To live without fear!

Luda’s life was always active: walking, hiking, going in for sports and dancing. Now she is not allowed to do anything. Even excessive emotions are not allowed. “Don’t do it” became her everyday life: don’t smile, don’t cry, don’t get nervous, don’t run, don’t jump, don’t overtire herself… Luda has an arteriovenous malformation in the brain and therefore there is a risk of spontaneous hemorrhage.

Modern medicine knows how to cope with this disease, but the family must buy special material for surgery. And it’s an unreal amount for a large family with many children!

Since childhood Luda complained of recurring headaches. In addition the girl could get nervous for no reason. The parents referred to the doctors but they didn’t find anything. In 2010 the girl was examined. The doctors diagnosed “narrowing” of cerebral vessels. Thus they explained the girl’s recurrent headaches.

Luda was growing up and the situation became even worse: headaches became more frequent, the girl became more irritable. The parents were advised to consult with specialists of the Institute of Neurosurgery. It is here that the examinations detected arteriovenous malformation in the left fronto-parietal area of the brain. The doctors recommend a surgery as soon as possible but the parents have to buy everything required for it. It is a crazy amount of money for a large family wuith many children, that’s why they ask for help!

Name: Ludmila Belkova, 24.12.2001

City: Kiev region

Diagnosis: arteriovenous malformation