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Igor Derun 7 years old Acute lymphocytic leukemia |
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Anatoli, Igor's father, says,
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My son is a merry and sociable boy. I don't know how it happened that
he fell ill with blood cancer. It was such a shock for us. It is still
a shock... We would not believe that such a terrible disease
could befall our son, could try to kill him... but the tests have
been confirmed. It is terrible. When children fall ill, it
is always terrible. And it is also awful when there is a chance
to help the child but too little money for the treatment.
But I can't explain this to my little son. He wants to be happy and carefree like his friends. To see and hear this world himself. He likes walking in the woods. And when we went fishing together for the first time, he was simply mad with joy! He told all his acquaintances how he caught his first fish all by himself. Probably he will remember it long... |
I want to hope that Igor will yet have a happy childhood, just as all children should. It is depressing to look at my son's sad face when he understands that he may not do many things that his friends may. He may not get suntanned, swim in the sea, run, jump... He must bear the difficult treatment, keep to a diet... He has long been at hospital with his mother (my wife's name is Tatiana) without leaving it. My elder son Alesha and I visit them every day. Alesha graduated from school this year and wanted to go to the Dnepropetrovsk Institute of Railroad Transport. But all plans for this year had to be postponed. The main thing is to cure Igor!
Actually, all limitations that he has to bear are
not too terrible. What is really terrible is that Igor's
life may be very short. We don't want to believe that
this may happen. So far the treatment is successful,
and Igor has reached remission. The amount of blast
cells in his blood decreased from 97% to 5-15% as early
as by the 7th day of his therapy.
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But I have
a favor to ask of you. If you can help
us in buying the expensive medicines, you will save
our son and make us the happiest people in the world.
Please don't turn away from us! |