Ivan Skuratovskyi

This is the story of a family from Mariupol who lost their home, peace and confidence in the future because of the war. But the biggest challenge they faced was the daily struggle for the health of their young son.

The boy was born weak, with a difficult start in life. From the moment he was born, we fought for him: for every breath, every gram of weight, every movement - and every hope. His diagnosis was cerebral palsy (CP). It is not just a developmental delay, it is a struggle with a body that does not obey. For a long time, he could not hold his head, crawl, or eat on his own. But thanks to constant rehabilitation, treatment and boundless parental love, he learned to do things that other children take for granted.

Life with cerebral palsy means continuous classes, specialists, massages, exercise therapy, orthoses, and medications. All this is expensive, but necessary.

Later, another challenge appeared - problems with his eyesight. The family lost precious time due to erroneous prescriptions. At the Kyiv Eye Microsurgery Institute, the boy was fitted with a contact implant, but part of his vision could not be saved.

Despite all the difficulties, the family does not give up. The son continues to undergo rehabilitation courses, dreams of running, seeing the sun and reading fairy tales like other children. And he has this chance - but without support, they will not cope.

At the moment, he needs a rehabilitation course at the Physical Rehabilitation Center “Step by Step to the Goal” for a total of UAH 25,000.

LET'S CREATE GOOD TOGETHER!!!