Save the heart Angelina Mykytchuk

Angelinka is 7 months old, and she needs urgent help. Recently, the girl found a congenital heart disease – an open arterial duct. But it is very big for such a crumb. Angelinka does not gain weight, and when she sleeps, suffocates... Angelinka urgently needs to install an intracardiac implant to close the defect. But the young family does not have the money to buy an occluder.

The mother of the girl is 21, she is on maternity leave and lives in the village with her parents. Dad is 23 years old, he is a student. The young family agreed to do an open surgery on the heart, only to the lives of their little sun did not threaten anything. But when the child was examined, the doctors found a geongeoma under the left arm (the blood vessels were knotted), so it was forbidden to open the operation because there is a very high risk of hemorrhage during the operation. The family was able to collect only 8 000 UAH by its own efforts. They were also helped by IMO students, they donated 7 600 UAH. But this is still not enough, you still need 59 300 UAH. Therefore the Angelinka family appeals for help to all not indifferent people: help them save the life of Angelinka, their little sun!

A letter from the mother of the girl:
"We are from the Korets village, Rivne region, so we were sent for examination in Rivne. After consulting a cardiologist, we made ultrasound and found that the artery was open by 4.3 mm, so we need to close it urgently. First, we were supposed to have an open operation for free, but the doctors found a geongeum under the left arm (the blood vessels were tied up in a knot), so we can not perform this operation. Now we need to put an expensive occluder (74,900 UAH). For our family, this operation is not under force. I live with my parents, my husband is still studying. We do not have our own housing, and monthly income is social assistance (children's money, 860 UAH), the husband does not receive a scholarship. With the help of kind people, we managed to collect 15 600 UAH. But the rest of sum is not taken from where. Therefore, I ask all not indifferent people to help us. We will be very grateful. Let God protect you!".

Name: Angelina Mykytchuk, 13.10.2016

City: Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr region

Diagnosis: congenital heart disease – open arterial duct