Help Timofii get back on his feet

Sometimes life begins quietly with a mother's breath and a baby's first cry. But Tymofii's story began with anxiety: at 25 weeks of pregnancy, his mother's water suddenly broke, and the baby was born tiny, weighing only 810 grams. There was no baby's cry, no first touch – only urgent resuscitation and a struggle for life on the edge of worlds.

"Five months in intensive care stretched into eternity for us. We were silent, prayed, pressed our hands against the cold glass of the incubator, learned to live between hope and fear. But Tymofii fought. He survived where the chances were melting away every moment. When we first took him in our arms after seven months in the hospital, he was light as a shadow, but there was already strength in his eyes. Despite his difficult journey, our son is mentally intact. He is aware, he reacts, he smiles, but his body needs help, as if whispering: “I want to catch up. I want to walk,” says Tymofii’s mother.

Rehabilitation has borne fruit: the boy sat up on his own, then crawled, and now he is trying to stand up – slowly, tensely, with all the strength of his little body. And every movement he makes is a victory. But this story may come to an end. A lack of funds could destroy everything he is fighting for. For Tymofii, rehabilitation is not just exercises, it is a door to life, to a future where he will be able to walk, talk, and laugh.

"We dream of getting to the center in Kyiv, where children like Tymofii do the impossible. But the cost is prohibitive for our large family. We are not asking for money, we are asking for a chance. A chance for our son to take his first step, which he deserves just as much as any other child".

Friends, please join us in raising funds for Timofii's rehabilitation – help him get back on his feet.