The Chisldren I Can Too Supports

Божидар Георгиев е на 1г. и 5м. и страда от церебрална парализа смесена форма на квадрипареза. Необходимо е лечение в Израел. За първият курс на лечение е необходима сума на стойност 10 221 евро. Средствата са непосилни за семейството.

Dean Emilov Urukov is born on 10.04.2008 in Plovdiv. He is diagnosed with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita*.

At the sixth day of his birth, he had his first plaster boots due to deformation of his both feet. Every week, the plasters are replaced by specialist at the clinic in Gorna Bania. This continues till the age of 7 months after which surgical intervations begin. Until now, Dean has 7 feet operations. Inparallel, the child is also going to a physiotherapy
Because of his poorly developed muscles and multiple contractures in all joints, he does not move his hands. Daily treatment is carried out through physical therapy, electrostimulation, Nivalin electrophoresis, ultrasound, and lazer. Till now, no genetic examinations are being done. For this type of condition, there are no such tests in Bulgaria. For examination abroad are needed 3000-4000 EUR.

* Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (АМC) is a rare illness which has no cure for and it does not worsen. The degree of damage is different. The therapies are individual depending on the degree of damage and the psych of the child. They can be: physiotherapy, orthopedic supporting tools and operation.

More information on the condition can be found at www.clubfoot.net, www.raredis.org, www.arthrogryposis.de, www.turner.ru

Anna - Maria is a 12 years old girl.

She suffers from Sturge-Weber's syndrome.

This condition in different dimensions included epilepsy, paralysis, glaucoma, severe hematomas, physical and mental retardation, dental problems and others.

The family can receive help and valuable information from world known neurologists and ophthalmologists if they attend the international conference dedicated to the syndrome in Orlando, Florida, USA. www.sturge-webwr.org

The confernec will be held from 17th till 19th of July 2011. The family hopes that it can learn from the experience of other American families who raise and take care of their children with Sturge-Weber syndrome and use the newest achievements of the world medicine

Foundation I Can Too will help to give voice for the needs of Anna - Maria and seek for sponsors for the air tickets of the family.

Foundation I Can Too will cooperate the information received from the international conference to reach a maximum number of children in Bulgaria with this specific condition and make their life happier and more complete.

Lets help Anna - Maria together!

Severin Hristov, 4 years old has a cerebral paralysis and 95 percent disability. The child has spastic diplegiya and shows moderate intellectual deficit.

Parents - Nora and Julian Hristovi have limited financial possibilities. Severin is urgently in need of appliance for vertical standing, as well as a systematic propelling and psycho-social rehabilitation. Means of procedures are unaffordable for the family.

Emilian Oktai Demir, a four-year old boy from Ruse, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy - muscle weakness, accompanied by atrophy of the muscles. Due to his condition he cannot walk but only seat. He is in need of a walker Dinamiko1, which will help him to stood up and make steps, in order his muscles not to atrophy and prevent him from getting distorted spine, because he is always in a seating position.

The family cannot afford to buy the walker.

Maria Popova is a nine years old girl, diagnosed with Cerebral Paralysis, mixed form and symptomatic epilepsy. She has severe mental retardation. Her documents show that she has 97% disability status.

Her mother, Julia Popova, has third degree disability ( due to impaired hearing).

The financial situation of the family has worsen due to the mother's recent determination from the program " Personal Assistant" - Julia no longer receives the 270 BGN for being a personal assistant to her sick child.

One of the expenses, among others, are the child's nappies (these are dippers size 5) that she still wears because of her condition.

The housing problem is also oppressive: they live in a municipal housing, which is far from the hospital and the city's center. They are often refused to be sent an ambulance or a doctor when the child has temperature and etc. They live on the fourth flor and the elevator is usually out of service. The occupants of the building have no requests to be fixed. The mother is forced to take down and up the wheelchair with her daughter every time they go out.

Miroslav Ivanov, 2 years old boy from Sofia has Spastic diplegia form of Cerebral Paralysis with severe motor deficit of both of his arms and legs. He suffers from bronchial asthma with frequent attacks which require hospitalization. He is in need of a systematic rehabilitation, funds for which are beyond the family's ability to cover.