Seven years ago a little boy named Marcin was born who changed his parents lives. He made everything happen more and happen more often… we laugh more, love more, we value every day, every prayer, and we’re more afraid than ever before. Seven years has passed, seven very difficult but valuable years. Seven years of […]
A 5 years old Oliwia from Ruda Śląska, Poland is battling neuroblastoma – pediatric center. Her only hope is an anty GD2 treatment for wich she does not qualify in Poland. A cost of this lifesaving therapy in an Italianclinic is approximatley $90,000.
TUMORS IN MILOSZ’S TINY HEAD God sent an angel to us … Have you ever had to ask yourself, how God chooses mothers of disabled children? The angel asked the God this question: Why her? She is so happy – just because – says God smiling. Yes, this will be just the woman whom I […]
Five year old Iwo from Szczecin, Poland has a big challenge ahead of him; to win the battle with cancer. He’s been accepted to undergo treatment at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. The treatment is available only in U.S. Iwo needs $115,000 to fight for a happy normal life. For more information […]
We were so hopeful that Nikola’s treatment at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria will be successful and amid sickens she’ll get to experience the joys of life. Unfortunately, on September 4, 2017 Nikola lost her fight with cancer. Nikola was a happy and curious four year old from Stanica in southern Poland. Her smile […]
In words of Natalka’s Mom: “Mommy, why do my hair fall out?” – when Natalka asked this question, the fear of her life won. Tears came to my eyes because I realized that it was really happening. That death wants to take my daughter away. The image of the bald heads of other children did […]
Weronika lost her childhood before it even began. It is so difficult to accept that a beloved child could die. This two year old angel has a malignant stage IV cancer – neuroblastoma and notorious cancer is spreading throughout her tiny body. She never got sick, so when her tummy ached, parents quickly took her […]
I went to the oncology department with my son Szymon in June of 2017. I held my son in my arms tight as if someone would take him from me me forever. It really got to me that my child is dying. It was there for the first time that I saw children facing death […]
Norbert turned 12 years old in August 2018. He is a happy, active and positive boy, an avid ice-hockey player. He loves social meetings, his friends and colleagues and playing instruments. He has two younger brothers – Szymon and Olyvier. For the second time in his life Norbert is fighting cancer – neuroblastoma. He was […]
Adam was born on 27 January 2010 in Poznan, and until March 2012, he was healthy and cheerful child.After 2 rotavirus infections he developed a chronic diarrhea, due to the course of the disease, doctors thought that the intestine was damaged by a virus, no one suspected another reason. But the weeks passed, and the […]
“If you have to cry, please go outside, and don’t cry in front of the children. They cannot see you cry”. This is a single principle that pediatric oncology ward parents whisper to the “new parents”. It is the only principle determined by the parents, the rest of the rules are dictated by tumors that […]
The biggest mistake, you can make, is to give up. When Michal was 5 months, during a standard kidney ultrasound exam, necessary because of a history of postnatal urinary tract infection, the doctor observed a tumor in the area of his left kidney. We heard then that most probably it was cancerous. When heading for […]
Karolinka Urban has gone through so much in her short life. It’s hard to believe that she has so much strength in her tiny body to fight for her life. She was born on August 6, 2011, with a lot of hair. In her fifth week of life doctors performed an ultrasound on Karolina’s body. […]
Klaudia with her personality, temperament and love won hearts of many people. She was the reason that a very large community involved in spreading the news of her illness and fundraising for her treatment in Germany was built. Klaudia’s dream was to have someone paint her portrait – it was supposed to be a gift […]
Piotr was diagnosed with a rare heart defect – right chamber bipartite subaortic stenosis and pulmonary artery. In November 2012, during a consultation with children’s heart surgeon, Piotr’s parents were informed that Piotr’s condition is life threatening and that he would have to undergo surgery within the next 6 months. The cost of the operation […]
Szymon was a healthy two year old baby. It wasn’t until October 23, 2013 after completing the treatment, Szymon was examined by the doctors. Unfortunately, cancer did not give up and spread into the vitreous. In this case, the therapy did not help. It was necessary to save Szymon’s life therefore, on December 4, 2013 doctors […]
Alicja Kosmala was diagnosed with a malicious cancer-neuroblastoma in January 2012 when she was only 5 years old. Despite aggressive treatment – 9 cycles of chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, tumor resection surgery – Alicja failed to achieve complete remission. In children with neuroblastoma cancer, who do not manage to overcome residual cancer cells, there’s an […]
Dominic was born completely healthy. There was no indication that something was wrong in his body until he turned 6 years of age. His parents did not even expect that soon they will have to fight against a cruel disease. It started innocently in May 2009 with the pain in right knee, and then hip, […]
Ninka was born on December 7, 2012. She was an awaited miracle, born prematurely at 34 weeks. Her early months were slightly winding. She was diagnosed with atrial septal defect. However, that did not prevent her from growing, becoming curious of the world and sometimes even mischievous. As a baby she liked to fall asleep […]
Let’s help little Wiktor! His situation is dramatic. This three-year old boy suffers from cancer – neuroblastoma and has been through two relapses. Wiktor is currently being treated in Poznan, Poland but he might not survive yet another chemotherapy. His only hope is anty body GD2 treatment available in Italy. Wiktor could qualify for this […]
It usually begins quite innocently – child complains of a sore leg or belly ache, and the parent thinks it’s nothing serious. The parent takes the child to see the doctor anyway, because he prefers to hear that his child is “fine” than regret later that he did not react in time. And at that […]
“If only a few months ago, before the diagnosis, someone asked us about our dreams, we would probably list a few. Today, we have only one wish – for our son to live. We will knock on every door to save him. Today we are knocking at your heart. Will you help us?” Just a […]
