September 20th - International Bone Marrow Donor Day
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is a complex and costly procedure used to treat congenital and malignant blood diseases (such as leukemias) and immunodeficiencies, including severe combined immunodeficiency.
The procedure requires great caution and is performed only when absolutely necessary. The therapeutic effect of BMT is based on two key factors: high doses of chemotherapy and the patient’s immune response to the replacement of their bone marrow with donor marrow. For child patients, this is a matter of life — their entire immune system is replaced by the donor’s, which requires a long recovery process with medication support and home quarantine.
Shamil is 6 years old and has a primary immunodeficiency. Against this background, he developed a very rare lymphatic system disease for children — lymphomatoid granulomatosis. After treatment and successful bone marrow transplantation in March 2025, the child is now undergoing rehabilitation.
Ten-year-old Sergey faced a dangerous blood disease — aplastic anemia. In March, he underwent a bone marrow transplant and has since returned home to recover.
No transplant is free of additional financial costs. For unrelated transplants, it is necessary to pay for donor search and activation in foreign registries, and for using incompatible relatives — a high-tech graft purification process.
Your donations have helped organize and pay for BMT for several children this year, giving them a chance for a new life. Only on BMT, $118,636 was spent this year, not counting accompanying medication costs.
We are very grateful to all donors for their invaluable contribution. At the same time, we still need donations to continue helping children receive timely and life-saving transplants. Every contribution is a chance to save a life.
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