Sasha Tatarincev

Sasha lives with his mother (also called Sasha) in a cramped tiny one room apartment in the Chernobyl zone of Gomel. Both mother and son appeared in the award-winning documentary ‘Children Beyond Chernobyl’ (RTE 2008).

Sasha, who had a tonsillectomy (carried out without anaesthetic) when he was just one year old, caused him severe body trauma and tragically he developed an infection after this routine procedure. As a result, he has severe brain damage and convulsive syndrome. His mother Sasha is confined to a wheelchair due to a tumour on her spine. She is her son’s sole care-giver and receives very little support.

                             Polina Bryndikova

                    

                          

Diana Poyonelova, is a little girl who is on Chernobyl Children’s Project International Hospice Programme in Gomel in Belarus. Diana lives with her mother and grandmother in very cramped conditions. She suffers from Cerebral Palsy and severe episodes of Epilepsy.

Due to the number of seizures Diana has on a daily basis, local doctors recommended a new medication that is not available in Belarus. Unfortunately Diana’s mother and grandmother cannot afford to buy the medication for Diana and are looking for a sponsor to financially support the cost of medication for their little girl.

Part-time nurses continue to offer help and support to families with physically impaired children and children who are terminally-ill in this region. But we want to do more. Please help Diana’s family today to provide her with critical medication and vastly improve her quality of life.

Call  +353 21 431 2999  or email mforde@chernobyl-ireland.com today for further information.

                               Lena Luskovich

Lena should be like any other 13 year old teenager, but this girl lives with her parents in a damp, dark hostel in the Chernobyl region of Gomel. She is a very bright intelligent child, but sadly Lena was born with multiple birth defects. She suffers from congenital heart disease and has a growing thyroid problem.

Lena also finds she is unsteady on her feet and finds it hard to walk upright because her hips are unstable. In her short life, she has also had her right kidney removed and suffers from ongoing inflammation of the eyelids.

We want to make life better for Lena – we want to provide her with proper physiotherapeutic care - at least once a week to improve her movement. We want to improve her chances of living into adulthood by giving her the thyroid medication she needs.

We want to also give Lena bedding and winter clothes. With Winter fast approaching, Lena needs orthapaedic shoes and warm winter clothing so that she will be warm and comfortable throughout the long cold days. Please help give the gift of life back to Lena and help her recovery today.