Women in need

I am an 80-year-old woman living alone and battling cancer. Recently, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I have already undergone two surgeries, and on January 6, I will begin chemotherapy. I live in Sloviansk. Once a week, a social worker visits me to help with groceries, and some kind acquaintances also provide support. However, I lack funds for medical tests, medication, and trips to the hospital. I live very modestly on my pension.

I left my abusive husband with my 4 children and am currently pregnant with my fifth child. We are a family of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Luhansk region. My husband was mobilized, but he deserted the frontline and started raising his hand against me. I endured it because I couldn’t afford to rent separate housing or provide for my children. When he started hitting my daughter, I turned to social services for help. We moved to temporary housing, but it is in poor condition. I am in need of help and would be grateful for any support.

I have coxarthrosis in both joints and thrombophlebitis of the veins. I can barely walk and am in urgent need of treatment. Due to my health condition, I am unable to work or support myself. The electricity in my apartment has been cut off due to an unpaid debt of 9,600 UAH. I live alone. A person helps me buy groceries, and I pay them for their assistance because I cannot do it myself. Please, help me if you can.

I was sexually exploited and abused by my own father. Childhood was full of horrors, pain, bullying and hardship. Now I am raising a 14-year-old son. He is the one for whom I hold on and for whom I live. I have health problems and great financial difficulties. I ask for your help.

I managed to escape the hell of domestic violence from my husband, who abused me and my children. I am raising six minor children on my own (boys aged 10 and 17, and girls aged 6, 12, 13, and 15). I have a part-time job and a place to live, but I am in need of help. I grew up in an orphanage and have no parents or relatives to turn to for support. I kindly ask for your assistance.

I am raising four daughters (ages 2, 5, 13, and 15) on my own. My youngest daughter has a severe diagnosis — cerebral palsy (spastic tetraplegia, severe stage). She has impaired muscle function in all her limbs and requires expensive rehabilitation procedures. I work part-time as a manicure specialist on weekends, but unfortunately, my financial resources are very limited. Recently, I have been experiencing severe headaches — I need medical examinations, but I cannot afford them.