Alex asks him to save

Alex fell in love for the first time in his life. He has met with a girl for six months. But now a terrible disease - myelodysplastic syndrome – takes away the single son in the family, and love girlfriend - her chosen one, and health and future. Save the guy can bone marrow transplants abroad. But impoverished family has no money for value operation. 

16-year-old Alex Vydysh, like the most of his peers interested in technology and sports. The young man has participated in competitions in cycling. More recently, Alex met his first love. It would seem - carefree youthful and interesting life. However, for the second year Alex family has been fighting for his life.

Alex was born in the village Karpilovka Rivne region. The boy used to help families on the farm during harvest worked with his grandfather on the processor. In his spare time he played football, rode a bike, took interest hiking. One of the loveliest hobbies is machinery. Alex studied with interest to repair harvesters, tractors or cars. The results inspired the young man after school to learn a profession in the field of machinery and equipment. However, the life of a young man forced to put off dreams indefinitely.

In 2011 active and lively Alex became to limp and complain of pain in the leg. Initially, doctors could not even explain the sudden deterioration in the health of the young man. Affliction confined him to a wheelchair. As a young man was diagnosed with tumor diseases of hematopoiesis - myelodysplastic syndrome.

Alex father has a work and mum is taking care of him. The older sister for a year Margaret is studying and working as a waitress to earn extra money for the family.

An important support in a difficult time for Alex became his girlfriend, whom he has met with almost six months. She is the first his love. He wants to go on dates, go to the cinema and return to an active life. Alex was treated in the department of hematology of the Rivne Regional Children's Hospital and a hospital intensive chemotherapy of the OHMATDET, suffered a difficult surgery. Thanks to the efforts of doctors and support of loved ones, the young man could refuse a wheelchair and started to walk leaning on a stick. However, over the last few months his health began to deteriorate. The only thing that can save the life of Alex is the bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Alex doesn’t have a related donor and to save his life can only unrelated BMT. Such operations aren’t done in Ukraine. Alex must leave for abroad. Parents chose the Italian hospital in Verona. To search the donor and the cost of BMT cost 115,000 euros.

Alex blood has been already sent to Italy for analysis. The cost of it is 54 500 UAH, and the rest one is on his further treatment. The parents do not have such money, because they rarely seeking the help before, trying to cope alone. But now the family can not cope without us. Help save Alex! We will return him health, future and first love!

This project was canceled, the amount collected is 78 840 UAH. The funds were disposed of in accordance with the Rules, Principles, and Procedures of the Ukrainian Philanthropic Marketplace (UBB) International Charitable Fund and the decisions of the Project Donors.

Name: Alex Vydysh, 16 years old

City: Revne region, Karpylivka village

Diagnosis: myelodysplastic syndrome