Two-year-old Kateryna tried drawing with markers for the first time during a hospital workshop. Since then, she has colored everything she could reach. Many things in her life are happening for the first time within hospital walls, as she is fighting cancer.
Read moreTwelve-year-old Denys is fighting lymph node cancer, while his father is fighting for Ukraine’s independence in the army. For his mother, Nataliia, it is a heavy burden — worrying every day about the two people she loves most.
Read moreMaksym’s childhood was put on pause twice. First — because of the war, which forced his family to leave their home city of Kherson. Then — because of cancer, which kept him “locked” inside hospital walls for a long time. More than anything, he wants to be a regular child again — going to school and spending hours outside playing.
Read moreSeven-year-old Illia crosses off days on the calendar, saying: “I hope my test results are good, and the doctors let me go home for the weekend.” During his difficult fight against brain cancer, waiting for those rare but precious trips home gives him strength.
Read moreIn October last year, Ivanna was admitted to the hospital. The next day, she turned three. On her birthday, instead of a playroom and fun with friends, she faced a spinal tap and the beginning of a difficult fight against blood cancer.
Read moreAndrii is only six, but he already knows how to call his doctor and ask: “What are my test results today?” “Have my white blood cells dropped?” Fighting cancer makes children grow up fast and learn about things they should never have to worry about at their age.
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