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You are facing a serious situation and you have decided to turn to Rusfond USA.
We will try to do everything we can to help you. Please send the following information to info@rusfondusa.org: you first and last name, first and last name of the child who needs help, his or her birthdate along with an outline of the problem (i.e. diagnosis, name of the hospital and the cost of medical treatment if known). Please also include your full mailing address and zip code, your email address, if any, and your phone numbers.
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Lera Gaivoronskaya, 2 years old, pathology in the development of the right shin bones, staged surgeries are required to repair them at St. Mary’s Hospital (West Palm Beach, Florida, United States), 24,000.00 USD

Lera Gaivoronskaya, 2 years old, pathology in the development of the right shin bones, staged surgeries are required to repair them at St. Mary’s Hospital (West Palm Beach, Florida, United States), <nobr>24,000.00 USD</nobr>

Lera is our third child. My pregnancy went well, the doctors didn’t find any abnormalities. So it was a real blow for me, when I was told, after the delivery, that my daughter has a congenital deformity – her right leg had not formed properly, the double joint in her knee looked like a large growth, and virtually right under it was an inverted foot. Immediately after we were discharged, we took my daughter to the Central Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after N.N. Priorov in Moscow. They tried to help us: for three months they applied a plaster cast to her leg, but without any result. Ultimately, the doctors recommended we amputate the leg and make prosthesis. We couldn’t accept this recommendation, and found a hospital in Israel, where doctors created a single shin for Lera, connecting the tibia and fibula. Then we went to a hospital in Germany. In two operations, German doctors were able to remove the extra knee joint and thighbone. They made a special orthoprosthesis. Thanks to that Lera was able to walk. Private benefactors helped us pay for all of the medical treatment overseas. While we were still under the care of doctors in Germany, I began to correspond with Dr. Dror Paley of St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. He has long been successfully operating on children with such pathologies. The doctor looked at my daughter’s medical records and said that in three operations he will be able to reconstruct her leg. The treatment will take six months. But we just cannot afford it. We still have two daughters, fourteen and eight years of age, only my husband works. Please help us!

Anna Gaivoronskaya, Moscow.

To save 2-years-old Lera 24,000 USD is needed.

The cost of Ilya’s surgery is $527,438. Rusfond helped raise the funds needed. In April Lera is expected at the hospital. Another $24,000 is needed for accomodations for Lera and her mother while in the United States.

Dear friends! If you decide to help Lera, then please do not let the cost stop you. Your donation in any amount will be gratefully accepted. You can contribute to Rusfond USA using PayPal or by sending a check made payable to Rusfond USA and mailing it to Rusfond USA, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170. Thank you!

Rusfond USA

 

2016-04-27

Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Dror Paley of St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida says: "Valeria was born with ectromelia (significant underdevelopment) of the right shin bone. The girl has already had operations in Germany and Israel. But that only achieved a cosmetic effect; the right leg is completely non-functional. We are ready to reconstruct Valeria’s leg in three phases over six months.

First we will put a special orthopedic device called an external fixator on the leg, which, over the course of three months, will lengthen it with the help of electromagnetic radiation. The goal is to correct the deformation of the knee and the foot, and to lengthen the shin. In the second phase, we will operate on the muscles and implant special prosthetics in the knee and ankle joints for mobility. In the third phase, we will remove the device, protecting the fibula from fractures with a special bracket. For a month after that, Valeria will be in a cast. I hope that after undergoing this treatment Valeria will be able to walk, run, and lead a normal life".