My daughter, just breathe

Margaryta has recently Birthday. She waited for it so… "See mom, God gave me another year of life, he believes in me, and you believe… " My girl, my little sweetheart, my angel. If you only knew how I believe in you, as I want to help and how because of powerlessness lowered my hands… When I was a child, swimming in the river, I began to sink. I will never forget the feelings of panic and lack of oxygen. Because of the cystic fibrosis my Ritochka daily "sinks" for the last 5 years. And without "Pulmozim" she just can not breathe.

"Margarita is our second child and until she was born, my husband and I had no idea of the enemy lurking in our genes. I will never forget the day when my baby first had to go to the hospital, when she was just 18 months old. We were taken there by an ambulance, she couldn't breathe and her whole body was convulsing. "Be strong, Kristina, Margarita has cystic fibrosis. Because of this illness, she will have to take medication all her life. Rita won't be able to breathe without it… "

You know, every night, I read "Sleeping Beauty" to my daughter – it's her favorite fairy tale. Rita always says as she falls asleep: "one day, a prince will come and kiss me, and I will get better right away." After she falls asleep, I stroke her hair and say, "of course, darling, he will come. Just keep breathing until then… "

The only thing is, that our faith in the prince is, unfortunately, not enough. For my daughter to keep living, we need an exorbitant, by our family standards, amount of money every month. 71 060 UAH is a sum which will provide medication for my daughter for the next 6 months of life. My husband is an honest government office worker, whose salary is 1 500 UAH a month, and therefore, all my hopes and all my prayers are for your help. For the help of compassionate people, who can understand another's pain and provide whatever assistance they are able. As for us, Rita and I promise you, that to repay your kindness, we will blow out the candles on the birthday cake for many, many years to come!"

Name: Margaryta V. Shkurenkova, born 17/12/2007

Location: Zaporizhzhia region, Melitopol

Diagnosis: cystic fibrosis, severe course