Hello!
Serezha Popov is 11. He was born on September 30, 1998. He is kind, quiet and
positive, and loves reading and playing on computer. He loves his sisters very
much. Before he got sick, Sergei was active in sports – soccer, biking and
skating. He also enjoyed running, jumping and climbing trees. And now he
understands that he cannot play those games anymore and sincerely believes
that one day he will recover and will play like other kids.
We learned about Serezha's illness by accident. His adenoid glands had to
be removed and we went to the hospital. After he had a blood test, strangely,
we were referred to a hematologist. It turned out that our son had aplastic
anemia. It was hard to believe because we never noticed anything out of ordinary
in his health. Serezha was hospitalized and in a week he started developing
nosebleeds and bruises all over his body. Serezha has been on treatment for
two years, but there was no positive result. For this reason, he was referred
to St. Petersburg for consultation regarding unrelated bone marrow
transplantation. Unfortunately, Serezha's sisters did not match as his donors.
It means that we need to raise 15,000 euros for the bone marrow donor search
at the International registry, and additional 2,500 euros for delivery of
transplant.
We live in a village of Elita in Moskalensky district of Omsk region. We
cannot raise this much money on our own. We are grateful in advance to those
who can help us with anything.
Larisa, Serezha's mom
Home address:
Omskaya oblast, Moskalensky raion,
selo Elita, ul. Shkolnaya-1, kv. 18
Contact phones:
+7 (952) 212-09-39 (in St-Petersburg)
+7 (911) 722-70-92
+7 (950) 788-90-02
Update as of May 29, 2009.
We are sincerely grateful to Russian Help Fund for paying 10,000 Euros
for transplant collection. We now need to Raise 5,000 Euros for the
donor search and 2,500 Euros for the delivery of transplant.
Update as of August 17, 2009.
Serezha needs weekly transfusions of blood and platelets. On Monday,
after transfusions, he feels well, but by Friday, he blood counts
drop and he starts feeling worse. A donor for Serezha was not yet
found, but he has many potential donors, so we can hope that a donor
will be found soon enough.
Update as of October 2, 2009.
Serezha and his parents came to St. Petersburg. He is now undergoing testing
prior to the transplantation that was scheduled for October 17th. While
Serezha's father is looking for a job in St. Petersburg, the family needs
financial support.
Update as of October 13, 2009.
I am now with my husband and son in St. Petersburg. Transplantation is
scheduled for November 11. Once a week, Serezha receives platelet
transfusions and r-mass. Our family is now in an extremely difficult
financial situation. At home, in Omsk, Serezha's two sisters aged 2
and 9 are staying with their grandmother and live on her pension.
Their grandmother is on disability after surviving cancer, and it
is difficult for her to care for two young kids. My husband has not
yet been able to find a job in St. Petersburg. Please help my husband
find a job, and then we will be able to bring our youngest daughter
here.
Please also help us with buying food, and paying for current tests
and apartment rent.
Larisa, Serezha's mom
Update as of November 3, 2009.
Serezha has fever and he takes antibiotics. Transplantation was scheduled
for November 12.
Update as of December 8, 2009.
Serezha recovered after transplantation. His blood counts rose, condition
improved and he started eating. Serezha's mom asked us to express an enormous
gratitude to all his supporters who constantly add money to their cell phone
account. For Serezha and his parents, it is very important to stay in touch
with home where they have two of Serezha's sisters with their grandmother.
Update as of January 28, 2010.
Serezha feels well. He was transferred to outpatient monitoring.
During testing, he was diagnosed with aspergillosis, so he now needs
Vfend therapy (400 mg daily).
Update as of February 4, 2010.
Due to hormonal therapy, Serezha developed steroid diabetes.
He is at the hospital where he receives insulin. He also still needs Vfend.
Update as of March 3, 2010.
Sergei is at the hospital under the doctors' watch. He feels well and
his blood counts are stable. Sergei is continuing long-term
immunosuppressive therapy, during which he needs to continue taking Vfend.
Update as of April 3, 2010.
Serezha is continuing immunosuppressive therapy. He was transferred to
outpatient monitoring. Serezha needs NovoRapid insulin pens for
insulin injections. He complains of pains in his legs and
has difficulty walking.
Update as of June 4, 2010.
Serezha is being taken off hormones gradually, and his appetite is
decreasing. His sugar level is normal and insulin injections were
canceled. If he feels well and has good test results after hormonal
therapy is canceled, Serezha will be allowed to go home for two
months. He still needs Vfend.
Update as of July 14, 2010.
I would like to thank everyone who is helping us! Our family is in
a very difficult financial situation and we are very grateful for
any amount of money that we receive in our bank account. Serezha is
now better and we were allowed to stay at home until September 2010.
However, he still continues to take the same medications, including
Vfend. We are hoping for your continuing support. Thanks!
Serezha's mom
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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