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A non-surgical tumor! Neurofibromatosis! Please help me through this difficult...

In 2012, I received a diagnosis that changed my life forever: type 1 neurofibromatosis. I had no idea at the time that this would be just the beginning of a very long and difficult journey.

Genetic disease

9,946 PLN (33%)Shortfall: 20,054 PLN

Neurofibromatosis! My 14-year-old daughter needs support in her battle...

The unusual spots on my daughter’s skin were the first sign that something was wrong. Over time, my concerns were confirmed by a difficult diagnosis that changed our daily lives.

Genetic disease

PLN 1,570 (5%)Shortfall: PLN 28,430

Three diagnoses for 16-year-old Vanessa! She needs treatment,...

When Vanessa was 4 years old, she faced her first difficult diagnosis. The years that followed brought many challenges. Today, the effects of her illness are also visible in her mouth.

Genetic disease

PLN 30,000 (100%)Goal achieved!

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome! My 2-year-old son Jaś is battling...

In the first few days of his life, my son Janek was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Further tests gradually led the doctors to identify the cause: a rare genetic disorder.

Genetic disease

32,331 PLN (108%)Goal achieved!

Type 1 neurofibromatosis! 12-year-old Gabryś and 15-year-old Kacper...

The light brown spots on Gabryś’s body were the first sign that something was wrong with his body. When the whole family was referred for genetic testing, the results were hard to accept.

Genetic disease

4,378 PLN (9%)Shortfall: 45,622 PLN

Neurofibromatosis Type I❗My 13-year-old daughter Maja wants to live❗

The light brown spots on Maja’s body immediately began to worry me. The doctors quickly diagnosed an incurable disease.

Genetic disease

79,277 zł (159%)Goal achieved!

Paweł Ramulewicz - Fundraiser for Medical Treatment

Neurofibromatosis NF1❗Paweł is battling an incurable disease❗

Some inconspicuous spots on his body, of unknown origin, were the first sign that something was wrong with the child. When Paweł was two years old, the doctors made a diagnosis.

Genetic disease

50,613 PLN (101%)Goal achieved!

Olaf Grygielski - Fundraiser for Medical Treatment

Schwachmann-Diamond Syndrome❗HELP❗Olaf's condition requires constant vigilance❗

Olaf is 3½ years old. From the very beginning, his life has depended on results that offer no sense of security.

Genetic disease

11,936 PLN (15%)Shortfall: 68,064 PLN

Mikołaj Rudnicki - Fundraiser for Medical Treatment

Osteopetrosis❗Four-year-old Mikołaj is battling a rare genetic disorder❗

It wasn’t until two-and-a-half-year-old Mikołaj broke his leg that doctors began to focus on more thorough diagnostics of bone diseases. The diagnosis was one no parent is ever prepared for.

Genetic disease

70,160 PLN (100%)Goal achieved!

Patryk Bartyś – fundraiser for medical treatment

CTLA4 gene mutation, hemolytic anemia, and persistent...

Not all diseases have a name that doctors can diagnose immediately. Sometimes it takes many months of testing to find a single answer written in a gene.

Genetic disease

20,955 PLN (42%)Shortfall: 29,045 PLN

Zofia Chmielińska – fundraiser for medical treatment

Nijmegen syndrome and severe thrombocytopenia❗Zosia's treatment continues❗

Three-year-old Zosia is battling a rare genetic disorder and severe thrombocytopenia, which prevents her body from maintaining safe platelet levels. Her days are now structured around test results, medical decisions, and constantly checking whether what worked yesterday will also be sufficient tomorrow.

Genetic disease

PLN 5,804 (12%)Shortfall: PLN 44,196

Ksawery Ziębiński – fundraiser for medical treatment

Extensive venous malformation❗Thirteen-year-old Ksawery is ready to fight again❗

Doctors had already told the family to say goodbye to their newborn child once. Today, after years of apparent calm, Ksawery's body reminds us once again that this battle is never really over.

Genetic disease

25,833 PLN (86%)Still needed: 4,167 PLN

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