Vitalina and other beneficiaries of the charitable foundation «Svet» received special food and product

Vitalina Savateeva is only two years old, but she has already had to deal with a serious illness. The little girl has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Doctors diagnosed her when Vita was only four months old. Urgent treatment was required in St. Petersburg. Together with her father, the girl went to Children's City Hospital No.1. «Vita's mother could not cope psychologically with the child's illness and refused to raise her. My daughter and I were left alone. We have been lying in hospitals for over a year and fighting for her life», — says Vasily, Vitalina's father. After discharge the family had nowhere to go: Vita must stay in St. Petersburg to be under the supervision of doctors. Vasily does not work because he takes care of his daughter. The Ostrov Project benefactors came to the family's rescue by helping to rent apartments for children with cancer for the duration of their treatment. While Vasiliy talks about his and his daughter's fate, now and then he apologizes for the small mess. He says he has not yet had time to clean up. Washing the floors and wiping the dust is usually on the schedule — every day. «I come from a large family. Ever since I was a kid, my parents taught us to be clean. Laundry, cleaning, ironing are no problem for me. I can cook, too. I am waiting for Vitalina to try soups. Because of her hospital stay, she is still on medication». The disease requires careful care and attention from adults. Right now Vitalina has only her father. Every minute he is needed here, near the baby. Vasiliy tells us that he gives Vitalina medicine "according to the scheme. A day you get a decent handful of pills. Dad and his daughter are also frequent visitors at the hospital: they take tests and consult with doctors. Besides medication Vita also needs special medical formula feeding. It replenishes the missing microelements, which the body of the girl cannot assimilate from normal food. Such food is expensive, and families with children with cancer are financially strained by the cost of treatment. Especially in the new reality. We need your support to provide special food for Vitalina and other young patients each month. This is a great help for moms and dads, for boys and girls, whose road to victory over the disease is still on. Right now you can support the work of the foundation and help children get better as soon as possible!