Hope for little Illia

Illia is the third dearest and desired child in the family of Natalia Ischuk. As the result of the pre-natal hypoxia during the perinatal period and maternity the boy had serious problems of the nervous system. Since his first days the boy had sleep disorders and a developmental gap. When he was 4 he couldn’t even talk, he also didn’t understand when people applied to him and couldn’t eat by himself. The child doesn’t play, communicate with people and there are still sleep disorders. He cannot do anything without his mother; he needs her attention all day long.

"When the boy will be5, he’ll be the disabled one" - sentenced the specialist. He observed the boy since his birth and he didn’t see any chances for progress despite the treatment and the specialized help in neurological clinics, where the researches of brain’s maternity, the places of its impairments and its correction are conducted. He will celebrate his 5th birthday in July this year.

Unfortunately, when Illia was 4 and after a thorough examination in the clinic in Kyiv, his doctor Iatsenko determined the correct diagnosis – long-term consequences of hypoxic-ischemic damage of brain in the perinatal period; hypothalamic dysfunction. At that time the first treatment and the rehabilitative course were conducted, which helped Illia.

The chief doctor said that the boy had chances and gave the hope that was approved after the first course. Illia could say some words together, understand when people talk to him, he tries to eat and get undressed by himself.

If he have 2 more courses of the treatment, he will feel better. His doctor promised it.

The second course was appointed on the beginning of March this year, but because of the lack of money, the child didn’t have it. We have no idea how many such courses we must have, but this procedure helped Illia. But we have time for 2 more courses. The clinic rendered an invoice of 20090 hryvnas. His mother Natalia Ischuk appeals to everybody who can help his child not to be handicapped.

We can join our efforts and help this boy to live. It’s so simply! 20 000 UAH is 20 hrn which can give 1 000 people. And if we are 2 000 kind-hearted people, we can collect money for 2 courses.

To do somebody good is easy. We should try to give ourselves and Illia a chance for miracle.

Name: Illia V. Ishchuk, born 10/07/2010

Location: Zhytomyr

Diagnosis: long-term consequences of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in the perinatal period; hypothalamic dysfunction