A real chance to save Masha!

6-year-old Masha has to suffer from terrible diseases that do not allow her to live normally and enjoy her childhood since birth. The girl is desperately fighting for her life, but she really needs help of caring people.

Masha was the first and long-awaited child in the family. Pregnancy proceeded well, labor began on time, but after birth girl was diagnosed with damage to the central nervous system, asphyxia. The doctors immediately said that the child is unlikely to survive, and if she does, she will be disabled. But the family decided to fight and do everything to save the girl.

At the age of 1.5 months, Masha began to have convulsions. Local doctors could not help, and the treatment in Kiev did not give results, it only got worse. “It's incredibly scary and painful to hold a five-month-old baby in your arms, who at that time had 100 or more seizures a day. My daughter was shaking constantly, she stopped growing. It was a hell, I didn't know where to run for help,” says Masha's mother.

Fortunately, in the Kharkiv Genetic Center, doctors were able to adjust the treatment and literally in 3 months the situation began to improve and the seizures decreased. But in terms of physical and mental development, Masha didn’t have any progress. In addition, it turned out that the girl had mixed dystonic attacks. She couldn't sit in a wheelchair or just lie down. She was constantly arching. The girl regularly underwent rehabilitation in various centers, tried different methods: Bobat, the method of Kozyavkin, Sandakov, Smolyaninov. In March 2017, with the help of a good epileptologist, the seizures were completely stopped.

Masha continued her courses in rehabilitation centers, and also worked with her mother at home. But in February 2020, Masha suffered a stroke. Doctors said that the child had no chance to live, she would not survive during the operation, and her brain damage, metabolic disorders and subdural hematoma were incompatible with life. But a miracle happened, Masha not only showed a good response to treatment, but recovered quickly and gave a good leap in mental and physical development. But over time, Masha got worse, terrible arching returned and a number of seizures occurred.

In September 2020, Masha's mother found out about her pregnancy and the doctors suggested to take the umbilical cord blood and the umbilical cord itself to isolate stem cells. This procedure is used in Europe, Samara, and those who have undergone treatment have reported very good results. Stem cells, entering the body, begin to penetrate where the failure is and restore what is damaged.

In September 2021, the family plans to undergo a procedure for the introduction of stem cells at the Institute of Neurosurgery. Romadanov. Now the material has been processed and is stored in the Hemofond stem cell storage bank.

Masha's family is asking for help in raising funds for this procedure. This is a chance that will help to make her life easier, better. Masha is a very bright and smiling child. She fights for her life, for the right to be healthy, and the family is desperately asking for help.