I remember those good old school-days - sun seemed to be brighter, grass greener, streets wider and buildings higher... I finished gymnasium in Minsk, Belarus and I couldn’t believe how small are corridors and stairs when I came back a couple of years later to see my favorite teachers. I had this time as a child and thanks God this memory is full of light, brightness, and joy. But not all kids will have a chance to experience this good childhood... Some maybe would never live their 13th, 14th, 15th birthday...

Yesterday I got news from my parents that in my school there is a teacher in primary school and her daughter has a fatal disease. This page is created for her childhood. This page might be the present on her every birthday she’ll ever have in her life.

In 2011 Alina was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. There is a treatment in Belarus, and it’s pretty extensive, demanding different stages, constant awareness and visiting the hospital once in a week or two weeks. She had the treatment for all her life since she was 4 until now when she is 11... Remember, corridors are bigger.. sometimes pain is stronger, not mentioning the desire to play with kids and to be a normal child.

Not only treatment didn’t help, but in 2015 she experienced a rapid decrease in her blood tests and found that remaining on the same treatment is useless. The only thing that could help and save the little girl is bone marrow transplantation. Yes, that’s a way, but not everyone can go this way...

Belarus has very good doctors, but there are simply no donors for bone marrow in Russia and Belarus, that fit the girl. Plus our country is not a part of BMDW.
So it’s impossible to make this surgery in our country. Parents would never give up on their child though... They called in Israel and in a number of hospitals in Europe. Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany is the only one expressed interest to help this young lady. The only thing is that the surgery is 350 000 euro which is approx 500 000 Canadian dollars. (Pictures below)

The situation is very simple and straightforward - Alina has 2 months from now (01-19-2018). This March will be the last month this little girl spends on the earth... If we ignore the need.

There is a huge campaign in Belarus for raising funds and people are generous and willing to help... but you can’t give what you don’t have. Belarus isn’t wealthy country and from December until yesterday they raised approximately 22k EUR. So it’s 328k more for the upcoming two months.

I’m creating this page because Canada and the US are well known for their wealth. They’re also known for their generosity and willingness to help those who are in need. I still remember those early post-USSR days when we got baskets from America with foreign toys and toothpaste. Now there is a much bigger need.

Currently, I live in Toronto, Canada and have the ability to help through fundraising from here. In Belarus, North American fundraising like gofundme is under huge taxes, so I’m using my residency to help.
These are real people, the real family I know and my close friends know them too. This is not a fake and people are in deep need this season.

Imagine this.. there are 2.5 million people in Toronto. If 20% of people in one single city would donate 1 EUR today, this young lady can have her 12th birthday. One cup of coffee for 330 000 people. A month of Netflix or premium Spotify for 33 000 people. One average dinner of 30$ at a restaurant for only 16 500 people. That’s the price of a precious life. Would you pay this price for yourself? Would you pay that price for your child? I would pay much more for my child!

Please, help Alina to see the snow again next winter. Help her to get a birthday present one more time. Help her to change the world as we all dream.

Here is a facebook account.
Here is her website.
Here is vkontakte group.

As for me - my name is Arseni Prokharchyk. I came in Toronto, Canada from Belarus as a permanent resident in July 2017. I'm married and work as a software developer. Here's my LinkedIn profile for more information about my working experience.
The mother of this little girl is one of the teachers in my school, where I and my friends grew up. The kids of my friends are classmates of Alina and permanent students of Tatiana - the mother.

As the letter on the pictures below shows, all the funds to the last penny would be transferred first to the hospital in Berlin.
As soon as the sum would hit the required number, I withdraw the money and send them to Tatiana's charity account. She, in turn, will pay to the hospital.

I didn’t have a facebook page, but I created just for this one reason - to keep the fundraising going. I can answer all your questions there, if you’re willing to help and still afraid of scam or not sure I’m ready to give you my contacts. Also, you’ll see my friends connecting with me on facebook. Each of them can give you a reference about me and my life.

All proceeding transactions and money transfers, any progress on Alina’s state will be posted here or/and on my facebook page.

Here are scans of the answer from the hospital in Germany:





Below are some pictures of her and her family