Kazarin: 10 years of tradition in saving children's hearts.2

On December 3, Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergeant Pavlo Kazarin celebrates his birthday.

Every year, Pavlo launches a charity fundraiser to purchase heart implants (occluders) for children born with heart defects. For these children, an occluder is not just a medical device. It is a chance to live, run, breathe without pain, and move forward into the future without fear.

This year, Pavlo has already raised money for six children from different regions of Ukraine as part of the project

Today, we are launching a second project to support three more children whose lives and futures depend on a heart implant.

1. Midza Elizaveta, 4 years old, Ternopil region.

A gentle and very sensitive girl who loves to draw and treat her teddy bears, dreaming of becoming a doctor. Since early childhood, Liza has been living with a diagnosis of secondary atrial septal defect, which causes her heart to tire quickly. She gets tired quickly when playing. An occluder is her chance for a healthy childhood. The family suffered a heavy loss: in 2025, Liza's father died. Her mother is raising two children on her own without a stable income. The family cannot afford to pay for the implant on their own.

2. Petrakivska Oleksandra, 4 years old, Vinnytsia region.

Oleksandra has been under the supervision of cardiologists since the first months of her life. Over time, her condition worsened: VSD syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus, bicuspid aortic valve. The latest examination confirmed that the ductus is wide and urgent endovascular closure with an occluder is required. The family lives on a small income and cannot afford to purchase the implant.

3. Daryna Novosyol, born June 16, 2023, Kharkiv.

Daryna is a little girl from Kharkiv who loves listening to lullabies, smiling in her mother's arms, and watching everything that is happening around her. Even before she was born, doctors suspected that the child might have a heart defect. The diagnosis was confirmed during the third screening: a defect in the atrial and ventricular septums. After Daryna was born, she was examined immediately, and on the third day of her life, she underwent tests in Kharkiv, where another diagnosis was added to the previous ones: pulmonary artery stenosis with a critically high gradient. The little girl began her life in hospital wards surrounded by numerous monitors. At two months old, Daria underwent her first balloon dilation, followed by a second six months later. Doctors closely monitored her condition: monthly consultations, constant trips to Kyiv, monitoring of every indicator. Despite all the difficulties, the family and doctors fought for Daryna's chance to grow, develop, and one day forget the word “gradient,” which entered her life too early. In July 2025, the girl underwent another procedure—blockade of the right bundle branch of the His bundle. Now, doctors at the Amosov Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery recommend the next step—closure of the PDA and PDA with an occluder. The operation must be performed in the coming months, and it is this operation that gives Daria a chance for a healthy childhood without constant risks and limitations. For the family, this operation is vitally necessary, but financially almost impossible. Mom and Dad are doing everything they can to provide treatment for their daughter, but the cost of the occluder and the procedure far exceeds their means. That is why they are asking for help — for a chance to give their child a future filled with laughter, first steps, walks, and a life without fear for every beat of her little heart.

Wish Pavlo a happy birthday and do a good deed that can give these children a healthy heart, a full childhood, and the opportunity to live without pain and fatigue.