The boy’s mother, who has a background in pharmacy, immediately understood what the results meant. Still, she held on to hope that there had been a mistake — that everything would turn out fine. But the diagnosis was confirmed. Artem needed a bone marrow transplant.

“A week before the Russian missile strike on Okhmatdyt, we had been temporarily discharged and sent home,” recalls Nataliia. “When the attack happened, I honestly stopped hoping that the transplant would go ahead.”

But the enemy strike didn’t stop Artem’s treatment. Later, he received a life-saving bone marrow transplant from a donor from Poland.

Now, Artem is recovering and eagerly exploring the world around him.

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