The price of Vika's life

Vika is the youngest and the long-awaited daughter. Before the girl's disease her mother Natalia worked at a confectionery factory, her father Igor is a housing and utilities sector employee. Parents have been waiting for the birth of their second child, and and the baby has been given them. Vika grew up obedient, cheerful child. She is very friendly with her older sister. They are good supporters for their mother. However, there was a problem – Vika was diagnosed neuroblastoma, and now her life hangs in the balance. Don't leave her alone with her disease!

In autumn, 2012 Vika was complaining to her mom joint pain and high fever. Doctors examined the child. They put more and more new diagnoses, but the treatment does not work. The girl felt worse and worse. In March 2013 joint pain became so severe that Vika stopped walk. She was hospitalized in the city's children's hospital. Then all time as in a nightmare. Consultation at Zhytomyr doctors, the examination at the Institute of Cancer and the terrible diagnosis – neuroblastoma!

"We're fortunate that at the same time in the department were treated two other children with the same diagnosis. We immediately started the long and difficult treatment, which should result in victory! We are engaged in battle. The girl underwent 8 courses of chemotherapy, surgery to remove the tumor, chemotherapy and autotransplantation," – says Vika's mom. It seemed that the victory was very close. Vika was discharged home in remission for maintenance therapy. In September, as well as all of her peers, the girl went to school and began to dream of a future.

But in October 2014 undergoing scheduled examination, the girl found a tumor in the spinal canal. November 11 she underwent surgery to remove a tumor in the Institute of Neurosurgery and prescribed chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Vika now being treated in the Zhytomyr Children's Hospital.

The girl needs 6 bottles of the drug "Irinotecan" 100 mg for further treatment. Total amount is 14 400 UAH – that's the price of her life at the moment. And it is just the invoice for one block of treatment. The parents of Vika completely exhausted the family budget during the long struggle with illness of their child. They cannot find who can borrow money for them. The necessary drugs are not at the clinic, and new deliveries are not expected. That is why, parents of Victoria appeal to all compassionate people to help raise the necessary funds for the treatment of Victoria. The girl is now in serious condition, she is preparing for new course of chemotherapy.

Name: Viktoria І. Novak, born 22/11/2007

Location: Zhytomyr

Diagnosis: neuroblastoma with Mts in bone marrow, relapse