Help Angelina get stronger

Angelina is 7, and the girl looks two times smaller. A severe congenital disease impedes the digestion and growth, so the small one is now only 16 kg in weight. In addition, her illness causes the development of chronic infections in the lungs and destroys their tissue. Left-sided pneumonia plagues the girl over and over again, forcing her to return to the hospital for treatment. But cystic fibrosis is such an affliction that requires good daily treatment at home.

The girl needs to buy special medical equipment to do this. A powerful inhaler was recently presented to the girl, but it is important to replace the supplies, such as nebulizer, breathing tubes, filters regularly and they are also expensive. But only regular inhalations together with physiotherapy can cure the infections.

A sterilizer will help to kill their residue on the equipment — all parts must be sterilized every day. And a bactericidal lamp will help to protect the premises at home. The purchase of a home trampoline is also included in this project. It is a great helper in physiotherapy for a child with cystic fibrosis, jumping helps to expectorate phlegm better and thus to clear the lungs. All these things together greatly increase the effectiveness of daily treatment, so every cystic fibrosis patient should have them at home.

We also plan to purchase a 2 months’ supply of special high-calorie nutrition for Angelina, which will help the girl to gain weight, become stronger and fight for her life.

Name: Visochinskaya Angelina, 31.01.2013

City: Kremen, Khmelnitsky region

Diagnosis: cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency