Hello!
My name is Elena Vladimirovna Kozis. I applied to AdVita Fund for help
due to a severe illness. I am 58. In November 2009 I was sent to hospital no. 31
and diagnosed with acute myelodysplastic syndrome.
At present I am being treated at Pavlov St. Petersburg State Medical University.
The only chance for me to overcome my disease is bone marrow transplantation
from unrelated donor. Donor search costs 15,000 euros and transplant delivery
to St. Petersburg requires 2,500 euros. We cannot raise this much money by ourselves.
My husband and I are working retirees. We have a son, who suffers from diabetes and
needs help himself. I really hope for help from people with kind hearts.
Update as of March 12, 2011.
Elena underwent a cycle of therapy with Dacogen.
She is now being monitored as an outpatient. Her blood counts are low.
The donor search is at the final phase, but there is
no money to pay for it.
Update as of April 5, 2011.
A donor for Elena was found. Transplantation is scheduled for April 9.
Elena needs 25 vials of Atgam that cost 250,000 rubles.
Update as of April 13, 2011.
Elena's transplantation was moved to April 13th and took place today, at 1 pm.
Elena had very difficult chemotherapy prior to transplantation and is
now recovering.
Atgam was provided under guarantee letter from AdVita fund. Elena owes
12,000 euros to Morsch bone marrow donor registry.
Update as of May 20, 2011.
Elena recovered after bone marrow transplantation and was transferred
for outpatient monitoring. Donor's bone marrow engrafted and she has
no GVHD. Elena is in remission, but has slight infectious complications
and receives antibiotics. Elena's friends and relatives were able to
raise and transfer to the registry additional 2,000 euros. However, she
still owes 2,000 euros to the registry. Elena feels rather well, although
she is still somewhat fatigued.
Update as of September 11, 2011.
Five months have passed after the transplantation. Elena is monitored at
the Raisa Gorbacheva Institute of Children's Hematology and Transplantology,
her basic disease is in remission. No manifestations of GVH reaction.
The cytomegalovirus titre is high so Elena is taking Valcyte.
Update as of February 23, 2012.
Elena is at the day patient facility. She still has signs of a skin GVH reaction.
Protein levels have dropped, so Elena was administered albumin. Cytomegalovirus
titer is still positive, that's why Valcyte hasn't been canceled yet.
Update as of April 18, 2012.
Elena was hospitalized by ambulance with acute abdominal pain and underwent
intestinal surgery. She already returned home and is now recovering. Elena
is in remission in regards to primary diagnosis and still needs Valcyte.
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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