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Irene_L Posted 17 years ago
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Hi! Please help me to correct this text. I was asked to get the information in English, but professional translators haven't translated it yet. I want to post info about this kid today or tomorrow, and substitute it with professional translation later if it will be necessary. If you have suggestions how to improve this text please fill free to post them here. Thanks a lot!

Bogdan Shinder, DOB April 3, 2005, retroperitoneum neuroblastoma of the fourth degree



Please help Bogdan. He needs money for the treatment in clinic. A boy lives in a small village. When Bogdan was three years old he started coughing and complaining about pain in his knee. His parents took Bogdan to a number of specialists – traumatic surgeon, orthopedist, cardiac neurologist, and neuropathologist. When they took him to the infectious diseases hospital, they doctors found a lump not far from his belly button and referred him to the cancer department of the regional hospital. Bogdan had an ultrasound examination done. The preliminary diagnosis was a neuroblastoma of the third degree. Besides, the doctors found out that Bogdan had a congenital heart disease. He was referred to the hospital in , where the diagnosis was confirmed. The only difference was that it was the fourth degree of cancer. Bogdan came to for MBG, which showed that his bone marrow was totally damaged. They suspected metastasis in the bones as well. Another MBG done in April, showed that three vertebrae (third, fourth, and fifth). Bogdan had a long-term treatment at the Cancer Institute in . But in September he was discharged from the institute. The treatment was useless. Ukrainian doctors can’t help the boy anymore. But the parents didn’t give up. They collected some money enough for the next examination in . And specialists gave the boy and his parents a hope! They prescribed the following treatment to Bogdan: chemotherapy, computer tomography, surgery and a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately parents don’t have enough money to complete this treatment. The boy has taken to the hospital in . The treatment has begun. But he can be discharged because of lack of money. Some money (about 23 000 USD) was raised. Parents have to collect about 35000 USD additionally to continue treatment. But they really have no money left. Their neighbors raised some money ($400) before they went to . They also sold a cow, a calf, and a pig. But they has nothing else to sell. Please, help this family.

You can reach Elena at + (telephone number removed) or her husband Anatoliy at +(telephone number removed) . This family does not have a bank account in US dollars. The only available option for them to receive your help is .

The boy’s story: (URL removed)
  

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Oh, I see now. It never occured to me, that it might be considered as fraud or something. So maybe it will be better to remove the previous text and to leave the following paragraph for improving: He had a long-term treatment at the Canser Institute in ____.

  • Oh, I see now.
  • It never occured to me, that it might be considered as fraud or something.
  • So maybe it will be better to remove the previous text and to leave the following paragraph for improving: He had a long-term treatment at the Canser Institute in ____.
  • But in September he was discharged from the institute.
  • The treatment was useless.
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Oh, I see now.

It never occured to me, that it might be considered as fraud or something.

So maybe it will be better to remove the previous text and to leave the following paragraph for improving:

He had a long-term treatment at the Canser Institute in ____. But in September he was discharged from the institute. The treatment was useless. ____ doctors can’t help t

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