Six months ago, Yulya was finishing 9th grade and choosing a college.
After strange symptoms appeared—shuffling walk, changed facial expressions—her mother took her to see a doctor, and that’s when her fight with the illness began: first the initial round of chemotherapy, then a second, and after a relapse—a third.
"Yulya was paralyzed on her right side, lost vision on the right, and forgets words," her mother says. "But she keeps fighting and dreams of the sea."
From Friday to Monday, Yulya is admitted to the hospital. During all her days there, a nanny provided by the foundation stays with her—without this help, Yulya couldn’t manage.
Yulya walks with difficulty, leans to the right, and the IV and monitors on the stand make it hard for her to move. She often feels nauseous and needs support in the shower. Yulya doesn’t always remember or understand the doctors’ instructions, so the nanny helps her, makes sure recommendations are followed, and after each doctor’s round calls her mother to keep her updated. The nanny also monitors her medication and blood counts, tracks her fluid intake, and simply encourages her and keeps her spirits up so Yulya doesn’t lose hope.
Support our fundraiser and help pay for the work of our nannies, who stay in the hospital with children whose parents can’t be there. Let no child in the hospital feel lonely or afraid!
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