Continue life for two

With the birth of two children, the life in Ovcharenko’s family has been turned upside down. In the Kharkiv perinatal center, Dima and Vladik were born on a six-month term. In a fight for the life, unfortunately, Vladik died – he lived just 39 days. And Dima survived and with the diagnoses of child's cerebral paralysis and microcephaly, he entered a new stage of life for two. 

In spite of that a child was very weak – in an age of a year did not even hold a head - permanent rehabilitations gave a positive result, and at the age of two, Dima has become strong enough not only to hold ahead but also did his first steps. However, life has prepared a next test and new diagnosis – the cardiac anomaly to him. During the surgery in the Amosov's Institute, a stroke has happened. Fortunately, Dima was reanimated, but he could not stand on feet anymore, even could not get up on all fours. His mother was in despair, but firmly decided: "We must, we have no right to retreat! We will manage with everything, and Dima will be a valuable child!”.

And again – everything from the beginning! And again on the way of renewal are a long rehabilitation, massages, training, gymnastics and all, all, that maybe – only nearer to valuable life. Dima believes that all his training are not just wasting the time, he deals with them very well. Due to the enormous mother's love and support Dmitry visits the courses of massages, curative gymnastics, dolphin and horse therapies, Tomatis therapy, classes with the speech therapist. This year he went to the primary 1. Especially, he likes foreign languages. In his supply of knowledge already 2: English and Chinese. Also, he plans to try the school of verbal account of Soroban. On a question: "Who do you want to be?", Dima answers: "I will study on a doctor in China that helps children with child's cerebral paralysis from child's houses to get up on feet. I have a mother, who loves me, helps me and cares of me, and they are alone, they have nobody and they are careless for the society".

To approach and to come wonderful child's dreams true it is needed not much – help his mother in payment of rehabilitation in a medical center "Andriyash". The wonderful and sensitive specialists of this center will do all possible to put Dmitry up on feet firmly. He necessarily needs to do a lot in his life, in fact, he has plans for two! A cost of the monthly course is 26 000 UAH (926 $).

Earlier on UBB, another Operator of Help had already raised funds for Dima. View the previous project you can by the link.

Name: Ovcharenko Dmytro, 03.29.2012

City: Kharkiv

Diagnosis: cerebral palsy, spastic tetraparesis, a movement disorder of level III according to GMFCS classification, the function of the hands of level II, flat-valgus foot deformity, aortopulmonary collateral artery without hemodynamic disturbances