Strong in spirit Ivanka needs help!

This brown-eyed girl is 17 -year-old Ivanka Shchetinina, who is going through treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in Rivne oncology. Eight months of fighting, four blocks of chemotherapy. As for today she was diagnosed with hepatitis. Ahead - treatment of hepatitis and raising money for drugs!

Ivanka is from a large family. Speaking to Ivanka, illuminating thought: "What a cool youth in Ukraine!" Even when young people get cancer, they do not lose their strong spirit of optimism for a speedy recovery. As they say, Ivanka has already, felt the disease fully.

The first chemistry - resuscitation, starvation, cold sores. The second chemistry - complications with the stomach when food is not digested, feeding only through a drip. After the fourth chemotherapy block the girl was diagnosed with hepatitis. It resembles walking in a circle. In the circle from which escape seems impossible.

At intervals of severe treatment when the girl gets better, she talks about her dream, which was originated in the classroom – she wants to learn to be a hairdresser. At home Ivanka loved to embroider beads. Because of poor health in the hospital embroidering for the girl is hardly possible. In the beginning Ivanna’s Mom tried to "pull" financial illness of her daughter alone. It took only six weeks of treatment and power and finances were exhausted. A year ago the family lost Ivanka ‘s dad. So mother has on her shoulders care of three daughters, one of whom has a disability because of a car accident and sickness of Ivanka.

For one course of treatment of hepatitis the girl needs 12 vials of Pegintron. The cost of one vial - 3 thousand UAH. Unfortunately, these drugs are not available in the hospital now. We urgently need to raise funds for at least 3 vials of this drug in order not to interrupt the treatment of hepatitis. Very little time to raise funds, a very dangerous disease that can not be given a chance!

A very difficult test for Ivanna and her family. We ask you to help this brave girl!

Name: Shchetinina V. Ivanov, 04 October 1998.

City: Rivne region

Diagnosis: Acute myeloid leukemia, high risk groups, the first acute period. Acute viral hepatitis "B" replicating phase.