Life without immunity

Masha is only 1, she smiles, and what this poor girl has gone through… After 1.5 hours after the birth of a girl has got to resuscitation. Parents prayed that her daughter began to breathe. And on the 5th day she could. Only on the 8th day of the mother for the first time since the birth of my daughter saw. It seemed that everything was over. However, after 2.5 weeks of the child in serious condition was taken to hospital. Bone marrow of the child does not produce blood cells responsible for the immunity. Now she needs expensive drugs, but parents don't have money for it.

In June, on advice from the chief immunologist Ukraine child a new diagnosis – severe neutropenia of unspecified origin. Then again, there have been many analyzes, even in Italy sent blood samples for genetic testing. Masha is constantly taking antibiotics tested for infection, bio-products and a variety of drugs for digestion (neutropenia kills lactobacilli, as a consequence of a child does not eat well and poorly digested food). All these means parents have to somehow provide their own, sometimes feasibly help relatives.

But when in reducing blood indices child needs to use specific drugs to stimulate immunity, the family budget is not enough. At 3 months of treatment Mashunia need 12 bottles of the drug "Neupogen" totaling 15 600 UAH. Therefore appeal to all caring people to support Masha. We hope and believe that her body positive changes occur, and the child can safely interact with other children. After Mashunya so wants!

Name: Maria A. Kravchuk, born 08/12/2013

Location: Vinnytsia region

Diagnosis: Severe congenital neutropenia