Support Denys's thirst for life

Skateboarding tricks, a scooter, a bike, a swimming pool, a water park, karate… – this guy seems to have a lot of energy. Such a character – Denys is interested in everything, does not sit still, everywhere - among friends, is always busy with something. However, one character is not enough when the enemy of your life sits right inside your body. Since his birth Denys lives with a serious illness and every day has to do special exercises, take many medicines. The boy also needs special high-calorie food.

Not only energy for an active life depends on it, but also the body's ability to withstand serious infectious diseases, which are especially dangerous for children like Denys.

Denys's enemy is cystic fibrosis. It's a condition when there is a balance disorder of salts and water in the body and all the internal secretions have a high viscosity. This is the result of a mistake in DNA, which is formed during the conception. And this little mistake affects the functioning of almost all internal organs and systems. Сystic fibrosis causes digestive disorders, difficulties in breathing, and creates an ideal environment in the lungs for the development of infections that can easily become chronic. It's hard to resist all of it.

Living with cystic fibrosis is a whole set of rules, a particular rhythm and lifestyle. It is very important for the child to be as active and agile as possible, and Denys reaches 100 % implementing this plan. Physical activity helps the boy to curb the disease, but the disease itself also exhausts his power.

Good nutrition is a critically needed component of cystic fibrosis therapy, with particular attention being paid to calories: the more the better. Due to the difficulties in food digestion, there are no overweight patients with cystic fibrosis. High-calorie nutrition only helps them not to lose too much weight, and to maintain, if not within the average range of a norm, then at least at the lower limit of normal weight.

Please support Denys's thirst for life.

Name: Kyshta Denys, 16.08.2009

City: Vinnytsia

Diagnosis: cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency