Give me back my friends' voice!

When she was 4 years old the diagnoses – autism and MR (mental retardation) – were recorded in her medical file. After she has had a chickenpox, she completely lost her already weak hearing. At that moment the mother alarmed everyone around her until she got a referral to the local hospital, where the true diagnosis was established – the fourth stage of the deafness on the left ear and the third stage of the deafness on the right one. The family immediately bought a hearing aid and a miracle happened - the girl began to speak.

"My daughter is not an autistic at all. She loves everything created by God - the birds, the sun, the flowers, the children and the adults. We had a long fight for the right to attend a normal school and for the attitude to her as to a normal child. My daughter graduated from the second grade almost excellent" - mom Ruslana says.

During the birth of that child something went wrong, the cervical spine was damaged and as a result the first years of her life were filled with visits to orthopedists, neurologists, famous doctors, clinics, various rehabilitation measures and procedures. Vlada was a beautiful baby, but she didn’t develop like all normal kids: she didn’t sit straight, began to walk late. With the help of the excellent specialists the girl was put on her feet, now she can walk independently, jump and even run despite the fact that sometimes she does it not too perfect. Today only serious hearing problems remain.

Vlada loves to paint, her creativity helps to raise funds for kids who are in need. Vlada is a small volunteer who loves to help others, despite the fact that her peers and classmates laugh at her and hurt her very often. The girl often plays alone during time breaks because she cannot hear other children in the general noise.

Over the years, the girl’s hearing becomes worse and the old hearing aid doesn’t help well enough. Moreover the frequent respiratory infections cause more hearing loss. According to these hearing changes Vlada was recently examined and a new hearing aid was chosen for her to make her able to hear well.

“She is extremely gentle, sincere and open person, a little bit stubborn, but not vindictive at all. When you look at her, it seems that she emits the light. She is very good and responsive. Her inner world is reflected in her compositions which could be published in the children's books.”

Friends, please help us to raise the funds for a hearing aid for this unique girl. This is her magic ticket to the world of ordinary people.

Name: Vladislav Ruslanovna Grabow, 17.05.2007

City: Krivoy Rog

The diagnosis: Cerebral palsy, spastic diplegia with severe movement disorders, left-sided deafness, right-sided deafness 3 tbsp. Dysarthria.