Taia will sing again! Stage 2

We got acquainted with Taia when she was just a little girl. Now she is a beautiful lady that should go on dates but, unfortunately, she meets only the medical staff. Taia has been treated for a long time. Unfortunately, there is no one who can help her but for us. Her father left the family after the first surgery and her mother is always with her. To live Taia needs a modern programmed shunt system the price of which is almost 70 thousand UAH.

Anyone who has ever heard Taia singing is a fan of her charming voice. The girl lived in her songs and could truly feel the music. She participated in contests both solo and with her group. Her teacher predicted her future as a star and Taisia worked actively to achieve it. She dreamed of a big stage performances and flowers from fans. But an evil disease suspended all the dreams of a talented girl. Taia took not only for voice lessons but also actively practiced gymnastics and swimming to be always in shape. After all, the star should be always beautiful and healthy.

But Taia has become seriously ill, and she's been treated for many years. At first a tumor was removed and then a shunt system was installed. It seemed that everything was all right but something went wrong. Time passed… The doctors were looking for the causes of the patient’s symptoms, consulted with the colleagues, prescribed various examinations. It turned out that Taia’s shunt system was working too intensely. It is not an option to perform an unlimited number of operations installing different shunt systems to see which one will fit.

Doctors recommend using a modern programmed device. It will allow adjusting the shunt system without performing a number of surgeries. This device is very expensive. The girl’s mother cannot afford to buy it on her own and asks kind-hearted people to help them. It’s time for a young girl to start living her life outside the hospital walls. She really wants to live like her peers and dreams of her first date.

Name: Taisia V. Shevchenko, born 22.05.2001

Location: Kyiv region

Diagnosis: diffuse astrocytomas of the spinal cord; hydrocephalus, lack of PLHA