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"I have a chance"
On the day of his 29th anniversary, Anton Buslov, a specialist in city transport systems from Samara, wrote on his blog: “I have cancer. More precisely, the Hodgkin lymphoma is a disease that affects the lymph system and is quite guaranteed to lead to quick, but very painful death. A year ago, I was generally pleased with this diagnosis, because this particular type of cancer is now best able to treat. There was a 95% chance to be cured. But it did not work out. Therefore, now I am in two weeks of chemotherapy once every two weeks, which can delay the avalanche-like growth of tumors for some time. This drug is not at all vitamins, it has great toxicity. Therefore, to be honest, they don’t treat me, just two processes - chemistry and lymphoma - compete in which of them will pick me up first. What is the forecast? In April 2012, the best of the doctors who are in Russia, a specialist in the lymphoma of Hodgkin, D.M.N. And fortunately, my attending doctor Elena Andreevna Demina carefully said: the term of 1.5–2 years. She also recommended that the book of Remarus “Life of Luke” in the same technique. I highly recommend it to you. However, six months, as you know, passed. There is not much left.
Thus today, and today I have a 29th birthday, I let a hat in a circle of friends-and we collect to continue this wonderful party, whose name is my life :) I was very sad when there were no opportunities. And now I have fun, because there are opportunities. And these are gorgeous opportunities-because, if I had something like what Steve had, no hat, launched in a circle of friends, would help. And I have a chance. "
Anton’s chance is to collect at least $ 150 thousand: as much as the annual course of the American medicine Bendamustin, which, as clinical studies showed, really gives such patients as Anton, a continuation of life.
A day later, Anton wrote on his blog: “Honestly, I was hoping, but did not count on such activity of people and such a great desire to help :) I am a person prone to plan, and I can say that all my plans flew to hell ... since in the first day I expected to collect about 100 thousand rubles. So, in the first day, 526 thousand rubles were collected. Well, or if you count in the framework of that story about 30 thousand friends, then 3400 people have gathered :) This is already a village - it is time to build a tram in it :) ”
On November 8, 4,327,716 rubles were transferred to Anton's account. “We succeeded! All funds are raised :) See - miracles happen! " He wrote.
The New Times understands that there are thousands of thousands of thousands of thousands. We can try to help Anton, you are all others who are ready to fight for their lives. Every week we will publish Anton Buslov’s diary - about how he fights, not hoping for the help of the state - only on himself. And on us.
Price in the Moscow pharmacy: 833 rubles, 15,000 rubles, 11,500 rubles
Photo: Alexey Kukharsky
What can be done about it
- Every year, about 15 thousand people in Russia learn that their only chance to survive is a procedure called transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells. A maximum of 30% of them manages to choose a related donor. In all other cases, the search for a donor can stretch out for an indefinite time: tissue compatibility with the recipient is required, and such coincidences in nature are rare. Many patients die without waiting for their “” donor. Accelerating the procedure helps in advance analysis of donor cells (typification). You can report such an analysis about your readiness to conduct such an analysis and become a donor by registering in the Karelian register of hematopoietic cells. Already now there are 600 blood samples of potential donors.
- In the stationary department of the First Moscow Hospice, about 30 incurable cancer patients are constantly located, receiving timely anesthesia and decent care. About 200 more people are attached to the Hospice on -site services and receive help at home. The hospice is a budget institution, the money allocated by the state does not cover all its needs, the Vera charity fund helps him. It is not difficult to participate in this help personally - for this it is enough, for example, to buy a card.