I am from the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region. During the evacuation from the city, my husband was killed, and I was miraculously left alive. I now live in a dormitory with my daughter, whose husband went missing in the same city a year ago. We lost everything we had, and both of us are seriously ill. I have progressive vascular encephalopathy, cerebral atherosclerosis with arterial hypertension, an ischemic stroke, pyelonephritis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, cataracts in both eyes, gastroduodenitis, and right-sided grade 3 scoliosis. My daughter is 49 years old and has a group 3 disability. She also suffers from varicose veins, osteochondrosis of the joints, thrombophlebitis, stage 2 chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency, mastopathy, and encephalopathy. We need to take many medications every day. We purchase some of them ourselves, but our only income is our pensions and internally displaced person (IDP) payments, which are far from enough to cover all our expenses. We are asking for help.

I am a widow and a mother of three children, aged 4, 9, and 10. I have been seriously ill for the past two years. I am living with HIV, have recovered from tuberculosis, and six months ago my kidneys began to fail, so I am still undergoing treatment. My children also had tuberculosis and underwent treatment for more than 10 months. We spent all the money we had on treatment, and now we are surviving on a survivor’s pension of 4,000 UAH and whatever I can earn from temporary jobs when my health allows me to work. I do cleaning jobs in apartments and gardens. I take my youngest son with me because there is no one to leave him with. Before my husband passed away, we were self-employed and sold vegetables, which allowed us to support our family. Now, unfortunately, I am in a very difficult situation and am asking for help.

I have a serious condition — aseptic necrosis, which is destroying my bones. I have to use crutches to get around. The disease puts me at risk of losing my leg, but there is still a chance to slow its progression through reconstructive bone surgery and bone grafting using plates, screws, and bone fragments from my pelvis. I will be my own donor: part of my thigh bone will be taken and used for the reconstruction, with the bone secured using pins. The state does not cover this type of surgery through the NHSU program because I am the only person in Ukraine with this condition, and there are no medical provisions for my case. I am asking for help raising the funds I need for my treatment.

I am a single mother of three minor children, aged 14, 12, and 7. My husband repeatedly physically abused me, but I was eventually able to leave him. We currently live in a rented apartment in Dnipro. I work, but my income is not enough to cover even a part of our expenses. Rent is very expensive, as are all our other basic needs. I have gone into debt because there is often barely any food at home, and I also needed to prepare my children for the new school year. I am asking for help so that I can get our family through this difficult period.

I have cancer — a malignant tumor located on the greater curvature of my stomach. I have undergone aggressive treatment and surgery, but unfortunately, the results have not been entirely positive, and I now require further treatment. The medications prescribed to me are not available at local oncology hospitals, so I have to purchase them myself. I am a single pensioner with a monthly pension of 4,000 UAH. I simply cannot afford such significant expenses, so I am asking for help.

On July 28, I was caught in an enemy drone strike together with my 3-year-old son. Fortunately, my child suffered only minor injuries, but I sustained a severe injury to my right leg — a gunshot comminuted fracture. I have been in the hospital for the second month now. I currently live with my two children in the city of Marhanets. We are internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Melitopol district of Zaporizhzhia region. Unfortunately, my treatment and rehabilitation will take a long time, while my only source of income is IDP assistance. I am asking for your support.