Hello!
My son Andrei was born in 1992. In 2007 he got sick with lymphoma. He was
treated in the town of Stavropol since we live in that region. The treatment
was quite successful, and the lymphoma in his chest disappeared. But all of
a sudden he started having severe headaches. An MRI scan revealed a 5 centimeter
brain tumor.
On February 20, 2009 Andrei had a surgery on his brain at the neurosurgery
unit of the Stavropol hospital, and the tumor was removed. I gathered all
papers and sent them to the board of doctors of the Petrov Institute of
Oncology in St. Petersburg. The doctors arrived at the conclusion that there
had been mistakes in the treatment of lymphoma, and the tumor went up to the
brain...
Andrei was admitted for treatment. It's been almost two months that my son
and I are in hospital. I have a daughter called Masha back home, she is 13
and is staying with my retired parents. Andrei's father (my first husband)
does not help us much because he does not live with us.
Andrei is a very calm boy. It is hard for him to be separated from family.
He misses his grandparents, his sister Masha and his friends. Andrei is not
a fan of travel and change of places. That is why he is so homesick. He was
very depressed for the first two weeks: he refused to leave his room in hospital
and did not talk to anyone. One of his hobbies is motorcycles. Back home Andrei
has his own motorcycle - an IZh model. He likes to repair motorbikes with
his friends, they exchange spare parts and go out to the woods on their motorbikes.
Now his only connection to his friends is his phone. They talk to each other,
they tell Andrei what's new in our village, and Andrei never lets the phone
out of his hands. It's the only tie he has to his home.
At present our family is in a bad financial situation. That is why I turned to
the AdVita charity fund to ask all good people to help me pay for my son's
treatment. Thank you all in advance.
Update as of June 16, 2009.
Andrei underwent two courses of high-dosage chemotherapy. The tests (MRI and CT scan) s
howed significant improvement. Lymphoma is a blood disease, which in most cases responds
very well to treatment. But it requires time, patience, and of course, money.
We need money for the medications, food, and simply for living expenses, as I stay
with my son around the clock.
We will be very grateful for your help!
On June 17th Andrei will start the third block. In total,
six blocks are planned.
Andrei's mom
Update as of September 25, 2009.
Andrei completed five rounds of chemotherapy, and the last one turned
out to be very difficult. Due to severe stomatitis, Andrei could not eat,
drink or even talk. He had to write down everything he wanted to say. He
is now starting the sixth round, which is supposed to be the last according
to the protocol. Whether it would be the final round will be known after
the control tests. Bone marrow transplantation is also under discussion.
I would like to address those who help us financially: thank you! I am
praying for each and every one of you!
Andrei's mom
Update as of October 26, 2009.
Andrei was not able to achieve complete remission. The doctors decided
to administer a course of radiation therapy, and then consider autologous
bone marrow transplantation again.
Update as of December 25, 2009.
Andrei underwent an examination in the beginning of December,
the tumor is gone, there remained only cicatricial tissue and cysts.
Next he is going to have PET of the head and chest. We will be
coming for examinations at the end of January when Andrei turns 18.
We would very much appreciate your help with paying for PET.
We are very thankful to the AdVita fund and all our supporters.
Andrei's mother
Beneficiary:
Non-Profit Organization
"AdVita Charitable Foundation"
acc. 40703840712001000468 Beneficiary Bank:
JSC Bank Otkritie, Moscow
SWIFT: RUDL RU MM
For Petrovskiy branch,
St.Petersburg
SWIFT: RUDL RU M1PET Adress of Beneficiary Bank:
191186, Saint-Petersburg Russia,
Nevsky pr. 26
Correspondent Bank #1:
Bank of New York Mellon,
New York, USA
SWIFT: IRVT US 3N Correspondent Account No:
8901003069
Correspondent Bank #2:
JP Morgan Chase Bank,
New York, USA
SWIFT: CHAS US 33 Correspondent Account No:
822839205
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Beneficiary:
Non-Profit Organization
"AdVita Charitable Foundation"
acc. 40703978312001000468 Beneficiary Bank:
JSC Bank Otkritie, Moscow
SWIFT RUDL RU MM
For Petrovskiy branch,
St.Petersburg
SWIFT RUDL RU M1PET Adress of Beneficiary Bank:
191186, Saint-Petersburg Russia,
Nevsky pr. 26
Correspondent Bank #1:
Deutsche Bank AG,
SWIFT: DEUT DE FF Correspondent Account No:
9477134
Correspondent Bank #2:
Commerzbank AG,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
SWIFT: COBA DE FF Correspondent Account No:
400886482900
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