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Thanks to the verticalizer, Jana can stand

Spina bifida

Charitable foundation · Moscow

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Jana can now stand! See how much joy the little girl is enjoying her new body position. We remind you that Yana was born with a severe congenital diagnosis of spina bifida. Because of this her legs have no support, she is in an active wheelchair.

Yana and her mother have just discharged from the hospital, where they spent a lot of time - the baby was in casts over her body. The fact is that it was the third time she had a fracture of the femur bone. Because of the diagnosis, the girl's bones lose their strength and break easily. That is why it was so important for the little girl to receive a verticalizer - a tool for everyday rehabilitation at home. Thanks to the verticalizer Jana can now stand. The verticalizer will help the inquisitive little girl to minimize fractures, to spend less time in hospitals, and to spend more time playing with her beloved brother.

Jana's mom wrote to us, "We are so grateful to the Spina Bifida Foundation and all the donors for the sparkle in those blue eyes. Jana is happy, which means we, her parents, are happy. Now our fragile little girl's bones will be stronger every day, and Jana will spend more time with her family and friends, and not in hospital rooms. Now we believe that miracles do happen!

The Spina Bifida Charity Foundation would like to heartily thank all Tooba platform users for supporting the collection. Thanks to you little Yana from the Perm region can stand and improve her health every day. Thank you!

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$In order to avoid further fractures, Jana needs an upright lumbar$

In order to avoid further fractures, Jana needs an upright lumbar

In the medical records, Jana's diagnosis takes up several lines, and the description of the surgeries performed takes up a whole page. This sweet little girl has a really complicated disease - spina bifida. It is a malformation of the spinal cord that develops in utero. The causes are unknown. At birth, doctors saw a hernia on Jana's back. It was formed by the spinal cord, which "came out" of the vertebrae that did not close. An operation was performed to remove the herniation, but the severe consequences were not avoided: Yana cannot feel anything below the herniation. Otherwise she is an ordinary, cheerful, inquisitive little girl! Yana has an older brother Yegor, they are inseparable. Jana loves her brother very much, and Egor patronizes and helps his little sister in everything.

But now Jana and her mother are in hospital, the baby is in a cast over her whole body. The fact is that it was the third time there was a fracture of the femur bone. Because of the diagnosis, the girl's bones lose their strength and break easily. That is why now when she is discharged from the hospital she urgently needs a standing machine - a device for everyday rehabilitation at home. Thanks to the verticalizer Jana can stand, but she cannot do it on her own - her legs have no support. The vertical leveller will help the inquisitive little girl to minimize her fractures, to spend less time in hospitals, and to spend more time playing with her beloved brother.

The charity fund "Spina Bifida" is collecting money to buy the expensive rehabilitation device for Yana. Let's help the smiling little girl avoid more fractures!