Give Nastia the light!

Сhernov's Family suffered several misfortunes simultaneously: two sick children, war and refugee status. Anastasia from Donetsk. She was only 1 year. She and her parents both are fighting retinoblastoma of both eyes. Doctors in Ukraine offered only to remove the eyes. But the family began to search and found doctors who can cure the girl and keep both eyes.

Nastya is the second child in the family Chernov, which struck retinoblastoma. The elder brother Maxim removed both eyes when he was 1 year. He is now studying in the second grade in a special boarding school for blind children. In addition, father lost his job because of the war in Donbass, the family was forced to leave the Donetsk and live with their relatives.

Mom says: "My husband and I hesitated to have a second child for a long time. We have studied about the disease and found that likelihood of recurrence diagnosis in healthy parents is very small. I gave birth to a girl Anastasia. But a month later diagnosis repeated: retinoblastoma in both eyes. We went to the clinic Dr.Filatova where the diagnosis confirmed and doctors suggested eye enucleation. We began to look for other opportunities because we did not want to repeat case like as Maxim.

We advise from foreign experts and learned that retinoblastoma treated and can save sight. Found Oftalmik hospital in Switzerland. Now Nastya treated there during 9 months. It not only saved her eyes, and even left his sight. A treatment was positive dynamic.
To all our troubles have added another one - this is war. We lived in Donetsk. When the shelling started, we went and lived with relatives. Now we back to Makiyivka because here we have own small apartment. Maxim will continue to study in special school in Slaviansk.

Now Nastya need following treatment. Hospital invoice provided 25 000 Swiss francs. For our average family is just transcendental amount. My husband is builder but he left without work. The only source of income social assistance on Maxim and Nastya. Survive temporary jobs.

Our family expects and believes that you will not stay indifferent to our troubles. Sincerely, Chernov's family"

Name: Anastasia A. Chernova, born 03.09.2014

Location: Donetsk

Diagnosis: bilateral retinoblastoma (cancer of the retina of both eyes)