Women in need

I am from the Vinnytsia region and live with my 82-year-old mother. I am 52 years old and have a disability and multiple health conditions.Since childhood, I have suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, have undergone five joint replacement surgeries, and have also had cancer (basal cell carcinoma). I move around the house with a cane.Currently, I am being treated for heart failure and polyneuropathy. My mother is bedridden due to a hip fracture.We both need help, as we constantly require medication, most of which we have to buy ourselves, and we live on two pensions.

I am a mother of 14 children, 9 of whom are minors. My life has been difficult since childhood: my parents abused alcohol, I became an orphan at 16, and already in the 9th grade I started working to survive. Later, I married a man older than me. He drank and abused me, but I stayed with him to raise our children. In 2025, he passed away. Now my children and I live in the house of my elderly mother-in-law in the Chernihiv region. I run a small household: I keep a cow and chickens, work in the garden, and bake bread when I have flour — this is how we survive. We do not have enough money.

I have had a Group I disability since childhood — spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia and coxarthrosis. Over the years, I have undergone many surgeries and treatments and rely on painkillers and medications to manage my condition. I have a daughter and a 5-year-old granddaughter. My daughter helps as much as she can, but we are in critical financial need. I live in a clay house and need bedding, curtains, sheer curtains, and food. I also have a large debt for gas and an unsafe gas stove. I kindly ask compassionate people for help.

I fled to another city with my two teenage children to escape my abusive husband. I am now living in a shelter for women who have experienced domestic violence. I work as a cleaner in a minimarket. I suffer from epilepsy and am often hospitalized due to my condition. The day before yesterday, I had another seizure, so I urgently need to undergo examinations, including an MRI and an EEG. However, my salary barely covers food and basic living expenses, and I do not receive alimony or any social benefits.

I have cervical cancer. I have already undergone surgery and chemotherapy, and I am currently receiving brachytherapy. At the moment, I am not working, as I travel to the city for treatment five days a week. The round trip takes about six hours, and afterward I am completely exhausted. I do not have enough money for medications and transportation. I live with my 9-year-old child; we are internally displaced persons from Myrnohrad, Donetsk region. We rent housing, and for the past three months we have been living on borrowed money.

I have been ill since childhood, and currently I am undergoing treatment for arthritis, hypertension, and hepatitis B. Recently, I was also diagnosed with cancer — basal cell carcinoma. I have just started treatment, and there is a constant need for additional examinations and medications. I live in a village and currently do not have a permanent job. I live alone and have no relatives. I sincerely ask for help. I would also be grateful for any opportunities for remote work as an accountant.