Hello!
My son Aleksei Potapov got sick in November 2008. At first we did
not pay much attention, as we thought his lymph nodes were
enlarged due to a cold. Alesha continued studying. In January 2009
he came home to our village during school break with a tumor
the size of an egg. He was referred to the Republic Oncology
Center where he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
At the Republic Center in Syktyvkar, my son had six cycles of
chemotherapy from February to June. Then we were referred to
R. Gorbacheva Institute of Pediatric Hematology and Transplantology
for autologous bone marrow transplant.
I am retired and receive a small pension of 4,000 rubles.
I live in the country. I have no savings. As soon as my neighbors
learned about Alesha's disease and the need to travel to St. Petersburg,
they started raising money for us.
Alesha's friends raised 6,000 rubles and other residents
helped as much as they could. We had to take a loan to pay
for apartment rent in St. Petersburg. But it was not enough to
cover all expenses. We rented an apartment for 12,000 rubles a
month, but we can no longer afford it.
Please help us with paying for expensive medications
and renting an apartment.
Update as of February 23, 2010.
On February 10th Alesha underwent autologous transplantation.
His blood counts were dropping: leukocytes – to 0.2 and
platelets to 10. They are now rising again – leukocytes are
2.9, platelets – 30 and hemoglobin – 90. Alesha is currently
feeling rather well. He has appetite and is in a better mood.
Update as of March 30, 2010.
Alesha recovered fully after autologous bone
marrow transplant and the doctors allowed him to go home. He feels well,
studies and has normal test results. In April he will have a planned CT
scan, which Alesha will also undergo locally.
Correspondent Bank:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,
SWIFT: BKTRUS33
Beneficiary Bank:
OJSC Bank Petrovski (f. EEFC Bank Plc.)
SWIFT: PETRRU2P
Account No. 04096265
Beneficiary:
Non-Profit Organization
"AdVita Charitable Foundation",
account # 40703840712001000468
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Correspondent Bank:
Deutsche Bank AG,
SWIFT: DEUTDEFF
Beneficiary Bank:
OJSC Bank Petrovski (f. EEFC Bank Plc.)
SWIFT: PETRRU2P
Account No. 100 9497918 1000
Beneficiary:
Non-Profit Organization
"AdVita Charitable Foundation",
account # 40703978312001000468
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