Artem must become a champion. 2017

Every day we, the healthy people, live, work and do not pay attention to our happiness and blessing, not thinking about the treasure we are given – being able to hear, to see, to move around... During the final Ultrasonography of the brain, along with the Magnetic resonance imaging before leaving the hospital where we lived for two months after the birth of our son, we heard the doctor state the diagnosis and say – "people live with cerebral palsy too.."

And we live, struggle, work hard from the first days of our child's life. Constant trips to the rehabilitation centers, massages, physical therapy, classes with a speech therapist and psychologist – in these four years Artem's success and progress have been surprising us. At home we constantly train on simulators which were made by my husband, who exercises with our son. Swimming, horseback riding provide positive momentum and progress in treatment. We are happy from the good predictions of doctors – to start attending the first grade in an ordinary school. And all of this – due to you, our donors, our angels!

Kind and cheerful child, our son is eager to make friends, run, play to enjoy every day. He easyily reads and loves to sing and draw.
We often remember with my husband, that once our child could not turn from side to side by himself, and now he is trying to walk! Leaning on a wall, he moves his legs and walks, but for now he still cannot do it fully by himself, a little more work is necessary.

In addition to travel expenses, we also have to pay for accomodation, and most of the money goes to medical treatment in neurology. We have to do expensive injections day after day... Thanks to you we can go for treatment, strive for the best, believe in miracles! We really appreciate a lot that you continue to help us! For us it is a breath of fresh air. Your support is so important and dear to our family and our son, it gives us confidence and optimism that we will succeed!

Name: Lesnik Artem, 06.07.2012

City: Novodnestrovsk, Chernivtsi region

Diagnosis: cerebral palsy, spastic diplegy, hydrocephalus