Help Marko go to school!

Mark is seven years old. Hе is very kind and resilient boy. When he was 6 months old, we heard scary diagnosis: cerebral palsy and partialatrophy of the optic nerves. From this moment, we overcome all the trials alone,because Mark's father left the family. Thanks to medical treatment and physical activities, Mark can walk hand-in-hand, he begins to keep a better balance, he pushes off the floor twenty times and shakes the press forty times.He learned to count to twenty and recite poems.

Because of vision problems, he doesn't watch TV and read books, so he is always in need of support. We visit a rehabilitation center in our city. Mark attends educational sessions, psychologist and speech therapist. Mark communicates with children in this centre. We do physical exercises and massage at home. Mark walks on a treadmill for 30 minutes every day.

Mark will go to school this year. I am worried about how he will be able to learn. After each course of rehabilitation, he gets better: improved balance and walking. Mark becomes calmer and he sleeps better. We need take the following rehabilitation in April. Mark, is the most important person in my life! It is very hard to understand that I can't help him to be come healthy. But despite that I am constantly fighting for his life, doing everything possible to see how he is getting healthy and begins to walk on his own.

I have no money for passage regular rehabilitation courses. I don't work, as I looking for my son. Pension is enough for food and utilities only. That's why, I seek the help of caring people to help us collect the necessary sum for treatment in the habilitation center. We will be very grateful for any help.

Name: Marko D. Kovner, born 02.10.2008

Location: Zaporizhzhia region

Diagnosis: cerebral palsy, spastic tetraparesis, partially atrofia optic nerves