To smile shone on Nadia's face!

Nadya Nikolskaya is 11 years old. This is a tender and touching girl. But her face is now very rarely shines smile. His eyes are full of sadness... A year ago, she spent the summer holidays with friends, sporting and playing on the playground near the house. All day long she spent in the yard, running home only when necessary. She is energetic, fun and naughty - so says her mother, describing her daughter's life before the illness. In September Nadia went to school.

Somewhere in a month Nadia hurt his knee, which for some reason was very swollen. The parents appealed to the emergency room, then there was a regional children's hospital examination, CT, biopsy and diagnosis: osteosarcoma with metastasis to the lungs! Pain, fear and shock ...

Nadia's parents joined the long struggle for the life of her child. These people - ordinary workers who receive very little money and have two children.

Nadia given treatment. She passed a few blocks of "chemistry" and the operation to remove the tumor. Now Nadia is preparing for the next block. Girl is difficult to walk, but even more painful - to look at the swollen knee to huge sizes. She was hard on this, and a sad sight. But Nadia has to continue treatment. Delay in treatment is unacceptable. To continue the treatment the girl needed drugs Gemzar and Taxotere for total ammount 12 479,25 UAH. The mother of Nadya is in despair, the child needs to be treated, and she have no money for medicaments.

Nadia still have a long road to recovery. If together we can help the girl, we believe that it will be able to walk this path and become a winner! Pleae, support the girl Nadia and help her parents cope with trouble!

Name: Nikolskaya Nadezhda Victorovna, 05.03.2005

Сity: Zhitomir

Diagnosis: Osteogenic sarcoma of the left femur