Run for the roses to breathe! Alice Onufriyeva

Hi, my name is Alisa Onufriyeva. I am 11 years old and I have cystic fibrosis. This year a miracle happened in my life! Some great people bought a chamber inhaler for me. Thanks to this device, I was able to make my big dream – hiking tour to the Carpathian mountains – come true. It was an unbelievable and unforgettable week: mountains, crystal-clear water, nights at the bonfire, new friends, falling stars, blueberry fields and a lot of new impressions I will never forget. That is why the life is worth living and fighting for every day. My dream is for all little patients with cystic fibrosis to have such great small inhalers. I want all children to do what they wish, want all their dreams to come true and want their lives to be full of bright colors, emotions and impressions. I hope that there will be many more kind people who will help me to raise UAH 9,400 for children who have the same diagnosis as I do. It will bring miracles to the lives of two more little dreamers!

Life of people with cystic fibrosis is a life under a strict schedule: taking medicines, inhalings, inspiratory and physical training. The medicines could be taken along. A convenient time and place for training could be arranged. But what could be done with an outlet for inhaler? It is impossible to strip a child of walk, classes and tours by "binding" them to an outlet under the schedule. Children with cystic fibrosis spend a considerable part of their life at hospital enough as it is, as well as undergoing daily tiring treatments. An OMRON portable inhaler could be a solution; it is functional, compact and noiseless. Due to this project of Happy Child foundation, children with cystic fibrosis will have an opportunity to undergo the timely treatment in a train, forest, at school or at somebody's house to help maximally support their health and extend their life.