Absolute miracle for Mishenka!

Misha Prudnikov is a cheerful boy who don't even realize that life is movement. At the age of 6 months Misha was diagnosed the cerebral palsy. Now the child can't even roll over on his stomach or crawl up to the toy. Parents have tried all the methods of rehabilitation: they gave hope, but not the result. The only hope is aqua-therapy in Montenegro, but the parents have no resources to pay for it. Let's give Misha opportunity to crawl, to sit or even to walk! For other children these things are common, but for Misha and his parents it will be a miracle!

The "doomsday" – 21/12/12 – became the day of the beginning of his life. Misha was born prematurely and due to an error of the doctor the boy almost lost his life even before the birth: Misha's mother was made hysterotomy when the boy had almost stopped breathing. However, All were happy that Misha survived, but the boy stopped breathing at night, and he has spent 8 days in intensive care with the help of artificial lung ventilation apparatus.

Misha was diagnised cerebral palsy at the age of 6 months – since it's started a desperate struggle with the disease, for each new movement. Various techniques have provided hope, but did not give the result. The boy still can't roll over on his stomach and crawl up to the books that he loves so much, and he can't even sit down and turn the page! But parents continue to fight for a normal life of their son. Misha has passed rehabilitation courses in almost all specialized centers of Ukraine. Every day three times a day his mother makes him Voight exercises. Every 3 weeks she pays for his massage course. Visiting the swimming pool 2 times a week doctors advised to increase to 6 times a week. After all, after a course of aqua-therapy at the age of 1 year and 3 months Misha began independently to raise his arms upward. But, unfortunately, in our country parents have tried all the methods, but the aqua therapy is almost thinly represented.

The doctors advised to treat Misha just in Montenegro – except of methods of Vojt and Bobath there are the greatest number of aqua-therapy options represented. The mother has a big hope that treatment by water will really help. It's necessary to continue the treatment of the child, but the parents of the boy have have no savings to pay for the rehabilitation courses, and without the help of the others this family simply can't cope with this problem. In their situation, the child's health depends on the money – it's needed to pay for travel and necessary rehabilitation. So Misha's parents appealed to the Ukrainian Philanthropic Marketplace. It's needed to raise funds for 2 courses of aqua-therapy this year.

"I beg you to help make a little miracle – help my child sit, crawl, or even walk! For most of children it is so simple, but for Misha it's even dream he can't think about. After all, he doesn't even know that the life is movement. When I look into his eyes, I see that he understands because he has a huge will to live. Most of all, as every mother, I want to see my son to be healthy. I know that my son will be able to live a full life, my husband and I do all possible things for it, and even more. But, unfortunately, this is not enough, therefore, we appeal to all to help give our child a chance to crawl, sit, walk ... For you – it's simple. However, for our family it will be an absolute miracle!"

Name: Mykhailo D. Prudnykov, born 21/12/2012

Location: Kyiv

Diagnosis: Cerebral palsy, spastic diplegia (IV level for GMFCS). G80.1. Mental and speech development delay