Hello!
Our son Dima had a serious infectious disease, Flexner's dysentery – 3A, when
he was six months old. He recovered and all was well. He was growing up very
smart and social boy.
On September 1, 2007 Dima started elementary, but in October he was hospitalized
with sinus infection. After several days of therapy he was doing better and was
being prepared for discharge, when his temperature rose suddenly. Dima was transferred
to the infectious disease unit, and the blood test showed large amounts of leukocytes
in his blood. He was urgently transferred to hematology unit of Regional Children's
hospital, where he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Dima is currently undergoing the fourth chemotherapy block and he has one more block
to go. After the chemotherapy, he will need bone marrow transplantation for complete
cure from his disease.
We also have an older daughter Victoria. This year she will graduate from high school.
Unfortunately, she did not match as a donor for Dima.
At this time, I am the only one working in our family. I earn 30,000 rubles. We have
enough money to make the first installment of 3,000 euros to the international registry.
Please help us pay for the bone marrow donor search at the international registry
(15,000 euros) and delivery of transplant to St. Petersburg (additional 2,500 euros).
Vitaly Kobzev
Home address:
238150, Kaliningradskaya oblast,
Chernyakhovsk, ul. Lenina, d.33, kv.5
Contact phone:
+7 (921) 262-28-26,
bkz_kadry@mail.ru
Update as of April 17, 2008.
Today we transferred 3,130 euros that we raised from the donations that came
to our bank account to International bone marrow donor registry.
Dima Kobzev's parents
Update as of April 30, 2008.
Dima had now completed the fifth chemotherapy block. It will be followed by radiation
therapy and then we will await the bone marrow transplantation.
We are very grateful to everyone who responded to our request for help. We would also
like to thank all the AdVita Fund employees.
Dima Kobzev's parents
Update as of May 6, 2008.
Thanks to support of RAYAR company, we were able to pay for the donor search
for Dima in full!
Update as of May 25, 2008.
A donor for Dima was found. The transplantation is planned for the second half of June.
Update as of June 6, 2008.
Dima came to St. Petersburg for bone marrow transplantation. He is now undergoing
planned testing.
Update as of June 16, 2008.
The operation to transplant bone marrow is scheduled for June 27, 2008.
Dima and his mom are now in St. Petersburg. On June 16th Dima will begin preparing
for the operation.
Dima's father
Update as of July 9, 2008.
It has been 12 days since transplantation. Dima is in cytopenia in a
satisfactory condition.
Update as of July 16, 2008.
Dima recovered after transplantation and was discharged to outpatient monitoring.
Update as of July 28, 2008.
Dima is showing the first signs of graft versus host disease.
He was prescribed hormones and the situation is stable.
Update as of October 4, 2008.
In the next few days, it will be 100 days since Dima’s transplantation, so he
had a complete examination. All is well and as soon as possible he will be
allowed to go home in Kaliningrad under monitoring of the local doctors.
Update as of October 31, 2008.
Due to worsening of skin GVHD, Dima will return to St. Petersburg from
Kaliningrad to be monitored by transplantologists.
Update as of December 1, 2008.
After completing treatment, Dima was discharged to outpatient monitoring.
Update as of December 12, 2008.
Dima was allowed to go home to be monitored by hematologists in Kaliningrad.
His GVHD was taken under control and he feels well.
Update as of January 8, 2008.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to everyone! We are forwarding
Dima's new photos.
It has been almost seven months since bone marrow transplantation.
Dima is now at home and he feels well.
Respectfully,
V.N. Kobzev
Update as of April 14, 2009
Dima came for scheduled examinations. The results are good, the boy is
feeling fine.
Update as of March 26, 2010.
Dima had planned tests. All is well.
Update as of August 4, 2010.
Dima came for planned tests.
Update as of August 25, 2010.
Based on test results, Dima was diagnosed with chronic skin GVHD.
It was decided to treat Dima with MabThera. He needs 1400 mg of
the drug that cost 118,000 rubles.
Update as of September 24, 2010.
MabThera therapy is completed. Dima feels great.
For the first time in two years, he was taken off Cyclosporine.
Dima and his mom are going home.
They will return for control tests in a month.
Update as of November 14, 2010.
On November 8th Dima came to St. Petersburg for planned tests.
Doses of some medications are being gradually reduced so that in the
future Dima could be taken off of them. On November 15th Dima will have
tests, as well as a puncture. Dima feels well. He is happy and active.
Update as of April 13, 2011.
Dima came for planned tests at R. Gorbacheva Pediatric Hematology &
Transplantology Institute. He feels well.
Update as of October 31, 2011.
Dima came in for tests and, unfortunately, he has progression of
skin GVHD and development of scleroderma. He will receive several
cycles of photopheresis.
Update as of December 30, 2011.
Dima completed 8 cycles of photopheresis and GVHD situation had improved.
He was allowed to go home and will return for photopheresis in March.
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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