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Vadim Melnichuk, 17 years old - an acute lymphoblastic leukemia

July 2, 2016, 17:00 4786 Author: Alina Vakulinskaya, translated by Velychko Viktoriia deti.zp.ua Fundraising is closed! For the first time, the treatment of the collected funds is enough for now.

Vadim Melnichuk, 16 January 1999 born

Diagnosis: an acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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ATTENTION! AS OF 03.03.2017: Fundraising is closed!

For the first time, the treatment of the collected funds is enough for now.

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Vadim is the eldest son of a single mother Zoryana. He had just graduated from high school and was going to go to college. He was happy that he truly began adulthood and like a strong young man could help his mother. Teener was filled with the brightest emotions of his future! But all this gladness was temporary.

At one moment he became ill with bronchitis. The temperature jumped to 40. He was admitted to the hospital where appendicitis was deduced. But after Vadim had his appendix out his fever wasn't down. The same day mother heard a terrible diagnosis. Her loved son has an acute lymphoblastic leukemia! From 4 July Vadim is in the hematology department of Zaporozhye Regional Children's Hospital. He has started chemo.

Currently he needs expensive medicines one of which is Zavedos (18 vials). The total price is about 1820 USD and it is unreal amount for a single mother with three children.

We ask you to help us with buying of this medicine. Your gift will help Vadim doing chemo and save his precious life!

The family leaves in the city of Zaporizhzhya

Contact tel. of Zoriana: +38 066 023 13 64 (mother)

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