Time for Zhenia is life

Evgen is the only son in a young family. He was born a healthy baby, to grow and develop as all his peers, giving joy to his parents. However, once the parents have noticed that the kid has difficulties for urination, causing him great pain. On examination the doctor found a formation in the bladder. After agonizingly long three months Evgen has passed surveys, biopsies and consultations. At a time when doctors reported parents the definitive diagnosis of the child – rhabdomyosarcoma, they realized that a long and painful struggle for the life of the baby in future.

Despite the fact that since most of the time Evgen spent in the hospital, the child does not feel better. Unhappy parents hoped that the next treatment will bring relief to the child. The pain will pass and Zhenia's face smile will sparkle again.

For the six months of treatment Zhenia passed seven courses of chemotherapy, during which the boy fell parameters of blood. Doctors constantly poured donor components to child's blood. Evgen has to urinate using a urinary catheter. In October last year he underwent surgery for the removal of sigmoidostoma.

The disease is difficult to treat. Zhenia may have an operation on the bladder. While he is preparing to undergo regular chemotherapy blocks, and for that you need to purchase expensive medication «Gikamtin» 4 packs of 4 mg, totaling 12 932 UAH. Time is life for Evgen, let's help him get rid of the disease!

Name: Evgen S. Kravchuk, born 26/01/2013

Location: Zhytomyr region

Diagnosis: urinary bladder embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma