The war against white cells. Stage 2

The disease of Dima Buzovir from Kramatorsk fatally coincided with the war in Donbas. In the hope of temporizing the conflict in a safe place, Dima was sent to a youth basketball sports camp. But all of a sudden three weeks later the weakened and pale boy was brought back to Ukraine, not home, but to Kyiv, the Center for Children Onco-Hematology of Okhmatdyt. Dima wass diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Thanks to donors UBB there were already raised 100 000 UAH for treatment of the boy, but after BMT Dima needs expensive medications.

Up to Dima’s illness his family lived in Kramatorsk. 14-year-old beautiful and strong boy seriously involved in sports, and gave great hope in music playing the piano and saxophone in the school band. Active military operations in the summer of 2014 forced the parents to send the children as far away from this hell as possible. Dima’s basketball coach agreed to send the children to Greece to the summer sports camp. Suddenly, during the international youth teams play Dima lost consciousness. Soon parents were informed that their son had serious health problems. On July 18th Greek doctors recognized in Dima’s blood cancer cells and gave him the first round of chemotherapy. It was impossible to take a seriously ill boy back home to Kramatorsk. The entire family had to leave home and work to ensure treatment of their son. Mom is permanently in the hospital taking care of Dima, and the dad has to both earn for the leaving and treatment and to organize everything for it, namely: purchase of expensive drugs, search blood donors, pay for donor’s checks, make inquiries into international clinics, whatsoever. Moreover, the rent in Kiev has to be paid ...

Currently, sociable, cheerful, ever restless Dima has to stay in a confined space, away from home, friends, active life. Dima got pale and thin, chemotherapy took away his hair and strength. But the disease was not able to deprive him of faith and hope to make life dream - to play basketball professionally and become a champion.

Сoncilium of doctors decided to conduct haplotransplantation (from partially compatible family donor) in Ukraine. The operation was in May. Father was the donor for Dmitry. Currently Dima need expensive medicines for chemotherapy, antiviral drugs, and expensive tests. Every day the family spends 4-5 thousand UAH on treatment. We plan to raise 41 510 UAH on UBB to pay the cost of expensive medicines for Dima.

Name: Dmytro O. Buzovir, born 26.01.2000

Location: Donetsk region, Kramatorsk

Diagnosis: (AML) blood cancer, early combined relapse