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Let's help Maria

  • Oakville North, ON
  • Medical
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of $20,000 | raised by 24 people

Top Donation $200

Vedrana Todorovic

Created April 20th, 2023
by Nenad Momcilovic
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Let's help Maria

Let's help a young mother of two girls, who has been bravely fighting a terrible disease for a very long time. Every serious disorder is terrible, but multiple sclerosis particularly so - an insidious, slowly-progressing condition, it lasts a long time, the patient is aware of what awaits them as the disease progresses, and there wasn't much hope for those diagnosed with MS up until very recently.

In a specialized clinic abroad, there is a novel treatment that would hopefully help Marija overcome the disease, but it is very expensive. Two-thirds of the needed money has already been collected in her homeland in Serbia, but a big portion still remains (20,000 CAD) that we would hopefully collect for her.

Here is a letter from Marija:

My name is Marija Stankov, I was born on June 8, 1988, in Odžaci. I grew up and went to school in Odžaci, Serbia. In 2008, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The first symptoms appeared on my high school graduation excursion, and once I had returned home, a long fight and struggle started for me. A lot of examinations and tests were completed in order to accurately diagnose the disease. So far, I have received three types of therapies that have not helped much, and my condition is getting worse and worse year after year. After learning about HSCT therapy, I contacted the specialized clinic abroad, and based on the submitted medical documentation, I received an answer from them that I was a suitable patient for this treatment at their clinic. With your help, I hope to be able to collect the much-needed money as soon as possible and to be able to receive the therapy necessary to finally get better. I have two adorable little girls, who really need their mother back. Thank you very much in advance, Marija Stankov

Помозимо младу мајку две девојчице која се храбро, већ дуго, бори са страшном болешћу. Свака тешка болест је страшна али мултиплe склероза је посебно страшна јер дуго траје и пацијент зна шта га чека, а не може много да уради јер лека нема. Y специјализованој клиници у иностранству постоји третман који би помогао нашој Марији да отхрани и пошаље у живот две девојчице али кошта пуно новца за млади брачни пар са двоје деце у Србији. Две трећине средстава је већ сакупљене у матици, остало је још 20,000 CAD да сакупимо. Ево и писма од Марије:

Моје име је Марија Станков, рођена сам 08.06.1988 у Оџацима. Одрасла сам и школовала се у Оџацима. 2008 године ми је дијагностикована мултиплe склероза. Први симптоми су се показали на матурској екскурзији, а по повратку кући за мене креће дуга и тешка борба. Уследило је доста анализа и претрага да би се прецизно установила болест. До сада сам примила три врсте терапије које нису помогле а моје стање се из године у годину погоршава. Након сазнања о ХСЦТ терапији контактирала сам специјализованој клиници у иностранству и на основу достављене медицинске документације добила потврдан одговор да сам погодан пацијент за лечење на клиници. Да би наставила лечење потребна ми је финансијска помоћ.Надам се да ћу у што скорије време прикупити потребан новац и отићи на лечење и вратити се здрава својој фамилији, пре свега својим девојчицама, којима је мајка заиста потребна. Зато Вас молим да ми помогнете. Унапред веома захвална Марија Станков.

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