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My name is Patricia and I have started this fundraiser for a family from our old neighbourhood. Our kids grew up playing together and my heart aches for them as they endure the hardship of Veronika being very sick. She is unable to do the simple things we take for granted each day like making kids lunches, driving the car, walking her daughter to school and the list goes on and on. Her husband is a self employed truck driver who needs to work to put food on the table and they have 3 precious children, Tony, Peter and Naomi. Here is a bit about her story....
Veronika suffers from a large benign tumour extending into the brainstem. She experiences walking problems, numbness in her face and tongue, altered sensation of the right side of the body, freezing and burning in nature, dizziness all the time, vertigo and imbalance, as well as hearing problems. Due to the tumour she has a difficult time focusing her sight, she cannot look from side to side, and constantly feels nauseous as a result of the vertigo.
While she underwent surgery in 2012 to decrease the size of the tumour, surgeons are unable to completely remove the tumour because of its contact with nerves on the brain. Further, the tumour continues to grow and her condition continues to worsen.
The only suggestion by doctors was surgery every 3 years to slightly push the tumour away from her brain. This will not solve her symptoms, because the tumour will continue to grow and move back towards the brainstem.
For those who know Veronika, she is a very bright, loving and knowledgable individual. She was employed as a teacher at Seneca college for a computer studies class. As a result of her condition, she had no choice but to quit her job and has been stuck in bed for months. She is unable to assist within or outside of the home. Her responsibilities have fallen on her children and husband, who are finding it difficult to sustain the home and finances.
It is devastating to watch this vibrant woman be stuck in bed. Any size donation will help Leon (her husband) pay for her treatment, provide Veronika with support for basic daily needs, and support their three kids.
Please share this with as many people as you can so we can do as much as possible for this family that is struggling. Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute to make life a little easier for the Kontorovich family.
Patricia
Veronika suffers from a large benign tumour extending into the brainstem. She experiences walking problems, numbness in her face and tongue, altered sensation of the right side of the body, freezing and burning in nature, dizziness all the time, vertigo and imbalance, as well as hearing problems. Due to the tumour she has a difficult time focusing her sight, she cannot look from side to side, and constantly feels nauseous as a result of the vertigo.
While she underwent surgery in 2012 to decrease the size of the tumour, surgeons are unable to completely remove the tumour because of its contact with nerves on the brain. Further, the tumour continues to grow and her condition continues to worsen.
The only suggestion by doctors was surgery every 3 years to slightly push the tumour away from her brain. This will not solve her symptoms, because the tumour will continue to grow and move back towards the brainstem.
For those who know Veronika, she is a very bright, loving and knowledgable individual. She was employed as a teacher at Seneca college for a computer studies class. As a result of her condition, she had no choice but to quit her job and has been stuck in bed for months. She is unable to assist within or outside of the home. Her responsibilities have fallen on her children and husband, who are finding it difficult to sustain the home and finances.
It is devastating to watch this vibrant woman be stuck in bed. Any size donation will help Leon (her husband) pay for her treatment, provide Veronika with support for basic daily needs, and support their three kids.
Please share this with as many people as you can so we can do as much as possible for this family that is struggling. Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute to make life a little easier for the Kontorovich family.
Patricia
Organizer
Patricia Grigg
Organizer
Newmarket, ON