2020. You helped.

Podari.Life has four ongoing programs:

First program provides doctors, hospitals and researchers with a current access to Western academic and clinical research - via relevant journals and database subscriptions paid by Podari.Life. The program also provides scientists in the field of cancer research with grants to participate in international conferences and exchanges. In 2020 Podari.Life had spent $1,595 on this program as all conferences were cancelled.

Second program covers rare and unregistered medications needed to cure children in Russian hospitals, primarily Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology. The total expense for this Podari.Life program was $212,940.

Third program covers treatment and rehabilitation outside of Russian national health system  This program cost in 2020  was $44,904, in particular for unrelated bone-marrow search, and we expect to spend more of these searches next years.  

Fourth program covers the expenses for IT that help to promote cancer awareness and reach more donors and stay in touch with patients parents and families.  In 2020 we spent $13,414 on this program.                                                        

In 2021 we aspire to continue our efforts to help Russian doctors in their fight with childhood cancer. Our programs continue to support academic and clinical development of medical personnel, however now our main causes are to provide Russia hospitals with so much needed medications, that are not available through Russian healthcare system.

Donate

Defitelio for Nikita Bykov - $35,050 USD

Nikita was diagnosed with ALL when he was 12 y.o. Since 2018 he has been fighting cancer, and Defitelio is a part of his last chance to won this battle.

Nikita went through a lot. He started his fight by taking chemo, then he had a bone marrow transplant. But his cancer didn’t want to give up. So the last chance for Nikita to go into remission was a new treatment, CAR T-cell therapy. In order to go through this breathtaking new type of therapy Nikita needed Defitelio, and thank to you, we paid for it ($35,050 USD). We keep Nikita in our prayers, and we are very thankful to you for supporting his hope and willingness to win in this unfair battle.

Donate

Vincristine for kids fighting cancer in 2021 - $49,168 USD

Due to current Russian regulations Vincristine has disappeared from pharmacies in 2020. Numerous charities including “Podari Zhizn” have urged Russian government to take actions, but anyway, it takes time and kids are in need of the treatment right now.

That’s why “Podari Zhizn” has decided to import Vincristine without waiting any changes or actions from the Government, and signed a contract with a European pharmaceutical provider. According to this contract Podari Zhizn would be able to import as much of Vincristine as needed for little patients during 2021.

Thank to you we were able to pay an advance, that would allow to start the production of this medication according to the needs in 2021. A whole amount of this downpayment was around $100,000 USD, and we’ve split it with our UK-based sister, “Gift of Life”.

Donate

Alkeran (Melphalan) for Milana and three other patients - $21,628 USD

Milana Milonanova is 4 y.o. She was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma earlier this year, and she goes through treatment, which includes Alkeran, a medication that you paid for. Thank you!

Milana Milovanova complained about stomach pain, and in February doctors figured out what was wrong: pelvic neuroblastoma. She might need to have a bone marrow transplant in future, but right now she is stable, tumor is under control, and we all hope that she’d defeat the disease.

Thanks to you not only Milana received this medications, butt three other patients too.

Donate

Letermovir (antiviral drug) for Kolya - $13,252 USD

Kolya Khlopov has been fighting with ALL for years, and he needed bone marrow transplant. Letermovir is one of the drugs that protect Kolya against infections that can kill the patient with a suppressed immunity.

Kolya is 15 years old. Just his year he had a second relapse, and that is why he need a bone marrow transplant as his only option to fight his disease. After 35 days since transplantation Kolya started to feel better, and it looks like the surgery worked as we had hoped. Thank you for helping Kolya a fight his cancer.

Donate

Cidofovir for kids waiting for bone marrow transplant - $11,572 USD

You helped before kids to get an anti-viral treatment in preparation for bone marrow transplant, Cidofovir, and thanks to you four little patients got this treatment in August 2020.

Meet Andrey, Milolika, Aleksey, and Nikita. They all have different stories, different diagnosis, but you helped all of them to take an important step in their recovery.

Donate

Bone Marrow Search for Kostya Sinitsyn - $ 25,853 USD

Kostya is turning 10 in November, he was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in 2016. Kostya went through a lot of treatment and in January doctors decided that he needs bone marrow transplantation.

Among Kostya’s relatives unfortunately there was nobody who matched as a donor, and that’s why we need to perform a search for an unrelated donor in Bone Marrow Donor Registry. It costs approximately 25 thousand euro, so thanks to you, the donor was found. Kostya received the treatment and now returned home in a small town in Samara region.

Donate

Qarziba for Valera - $24 287 USD

Thank you all for helping our 7 yo patient Valery Patashuri to get his medication. We really appreciate that despite the very challenging time, you continue supporting sick children.

Valery received treatment with Qarziba, the most up-to-date medication for the high-risk neuroblastoma. Recently, the doctors have tested their patient and discovered that the boy had responded well to the first two treatments. This is even more exciting given that there have been no positive developments in the boy's treatment for months.

Valera was first diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was 3 years old. His treatment went successful back then. Yet after a couple of years in remission, his cancer had relapsed, and Valery is back in the hospital. He made friends with all doctors, nurses, and security guards. First he dreamed about dinosaurs, but then he has switched his attention to toy spiders and snakes and now he plays with his new favorites for hours. It is really amazing to see how Valery and other children, our little heroes, find strength and resilience to cope with illness, pain, and isolation in the hospital ward; they play, learn and explore the world despite all challenges. It is also very inspiring that it is in our power to give these children hope and a chance to be cured.

We are very grateful to all of you for your continuous and kind support. As we focus on our patients, our thoughts are also with each of you. Please, stay safe and healthy. We hope that the crisis will be over soon, and together we will be able get through all the challenges and thrive again.

Donate

Oncaspar for Svyat - $23 907 USD

Meet Svyatoslav. His parents call him Svyat, he is 5 years old, and he needs Oncaspar to fight acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

ALL is the most common type of childhood cancer. The good news is that about 90% of children can be cured. Of course, these results can be achieved due to the efficient and timely treatment. That is where the problem is. Recently, many essential cancer drugs have become unavailable in Russia. Oncaspar, the main medicine that is necessary to cure ALL, has not been supplied to Russia since spring 2018.

Thank you all for helping Svyatoslav Andrianov to get his treatment. Your generous donations in March made it possible to buy Oncaspar for this 5 years old boy. Today, Svyatoslav feels good. He is still dreaming about skateboarding and biking but has to stay home and draw cars because of the lockdown. His mom Natalya says that she really appreciates your support. It is even more valuable during this uncertain and insecure time. It is true that we all live in great uncertainty. None of us has ever experienced anything like that before. Maybe, just families with severely ill kids can tell what it is like not to know what happens the next day, and what to do to save your loved one. Yet, they can eventually find hope when doctors come up with a treatment plan.

Donate

Foscavir for three patients after bone marrow transplant - $31,800 USD.

Thanks to you in February we paid for Foscavir, an essential anti-bacterial and anti-viral medication, that helps kids to recover after bone marrow transplant.  For example for Dmitry Artamonov,  who is a 16-years old aspiring computer programmer from  Kovrov (Vladimir region). Dmitry is fighting cancer since spring 2019, when he was diagnosed with an Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He noticed a growing bump on the back of his head, and unusual continuous fevers.

As Dmitry recollects, he then only knew about cancer from movies – “When someone is told he or she has a cancer, they feel it like a death sentence”. But his cousin who is a cancer survivor herself, assured him that childhood cancer is treatable. When admitted to Dima Rogachev Center, he was relieved: chances of victory over cancer are much higher here.

Podari Zhizn supporters have already raised more than $47 thousand for previous treatment, and thanks to you we are ready to pay for a course of Foscavir (around $12 thousand USD)

Another two patients are Zubarev Igor (8 years old) and Deynega Varvara (less than one year old).

Donate