Power of 10. Natasha Dudina, a cancer survivor, artist and graphic designer shares her story of recovery and how she found out that when people come together to fight for a good cause, nothing’s impossible.
The Power of 10. In the 10th anniversary year, we are telling how doing good saves lives and your support can increase tenfold when we work together. That’s how it was for Zhenya Vaneeva.
Galya Bolshova has had to face leukaemia twice. But she didnt give up, and emerged victorious from the battle. Today, Galya has graduated from university and works as a manager.
At the end of a hard day packed with cancer treatments and medical procedures mothers of the children in our care feel exhausted. But you know that a mothers love knows no limits. And our mothers carry on smiling through the tears and keep doing all they can to save the most precious what they have – their children.
The story of Nastya Zerova, a girl from the little town of Gubakh in Perm Krai, can be called nothing but amazing. All manner of remarkable things happened to Nastya and her mother Vera thanks to the acute myeloblastic leukaemia Nastya was diagnosed with in 2008.
At 9 years old, Nastya knows that some illnesses can kill. She’s already spent half a year being treated for nephroblastoma. We came to see Nastya in hospital and found out that on top of the treatment she’s been finding time for art and studying.
In Hannover two men face each other. The shorter one, unable to hide his tears, tries to wipe them away as he repeats the same Russian words: thank you. The other smiles, hugs him and says reassuringly, everything is all rightin German.
Please meet the latest heroes of the Blood Family project: Ahmed Ozov and his bone marrow donor, Timo Sandau from Germany.
Anya Aleksandrova had a slim chance of recovering as bone marrow transplant was too dangerous. Luckily, Anyas life was saved!
A sea of smiles, happiness and kind words. Eyes shining with joy. And children who instantly make friends and go out to play – three years past the transplantation, Vlad Demidov has met his bone marrow donor, Nastya.
Let us introduce you to young and beautiful Zlata. She was unlucky to get cancer when she was 15 y.o., but she Is one in a million lucky girl to have her mother as a donor with 100% match. The Blood Family project (“Родная кровь”) is all about amazing stories of cancer survivors, and here is Zlata’s story.
