The twins Liza and Katya Kartishov became even closer when Katya fell ill with aplastic anaemia. Luckily, Katya’s salvation came in the form of a bone marrow transplant, with her sister Liza as the donor. And today, they tell about surviving cancer.

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 right”—in 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, Anya’s 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.

Viliam Khailo lives and breathes music. Even during his treatment for leukaemia in December 2017, he kept his violin by his side. We talked to Viliam and learned whether the coronavirus quarantine was a barrier between him and his beloved music.

In 2008, Nikita was treated for lymphogranulomatosis. We have recently talked to Nikita about the second most serious quarantine of his life – coronavirus self-isolation.