When Vika was born, it seemed that she was completely healthy. But on the second day the girl was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and was transferred with her mother to the department of pathology of newborns. Only a month and a half later Vika got home for the first time.
For several months the girl was developing as her peers, but when she was a year old, her parents began to notice her unusual behavior and saw that Vika was starting to lag behind in development. In their native Volgograd their daughter could not be helped - despite all efforts she was getting worse.
In 2006 in Moscow Vika underwent a serious genetic examination, and the results gave her parents a long list of diagnoses. They could not decipher all the complicated medical terms but realized that with time their daughter would begin to lose control over her body, her skeleton would become deformed, she would see worse and would have to follow a strict diet and take medicines her whole life.
Now Vika is seventeen, loves to learn new things, does well at school and tries hard to live a full and active life, despite the fact that she has to get around in a wheelchair and spend a lot of time on treatment and rehabilitation.
Some time ago she was diagnosed with idiopathic osteoporosis with impaired bone density. Doctors prescribed a bone-strengthening therapy, but alas, that alone is not enough. To prevent the bones from deforming, the girl needs proper rehabilitation with orthopedic shoes, special braces and, most importantly, a verticalizer with many important functions and settings. Such a verticalizer is very expensive, and the Ryabtsev family has no money to buy one.
Support Vika, help her to stay strong and live life to the fullest!
