Women in need

I have been sick since birth—I was born with a tumor on my right kidney. Now, I have a third-degree disability and ongoing health problems due to the kidney removal. I am raising three children (ages 11, 9, and 3) on my own, and we live in an old rented house. My eldest daughter has a disability—cerebral palsy. She was born with central nervous system damage and a brain cyst; her right arm doesn’t function, and she has difficulty walking with her right leg. We live on my disability allowance, and times are very tough.

I live in the frontline village of Kostyantynivka. I am 57 years old and have a disability of the 2nd group. I was admitted to the hospital with a tumor in gynecology, and they also discovered diabetes. I am in very poor health; I have had two surgeries on my legs, where my joints were replaced with endoprostheses. I walk with a cane. I live very modestly on a pension of 2,700 UAH. Currently, my hospital expenses are 500-700 UAH per day. I don’t know what to do when the money runs out.

I have stage 4 cancer with metastases. I have undergone 24 courses of chemotherapy, which led to tumor necrosis. Surgery is not possible. I take medication daily and receive a chemotherapy injection every 28 days. This drug was provided by the cancer center, but it has been unavailable for the past three months. I cannot afford to buy it myself, as it costs from 12,000 UAH, while my pension is only 2,980 UAH. I am raising my 11-year-old son on my own. I am sincerely asking for help—I need to live for my son’s sake.

I am from the town of Ukrainsk in the Donetsk region. On September 3, 2024, we were evacuated in just slippers and shorts from our apartment, which was hit by a shell. It was completely destroyed, and the town is under occupation. I, along with my three children, have settled in Dmytrivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where we are renting a house. We are in critical need of coal and firewood for heating, as well as clothes, food, and financial support.

I am a 71-year-old sick and lonely woman. I live in Sloviansk, 40 km from the front line. Every day there are terrifying shellings, but I have neither the strength nor the health to go down to the basement. I was paralyzed due to encephalitis of the brain membranes. I have undergone surgery to remove my gallbladder, broken my arm, and I need kidney surgery. Almost my entire pension, which is 4,000 UAH, goes toward medicine. But I still need money to live on. The gas in my house was cut off due to unpaid bills, and life is very difficult.

8 months ago, my husband went missing at war. There is still no news of him. I live with my three daughters (5, 9, and 14 years old). We are internally displaced persons (IDPs), and our home in the Donetsk region was destroyed.This summer, a tragedy occurred: a swing hit my daughter, causing a skull fracture. She needs surgery to implant a plate. I work, but the job is poorly paid, and the money is barely enough for rent and food. It’s very hard to survive.