Polina had a successful operation!

Polina Ergardt, 9, has a strange illness in which nothing hurts or bothers her. It's hard to explain why her parents need to raise more than a million rubles for treatment. Only those who have seen their own child's smile will understand. Polina's dad and mom haven't. No smile, no tears, no sadness - nothing. Because of a rare Moebius syndrome (absence of facial nerves and muscles) Polina just can't smile, blink, or cry. Her face, like a stone mask, is always motionless. It doesn't hurt, but it is unbearable. Strangers her peers think her appearance is frighteningly strange, but once they get to know her better, they want to be friends. Pauline is great: she is involved in lego-construction, rock-climbing, roller-skating, and plays computer games on a par with the boys. And Polina hasn't had any problems with her friends for a long time. But she is growing up. And sooner or later the disease will hurt her in another way - emotionally. This can be avoided even without leaving Russia. A unique surgeon has long been working in Yaroslavl, who is ready to transplant pieces of muscle tissue from the girl's hip to her cheeks, connecting the nerve fibers and triggering the signal from the brain to the new muscles. And when everything has taken root, Polina will finally learn to smile. And it's no longer just family and friends who will see how cute she is. Just imagine that no one else will ever be able to understand how you feel and what you're going through inside. No one will be able to respond to your smile or ask why you are upset. Yes, with Moebius syndrome you can live to a ripe old age, travel, have a career and start a family. But it is very difficult to be happy with this disease. Without our support, it's just not possible!