Present Maria to mom! 7

Epilepsy has not left this small family for 18 years. The last two years seemed very difficult. The war in the country and Mama and Masha have their own war. Since April, the girl has been struggling with seizures again. Once they already managed to achieve a long remission, which means that even now, with the help of caring people, they will definitely cope.

The mother's story about her daughter cannot be read without tears:

"You were born on February 8, on a very snowy day, prematurely... As a child, I liked long fairy tales like The Snow Queen, Three Oranges, and Frozen. In such fairy tales, at first everything is fine, and then something terrible happens, and you had to fight desperately for the happy ending of this whole story. The heroes fought, and I enthusiastically read page after page. Yes, I needed stories like this, with struggles and through thorns. It seems that even then the main milestones of my destiny were planned and all that remained was to grow up and wait for the bang.

That's how it happened with the birth of Maria. It hit so suddenly and so painfully that I didn't have time to understand what was happening, nor to regroup for further struggle. I could not understand why fate chose me for such a test, the one who is not so strong in spirit to cope with it.

I could not be as brave as the prince from "Three Oranges", I could not overcome obstacles as patiently and humbly as Gerda. I reproached myself every day for weakness and insecurity. And then one day they told me that you are hopeless. And it is unlikely that anything will save you. Then we were almost swallowed by my shadow, full of despair and fear.

To get on the right path, you had to stop first. And then, by some miracle, I took the right step, and felt how the reflection in the mirror shuddered and the world, like me, began to change. All these changes were almost imperceptible in the compartment every day, but already felt now, I became calmer and stronger. To feel the limits of yourself, it is enough to approach something very close. I faced my fears and dived to the bottom of the pain. It was a choice without a choice. My fear, my doubts, my guilt and my despair. If we are born on this earth to get to know ourselves, then in that year I completed my five-year anniversary. I knew helplessness and looked for what strength is. I knew despair and looked for hope at the bottom of Pandora's box. The wounds still ache, reminding me of the worst pain in the world, but I look to our tomorrow with faith. I gave you life, but you gave me too.

I don't know what's around the corner. Our fairy tale is not finished yet, and I will try very hard to make it interesting and without pain. And fearless. Your smile and clear eyes brighten my day today. You take my hand and pull me to the door to keep walking".

We ask you to support Masha and her mother in this difficult journey and help them get to the next rehabilitation and to procure anti-epileptic drugs.