continues
in the Kiev hospital
and we have to
wait for its results.
The financial
help is still
sharply necessary.
24 December
2004
Vera has finished
another block
of therapy in
the end of September.
She has entered
in remission,
for about 3 month
as doctors suppose.
The volunteers from Kiev are negotiating with a hospital
in Israel for a possible bone-marrow transplantation.
The total costs of such operation will be around 127
000 USD, plus 10-15 000 USD for the accepting Vera's
request for search of the non-relative donor...
11 August 2004
Situation is rather complicated. Now Vera has completed
the last block of chemotherapy and feels not bad.
She stays with the mum in Yalta – with the older
daughter of Olga Geluk.
In the Cheronbyl’s Medical Center the doctors
consider that the operation can not be done in the
present conditions. Vera’s heart is very week
and the level of calcium is low. In a heart bag the
liquid gets accumulated. The situation is heavy.
The special account for the collection of money for
an operation is now open. There’s information
published in press. People already transfer some means.
If Vera’s heart will come to norm then it will
be possible to make operation.
14 June 2004
Vera stayed home in Krim. Now she's back to Kiev's
hospital to continue the treatment.
26 April 2004
There are good new about
Vera. Finally, after the long search, a blood donor for Vera was found (group
4).
The girl feels better. Now she can walk, hold by her mum.
Vera gets
treatment in a form of therapeutic blocks (Cortexin, Cogitum). The block of Cogitum
is 3 month long. She still needs more of this medicine. Because it's very expensive
they never have enough stock for a long time.
Vera has been at home on 10 days
vacation. Today she returns to the hospital to continue with the treatment.
29
January 2004
There's a very good news! We have managed within one week
to collect among the friends and colleagues in Holland and Italy the amount of
2.000 USD. Just this sum was missing to cover costs for the operation.
On
January 21 the preparatory block for Vera was begun. If the preparation will go
without deviations and Vera will enter the remission, the bone marrow transplantation
can be carried out in the beginning of February.
We very much hope and wait
with impatience for the results…
28 November 2003
Between December
1-5 Vera is going to the hospital in Kiev for further checking.
She needs
an urgent operation!
Unfortunately, the necessary amount is still not
collected - it means that the treatment can not be started (the after operation
period has to be provided with the costly medicines). If the help will come on
time, it is still possible to save the girls life...
29 August 2003
At last the diagnosis of Vera - malignant histiocytosis - is defined. This oncological
disease can be defeated in the only way: bone marrow transplantation. This complex
and rather expensive operation can be done in Kiev or abroad. Costs of the preparations
necessary for the operation in Kiev are 10-15 thousand dollars.
The closely
related donor for the girl is not available at the moment....
