Step forward for Ivan

Dear friends,

Let us tell you a little story.

There once was a happy and healthy boy called Ivan. He was born into a family full of love and kindness – mom, dad, and big sister, who couldn’t wait to meet him. His first year and a half were spent in pure joy and happiness. He spent his time laughing, taking long walks in the park with his family, traveling, visiting his friends, exploring, taking his first steps, and pronouncing his first words. But suddenly, Ivan’s life and the life of his whole family changed.

After showing what everybody thought were symptoms of a regular infection, he was admitted to hospital and was diagnosed with a rare disorder called hemophilia. Though it seemed as if it could be kept under control at first, his condition deteriorated, and he suffered a couple of rounds of surgeries because of constant brain bleeding. This damaged his brain, and he was forced to stay in a hospital for almost a year. After many ups and downs Ivan managed to return to his family from the hospital, but the damages to his brain were too big for him to continue with his life normally. He is now 4, he works every day with specialists and has made huge progress, but he’s still tied to his bed. And you can’t imagine how he likes being outside – it’s a glimpse of freedom that he once had and that we all hope will come eventually.

We’ve made numerous requests to the authorities to fund an platform lift in our building but received nothing but rejections. This is why we’ve decided to reach out to all of you kind people willing to help us help Ivan have a more normal life. Carrying him from the third floor is becoming more and more difficult, not to mention the risk he’s exposed to while being carried. So, what we’re hoping is to raise the amount of money which would cover the costs of an platform lift for the disabled.

We can’t thank you enough for any contribution you make. Each and every penny is one step closer to a more normal life for Ivan, a life that we all hope Ivan will have in his future.

Thank you for your kind words, your support and for your donations. The opportunities you’re giving us with this can’t be put into words.

Mom Jasmina, dad Ante, sister Luna and little Ivan

Poštovani,

Dozvolite da vam ispričamo jednu priču.

Bio jednom jedan sretan i zdrav dječak koji se zvao Ivan. Rođen je u obitelji punoj ljubavi i razumijevanja kao veliki dar svojoj seki, mami i tati. Prvih godinu i pol proveo je u čistoj sreći – smijao se, provodio vrijeme sa svojom obitelji, putovao, istraživao, upoznavao nove ljude, učio prve korake i prve riječi. No u jednom se trenu Ivanov život i život njegove cijele obitelji promijenio iz korijena.

Nakon što je počeo pokazivati simptome malo jače infekcije, zaprimljen je u bolnicu i nizom pretraga ustanovljeno je da Ivan boluje od rijetke bolesti pod imenom hemofilija. Na prvu se činilo kao da će se bolest moći držati pod kontrolom, no njegovo se stanje naglo pogoršalo te je podvrgnut nizu operacija zbog neprestanog krvarenja mozga. Trajna krvarenja su mu nanijela oštećenja na mozgu te je Ivan zbog toga proveo gotovo godinu dana u bolnici. Nakon mnogih uspona i padova, Ivan se vratio svojoj obitelji, no oštećenja na mozgu su bila prevelika kako bi nastavio svoj život normalnim tijekom. Ivan sada ima 4 godine i svaki dan radi sa stručnjacima, što izrazito povoljno djeluje na njegovo stanje, no još uvijek je vezan za krevet. A ne možete ni zamisliti kakav pozitivan utjecaj na njega ima boravak na svježem zraku – to je onaj djelić slobode koju je nekada imao, a koju će opet s vremenom imati, svi se tome nadamo.

Nebrojeno smo puta kontaktirali vlasti sa molbom za podiznu rampu u našoj zgradi koji bi Ivanu i našim starijim sugrađanima omogućio izlazak na puno jednostavniji način, no dobili smo samo odbijenice. Iz tog razloga smo se odlučili obratiti vama, dragim ljudima, koji su voljni pomoći nam da Ivan ima što normalniji život. Nositi ga s 3. kata postaje sve teže, da ne spominjemo rizik kojem je izložen kad ga se nosi na rukama. Upravo zbog toga se nadamo da ćemo skupiti iznos koji bi pokrio troškove ugradnje električne rampe u našoj zgradi.

Ne postoje riječi kojima bismo mogli izraziti zahvalnost za svaki iznos koji izdvojite. Svaki novčić je jedan korak bliže normalnijem životu za Ivana, životu koji će, nadamo se, Ivan jednog dana voditi.

Hvala vam za tople riječi, potporu i donacije.

Mama Jasmina, tata Ante i seka Luna