Mom, do not cry!

Vitalik is a pupil of the 2nd class of a secondary school. He studies with honors, has ability in math and logic, enjoys checkers and boxing, loves to draw. Now the boy is on the treatment in Kiev Okhmatdyt, in the department of hematology. Vitalik has myelodysplastic syndrome - bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells. The only salvation from the terrible disease is to find 94,000 euros for bone marrow transplantation in Italy.

Vitalik suffers from autumn 2012, but the diagnosis has been set recently when a boy came to Ohmatdyt. During these six months, Vitaly experienced much - besides the primary diagnosis other illness attacked him from all sides: multifocal invasive aspergillosis with involvement of both lungs (infection caused by fungi of genus Aspergillus), chronic broncho-obstructive disease, suspected asthma, acute right sided perforated otitis media, pansynusyt (most complex form of sinusitis - inflammation of the paranasal sinuses all), CMV was detected twice. Crazy headaches tormented the child for a Week. After making MRI of the brain, doctors reassured that no serious problems are found ... Now Vitalik is often tormented by insomnia.

However, eight-yaers-old Vitalik not only experiences the suffering bravely, but also has the strength to ease his desperate mother: "Even if it is very severe headaches, I cry, I cannot hold myself back. And he reassures me that Mom, do not cry! We will survive this, it will go away. " He is a brave and patient "- says Eugene Sosyuk, Vitaly’s mother. His diagnosis is disappointing - myelodysplastic syndrome of hipotsellyulyarnyy option. Vitalik receives all treatment needed in the Okhmatdyt’s department, but the only salvation from the terrible disease for him - bone marrow transplantation from non-relative donor. If you do not make it in time, the disease can evolve into leukemia. In transplantation The University Hospital of Bologna (Italy) is ready to take Vitaliy in for relatively little money for such treatment: € 63 838 - operation and € 30 000 - search donor.

For the treatment of a terrible disease Vitaliy’s family managed to gather over hundred thousand hryvnas of donations, but this is still not enough even to find a donor. Family lives very modestly. Before her son’s disease Mom was working as a cashier in a supermarket (with a UHA1500 salary), now she in a hospital with her son. The father goes to Russia for seasonal work earnings, while at present there is work for him. Vitaliy has an older sister - Irene, 12 years-old. Together they live in a private home with dad’s parents. Their own garden helps out this big family.

Independently the family would never be able to afford the treatment Vitalik needs! So we all have great expectations for your support and help!

Name: Sosyuk Vitaliy, age 8

City: Rivne region, Sarnensky district, Hlushytsya.

Diagnosis: myelodysplastic syndrome, hipotsellyulyarnyy option