For Ervin's Recovery - Za Ervinov oporavak

* Croatian version below / Hrvatska inačica ispod

Dear visitor,

Thank you for your time and goodwill.

I am Igor Farago, and here I will explain why this fundraising campaign is critical and can make a big difference for my family.

My brother, Ervin (51), started experiencing health problems a few months ago. It started with chest pains, weakness, shortness of breath, and then weight loss. After several medical examinations, blood tests, X-rays and CT scans, about a month ago, a shock followed - he was diagnosed with cancer, a very rare type -thymic carcinoma. As far as we know, the tumour cannot be surgically removed due to its location, but it has not yet metastasised, so it can only be treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and various forms of immunotherapy.

With this campaign, we want to raise funds for urgently needed treatments that will help him recover.

Anyone who has met Ervin knows he has a good spirit and is always ready to share his unique sense of humour.

- Doctor, how long do I have left?

- Three.

- Three what?

- Two...

This was one of his recent posts.

Ervin is a brother to me and my sister Emina; a son to our dad Stjepan; husband to his wife Anita; father of two beautiful children, Petra (7) and David (2); uncle, nephew, cousin, friend, neighbour... Many of us have been affected by Ervin's life-threatening disease, and we want to do whatever we can to help him get treatments that can save his life.

No decision has been made yet on the treatment plan - what type of chemotherapy and radiotherapy will be administered. A tumour tissue biopsy was done, tests and analyses are carried out, and second and third opinions are awaited. We have learned how quickly cancer can take a life from painful personal experiences and the loss of loved ones. Only four years ago, we lost our mother too soon - only two months passed from the diagnosis of cancer to her death. Time is now the critical factor and we must not wait.

We must act IMMEDIATELY and help Ervin get treatments that science and medicine acknowledge, but the HZZO (Croatian Health Insurance Fund) does not support.

The collected funds for Ervin will cover the following treatments:

- hyperthermia - damages tumour cells and makes them much more sensitive to other forms of treatments, also stops their further growth

- infusions of high doses of vitamin C - increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy, reduce its side effects, and stop the growth of cancer cells

- ozone therapy - activates the immune system, destroys bacteria, fungi and stops the growth of viruses

- hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) - helps fight bacteria, and triggers the release of substances called growth factors and stem cells, which promote healing

Help Petra and David have more time with their dad. Help Anita have a family like before. Help Ervin recover and live.

It is Christmas time, often said a time for giving.

Donate now and your contribution can save a life!

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Dragi posjetitelju,

Hvala na odvojenom vremenu i dobroj volji.

Ja sam Igor Farago i ovdje ću ti nastojati objasniti zašto je ovo prikupljanje važno i može učiniti veliku promjenu za moju obitelj.

Moj brat, Ervin (51), prije nekoliko mjeseci je počeo osjećati zdravstvene poteškoće. Počelo je sa bolovima u prsima, slabošću, gubitkom daha, a zatim i očitim gubitkom težine. Nakon više liječničkih pregleda, krvnih pretraga, RTG-a i CT-a, prije otprilike mjesec dana, uslijedio je šok - dijagnosticiran mu je rak i to vrlo rijetka vrsta - rak timusa, tj. prsne žlijezde. Koliko zasad znamo, tumor je zbog položaja nemoguće izvaditi kirurški, ali nije još metastazirao, pa ga se može tretirati jedino kemoterapijom, radioterapijom i raznim oblicima imunoterapija.

Ovim prikupljanjem želimo omogućiti sredstva za hitno potrebne tretmane za koje smo uvjereni da će mu pomoći u oporavku.

Tko god se susreo s Ervinom, zna da je on dobrog duha i uvijek spreman podijeliti svoj specifičan smisao za humor. Pa čak i o novim saznanjima govorio je kroz šalu.

- Doktore, koliko mi je preostalo?

- Tri.

- Što tri?

- Dva...

To je jedna od njegovih novijih objava.

Ervin je brat, meni i mojoj sestri Emini; sin, našem tati Stjepanu; suprug, svojoj supruzi Aniti; otac dvoje prekrasne djece, Petra (7) i David (2); stric, ujak, nećak, bratić, rođak, prijatelj, susjed... Mnogo nas je pogođenih Ervinovom po život opasnom bolešću i želimo učiniti što god možemo da mu budu omogućeni tretmani koji mu mogu spasiti život.

Dok ovo pišem, još uvijek nije donesena odluka o planu terapija - koja vrsta kemoterapije i radioterapije će biti primijenjena. Napravljena je biopsija tumorskog tkiva, provode se pretrage i analize, čekaju se druga i treća mišljenja. Iz bolnih osobnih iskustava i gubitaka bliskih osoba naučili smo koliko brzo rak može odnijeti život. Prije samo četiri godine prerano smo ostali bez mame - od dijagnoze raka do smrti prošla su tek dva mjeseca. Vrijeme je sada ključni čimbenik i ne smijemo čekati.

Moramo djelovati ODMAH i Ervinu omogućiti terapije koje znanost i medicina priznaju, ali HZZO ne podupire.

Prikupljenim sredstvima Ervinu će biti pokriveno:

- onkotermija/hipertermija - oštećuje tumorske stanice i čini ih puno osjetljivijima za druge oblike liječenja, prekida njihov daljnji rast

- infuzije visokih doza vitamina C - pojačava efikasnost i smanjuje nuspojave kemoterapije, djeluje kao supstanca koja zaustavlja rast karcinomskih stanica

- terapije ozonom - aktivira imunološki sustav i tako povećava vlastite snage organizma u otpornosti na bolest

- hiperbarična terapija kisikom - povećava količinu kisika u krvi, obnavlja se funkcija tkiva za oporavak i borbu protiv infekcija

Pomozi Petri i Davidu da više vremena mogu provesti sa svojim tatom. Pomozi Aniti da ima obitelj kao do sada. Pomozi Ervinu da se oporavi i živi.

Božićno je vrijeme, kaže se da je to vrijeme darivanja.

Daruj sada i tvoj doprinos može spasiti život!