Help Dasha defeat leukemia

Dasha got used to nausea after chemical therapy, also she got used to see reflection of her completely shaved head and big eyes on the little meager face. Oncologic treatment is difficult, expensive and very long, but it can be endured if one believes and sees the result of it. The family of 12-year old Dasha Kushchak was also sure that they will win their battle against leukemia. Despite serious diagnosis the girl bravely endured several cycles of chemical therapy and everything seemed to be according to the standard treatment scheme.

But when cancer was almost killed, the fungus got into Dashaʼs weakened and exhausted organism and damaged both lungs. So the chemical therapy completing procedures had to be stopped and the other disease was dealt with. Situation is very dangerous, since damage by fungus completely excludes chemical therapy and meanwhile an almost killed cancer comes back.

It's necessary to get rid of infection in order to continue a main disease treatment. The medication against fungus is called “Vifend” and it should be taken daily at least for two month. The point is that Dasha needs two such bottles a day. There are a few families in our country, which are able to spend 8-9 thousand hryvnias on treatment every day and the family of Kushchak is not among them. There is no money, there is also no time. There is parents' request for help on the Dasha's social media page. Not just a request, but a plea.

Parents really want their only child to live. Before the disease the girl had been dancing for 3 years and she won prizes at the dance competition.

Dasha and her parents have the hope for help of kind and partial people who will help to deal with the disease for Dasha to dance for us!

Name: Daria I. Kuschak, born 03.03.2004

Location: Odesa

Diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia, systemic mycosis