77 out of 265 million

Vitya Ivko’s family is raising money for a very expensive drug

Novaya rarely advertises to raise money for seriously ill children. Today is the time when we will do this.

Vitya Ivko’s family is raising money for a very expensive drug. The boy was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a serious disease that gradually but quickly destroys Vitina’s muscles. Vitya can still walk (with effort), but some movements are no longer easy.

Time is against you. Urgent medicine is needed.

There is no drug in Russia, and the Circle of Good Foundation, which purchases expensive foreign medicines, has already replied that it will not purchase it for Vitya - he is not the same age. They would help if Vita were 4-5 years old, and he was already 8.

Elevidys infusion is ready to be done in Dubai - but it will cost 265 million rubles. An astronomical amount. And you have to collect it yourself. There are already medical reports from tests that the drug is suitable for Vita and will help him.

The family started a big campaign, with the help of caring people who responded to the requests of Vitya’s mother, Ekaterina Ivko. Several charitable foundations are helping with the collection: Charitable Foundation “Paper Crane”, Charitable Foundation “Faith in the Cause”, Charitable Foundation “Mother’s Kindness”, foreign foundation “Siepomaga”.

In just a few months, they managed to collect 77 million. This is both a lot and a little.

And in the summer, the boy’s father and Catherine’s husband died in an accident. Another problem.

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