A chance to get out of silence

All his life, 16-year-old Denys has been hearing very poorly, and the social serrvices system did not solve this problem. The family's only hope is for us.

Denys was born at the 35th week of pregnancy with cord entanglement. The kid suffered hypoxia, the central nervous system suffered.

From early childhood, Denys was observed by a psychiatrist, because he lived in his own world: did not respond to appeals, did not speak, did not fulfill requests. When Denys underwent rehabilitation at the Nikopol Specialized Center, the doctors suspected hearing problems. Audiologist confirmed bilateral hearing loss and prescribed the wearing of hearing aids.

Denys was given publicly-fundeddevices that he has been wearing for 11 years.Although the shelf life of devices is 5 years. The device on the right ear does not work at all, and in the left the boy hears only hissing and squeaking. Therefore, Denys reads lips in order to understand what people say to him.

Now Denys is studying in the 10th grade of the school of willageAlekseevka, Nikopol district. Academic performance is very low due to hearing problems. Classmates tease him, do not want to communicate, thay’s why Denys spends all his free time in the gadget.

With the outbreak of a full-scale war, mother and son moved to Nikopol, because the city has hospitals, pharmacies, electricity, water, heating, and the Internet for online learning. When an air alert is announced, Olenaand Denys go down to the basement. There are frequent rocket attacks as the city is in a war zone.

In February, Denys was examined by an audiologist, who confirmed the diagnosis: chronic bilateral cochleitis, chronic bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, initial symptoms of hearing deprivation. Denys was fitted with high-quality Oticon More 3 hearing aids, a phone-acoustic hook system and a charger with a total cost of UAH 120,755.

Mom raises her son alone, father transfers 1,000 UAH per month. Olenacannot earn the amount required for the devices in a year, even if she does not eat and does not pay utility bills. Let's give Denys the opportunity to hear, develop, and communicate together!