We’re saving little Halinka’s life❗Leukemia leaves no time to waste❗

Beginning without warning

Halinka was a healthy, normally developing infant. Five months of ordinary life, without any worrying signs, without any cause for concern. On the day of the diagnosis, her mother came to the clinic with a trivial matter, mild diarrhea from the previous day. During the examination, the pediatrician felt a lump under her left rib cage. One touch. One decision to refer her to the emergency room. From that moment on, everything began to unfold at a pace that was impossible to comprehend.

Diagnosis in a few hours

Emergency room, ultrasound scan, blood count. The results were completely at odds with the image of a smiling, babbling infant. A significantly enlarged spleen, hyperleukocytosis, dramatically low hemoglobin. Within two hours, Halinka was admitted to the pediatric oncohematology ward. The diagnosis was made almost immediately. Type B lymphoblastic leukemia with KMT2A gene rearrangement.

Saving lives from day one

On the first day, a biopsy was performed and a vascular port was inserted. After returning from the operating room, Halinka received life-saving chemotherapy. During the night , a four-hour exchange transfusion was performed, followed by a platelet transfusion. Everything happened so fast that her consciousness could not keep up with reality. This was not a treatment spread out over time. It was putting out a fire that had raged in her blood.

Treatment takes strength

After two weeks, the port was replaced with a Broviac. Further biopsies were performed on the fifteenth and thirty-third days of chemotherapy. Each day brought new procedures and new fears . Halinka has been in the hospital with her mother for five weeks. Treatment is being carried out in accordance with the Interfant-21 protocol. Steroid therapy and chemotherapy are already underway. She will undergo Blincyto immunotherapy, followed by a bone marrow transplant.

The effects of the treatment on her body are already visible. Due to reduced muscle tone, Halinka cannot roll onto her stomach, hold up her head, or lift it. Skills that should develop naturally have been stunted by her illness and treatment.

Separated family

Mom is with Halinka all the time. Dad has taken over the house and care of the older daughters. He quit his job because everyday life required his presence here and now. Six-year-old Hania and four-year-old Helenka have seen their mom and sister only twice since the beginning of the illness. Sanitary restrictions do not allow for more.
Hania misses her sister, who was the apple of her eye. Helenka asks if she can live in the hospital so that Halinka won't be sad.

Soon, this separation will become even more profound. A bone marrow transplant means traveling to Wrocław, hundreds of kilometers from home. Months away from familiar surroundings. Even more challenging logistics, even greater tension.

Please help

This family faces months of treatment, trips, stays at the transplant center, non-refundable medications, and Halinka's subsequent rehabilitation. These are costs that cannot be ignored or postponed.

This fundraiser is a request for support for a family that has been placed in a difficult situation overnight. Every donation is a step forward. Every share is another step towards safety. Help Halinka get through this illness. Help her family bear the burden of this struggle.