Age: 13 y. o.
Residence: Krasnodar region, Russia
Diagnosis: cerebral palsy, hearing loss, congenital heart defect
Needs: help with purchasing flight tickets
Funds to raise: EUR 950

Several years ago we helped Alina with rehabilitation costs. She was born with a heart defect and underwent surgery on the third day of life. A severe postoperative period with mechanical ventilation for 3.5 months led to multiple diagnoses: congenital heart disease, cerebral palsy, bilateral deafness grade IV, choroidal coloboma. Alina is a disabled child, but her mother raises her alone and never gives up. Finding specialists willing to work with her was extremely difficult, as one diagnosis complicated another. Eventually, foreign clinics helped Alina stand on her feet and improve her condition. Unfortunately, due to vascular problems doctors could not install a cochlear implant. Nevertheless, thanks to rehabilitation she learned far more than predicted: she can sit, stand and even walk holding one hand. She attends a school for hearing-impaired children and is very sociable.
In March they must travel to China for rehabilitation. The family asks for help with travel costs — about 950 euros.