All will be alright. Stage 6

"In father's and mother's dreams Katyusha sits on her own, plays toys, crawls and jumps high, walks steady and runs fast, even speaks to the parents. We dream that a miracle happens and this becomes true. But we are realistic and we know that all of the dreams must be fed with the hard everyday work with no vacation, overcoming the laziness, fatigue, sadness, pain and despair. For today our main priority is the medication treatment and the systematic rehabilitation in the International clinic of rehabilitative treatment in Truskavets. It's a great pity, but we cannot cope with on our own".

"Only the father is working in the family, while the material help that the mother receives for baby care, is only enough to buy pampers and the necessary hygiene products. Therefore our daughter, regardless of her young age of 4 years old, has quite a non-childish day schedule, where every day of the week is scheduled. Here, apart from the regular morning washing, taking food, walking, there is also a physiotherapy, which includes work on the ball and the wall bars, sports mat and roll, inclined front (standing frame) and mobile chair, as well as the overall (courses) and logopaedic massage and exercises for the development of speech, swimming in the pool, teaching classes in the system Pete, playing the children's piano, drafting various pyramids and pasochok, learning rhymes with an illustration of their own movements and gestures, the development of skills of walking and much more.

We combine exercises that we do at home with the trips to rehabilitation centers (in Truskavets and Vinnytsia), where we receive consultations from the specialists and the necessary treatment. As always, most of the achievements are observed after visits to the International Clinic of Rehabilitation in Truskavets. Last rehabilitation helped her significantly strengthen the back muscles (straighter and longer sits with the support of an adult), significantly reduced muscle tone, especially in the legs (feet), to improve the resistance to the hands in position on the abdomen. Daughter attempts to resist and keeps a few seconds on the forearm and knees (so-called "knees"). She is becoming more and more active, attentive and endurance. Medical staff affectionately tells her "Good job" and "Well done"! 

We try not to stop, to go ahead despite all the obstacles. To be honest, it is not easy to stay optimistic. The difficult financial situation has forced us to phase out the hippotherapy and acupuncture, which certainly gave some positive results. A dolphin therapy, which is so strongly advised by neurologists, is only in the distant plans.

Forced to appeal to all not indifferent people again and again asking for financial support for our baby. We hope that the lack of funds will not be an obstacle to her recovery. We believe parents cherished dreams will come true!"

Name: Kateryna S. Kolesnykova, born 10.08.2011

Location: Kyiv

Diagnosis: cerebral palsy, spastic tetraparesis, MCHN, movement disorders IV level classification GMFCS, hand function classification level V MACS