Childhood on hold: life-changing help

Maksym has a difficult story, but today we don't want to talk about it. We want to talk about him – a smart, hard-working boy who has already achieved results and who really needs our help.

Maksym was born too early. 25 weeks, 910 grams – numbers that still hurt his mother. He was the second of twins. His brother did not survive, but Maksym learned to hold on to this world from the very first minutes of his life.

Shortly after birth, he suffered an intraventricular hemorrhage, which led to the development of hydrocephalus. His condition was critical. Maksym spent five months in intensive care, unable to breathe on his own. During this time, he underwent more than six complex brain surgeries. Today, the boy lives with serious diagnoses: congenital brain malformation, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, and intellectual disability. For many, this sounds like hopelessness. But Maksym proves every day that even in a very difficult story, there is room for light and progress.

We have helped Maksym before, and importantly, rehabilitation is yielding good results. After each course, he becomes more active, his exhausting headaches disappear, he becomes interested in learning, more confident, and eager to move forward. His biggest dream is to be among friends.

Now Maksymko studies at home, loves to sing, and sincerely enjoys simple things. He has a younger brother who really wants to see his older brother at home, not in hospitals. Maksym's mother is a neonatologist. She saves newborn babies every day. But she can no longer afford to pay for her son's treatment on her own.

This project is about support that has a concrete result and real meaning.

Every hryvnia is more than just help; it is hope and an opportunity to support Maksym on his journey forward!