Women in need

I survived seven months of occupation. I lost all my property and my home, was injured by shelling, and now have serious health problems — diabetes, leg damage, and high blood pressure — and have undergone several surgeries. I managed to evacuate my two grandmothers, aged 84 and 86, and now we live together. Due to my health condition and theirs, I am unable to work, and we survive only on their pensions, which are barely enough for the basic necessities.

I really want to live without pain. I have polyneuropathy, axonal and demyelinating lesions of exposed nerves, as well as spinal canal stenosis. The disease is paralyzing my legs and half of my body, and the constant pain is so severe that I no longer have the strength to live. I am 60 years old and live in the Poltava region. I receive a disability pension. I am in urgent need of a thorough medical examination and treatment.I am pleading for financial and informational assistance in finding a neurologist or a clinic where I could receive help.

My husband has suffered a second stroke and now requires constant care. I look after him on my own. Our only income is two small pensions: mine is 3,600 UAH and my husband’s is 3,075 UAH. We live in Sloviansk, in an old house that has already been damaged several times by shelling. Every month, most of our money goes toward medicine, and I often have to borrow from neighbors and slowly pay them back. Now we urgently need firewood for the winter. We are in hardship.

In early September, I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer with metastases. The disease requires long-term and costly treatment. I received the first chemotherapy free of charge, but I cannot afford the supportive medications and regular examinations, as all my savings have already been spent on previous tests. I am an internally displaced person from Bakhmut, Donetsk region. With the war, I lost my home; in 2023, my husband passed away, and now I am losing my health and strength. I sincerely ask for your support.

He locked me in the house, threatened to kill me, to throw me off the balcony, and established total control over my every step. This all began after our marriage and my move to his country of residence. He was imprisoned, and I managed to escape to Ukraine with our child, but his lawyers continue to pressure me. I am facing financial difficulties and living in despair and fear that my child will be taken away from me.

I am 83 years old, and this is already the third war in my lifetime. I live in Sloviansk, and recently I came under shelling, when gates and shrapnel flew right above me. The blast wave shattered the windows in my apartment, so I had to live with boarded-up frames. I go down to the store only once every few days. Because of health problems, I need constant medication, which I have to buy myself. There is often not enough money left to pay utility bills — I already have debts. I am in great need of support.