Little Solomia wants to live. Stage 2

Little Solomia is a fighter. She survived chemotherapy, weakness, hair loss, months away from home and even bone marrow transplantation. She did everything to defeat cancer. It seemed that all the hardships were behind. However, now Solomia has a serious complication – donor cells are rejected by her body. Her immune system suffers. The girl suffers from nausea, vomiting, skin rash, infections. And worst of all such complication may lead to her death.

Although the girl is small she tries hard to overcome everything. She misses her little brother who was her donor. When they are together they like to climb into the box and to shut themselves off the whole world. The girl is often upset because she is too weak to play with other kids at the hospital.

The girl’s mother cries a lot because of fear, anxiety and exhaustion. And also because of financial difficulties: the cost of medicines and the cost of life in the capital. The family had to to sell an apartment in a raion center where they planned to move. And it added uncertainty in the future. Solomia tries to reassure her: “Mom, let’s stay here for a little bit and then we will go home from here forever!”

It’s so important to join all their forces to fight the complication. Little Solomia wants to live, she want to go home. And she needs medicines. The girl’s parents ask you to help! Let’s help Solomia recover and return home!

Name: Solomia Y. Popil, born 07.03.2009

Location: Lviv region

Diagnosis: secondary acute undifferentiated leukemia. Condition after bone marrow transplantation. Acute reaction "transplant against host"