Help Stefaniia get urgent surgery

Stefaniia is almost four. She loves playing with dolls, drawing, modelling and learning letters and numbers. Her favourite toy is a doll called Ema. They’ve been inseparable for a year and a half. She feeds, bathes and swaddles her.

These days, everyday childhood joys are hard for Stefaniia to enjoy. Constant headaches leave her tired and listless, and she can’t go to the nursery she dreams of attending.

Stefaniia had reconstructive skull surgery when she was five and a half months old. She now needs another operation.

She has been taking medication to reduce pressure inside her skull for some time, but it’s gradually becoming less effective. The operation needs to happen as soon as possible. Without it, Stefaniia risks permanent damage to her vision, hearing and development.

Stefaniia is growing up in a large, loving family with her mother, father, two brothers and two sisters. Her mother is on maternity leave. Her father is a war veteran who has a Group II disability after a serious injury. Relatives helped the family pay for genetic testing in Finland, but they can’t raise the money for the operation on their own.

The medical supplies needed for Stefaniia’s surgery cost UAH 229,982.

Let’s help Stefaniia get the treatment she needs. Every donation matters. Please donate and share Stefaniia’s story. Together, we can support her and her family through this difficult time.