Burns of 25% body

Illia will be 3 years very soon. Before the Easter he knocked over a pot of boiling water and burned of a quarter of his body. Illia was made several operations. Amount of money is urgently needed for the baby’s treatment is 10 000 UAH. It seems that it is not so huge amount but Illia’s mother, Valentina, who brings three children in Rivno region by herself, doesn’t have it.

...Valentina divorced due to husband's favour to alcohol. Husband helped nothing when difficult time came. He even didn’t come to hospital to ask about health of younger son. Besides 3-years old Illia there are 7-years old daughter and 14-years old son. To dig them out of this trouble which happened on the eve of the Easter, Valentina asked for help to her neighbours. They responded. But there is a long way forward to rehabilitation: Illia’s legs were fully burned and only in 2 weeks after an accident they started to skin over slowly.

Illia is a very clever little boy. The older brother and sister teach him to read. He is very fond of books, interested in every picture. He is obedient, and not every adult would bear such suffering. Sores constantly hurt and besides his legs are hung. But, the little boy is smiling, playing with meccano and speaking in his own language. The child didn’t lose the interest to the life, even more, he wants to live, enjoy, comprehend something new. Illia is constantly calling somebody – a doctor or mummy. That’s why Valentina is very hard: at home there are also little children (under the care of relatives), and her heart is pierced with grief – at the same time, she can’t be at two places. But, Valentina tries to keep her chin up.

Illia was made some operations. Now, 10 000 is needed for boy’s rehabilitation - bandages, syringes, plasters, ointments, solutions painkillers, vitamins, medicines, and etc. Valentina has already borrowed a huge amount of money and now she is despaired – where can she take another amount of money. Please, help them!

Name: Illia Korobka, 2010.

City: Rivno region.

Diagnosis: Burns of trunk, genitals, two legs of I-II-II degrees, 25% of body; burn disease, stage of septicotoxemia.