Kinga… There are goodbyes that stay with you forever…
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This wasn't how the story was supposed to end.
It was supposed to be her path back—back home and to the life she so desperately wanted to reclaim. Thanks to you, Kinga made it to Israel, where she had a chance. That’s where the hardest part of her journey began. That’s also where she celebrated her 30th birthday.
And then she left.
She left behind something that cannot be summed up in a single sentence. Because it is not words that speak to who she was, but people. Thousands of people who came to her aid. The tenderness that shone through in every sentence written about her.
But she was most present in Kacper’s words. In the way he spoke of her, in the way he fought for her.
“She promised me she wouldn’t give up,” he wrote. And indeed, she didn’t give up. She fought this illness to the very end with a strength that cannot be measured.
There are stories that can’t be summed up with the word “the end.” Because they linger. In people. In memory. In what she left behind. Kinga was one of those people who linger.
Thank you for being there for her. For creating something more than just a fundraiser around her. Today, there is silence. And the love that Kacper wrote about. March 17, 2026We share the latest news about Kinga's health
Recently, the situation has become very complicated and extremely difficult for us. On February 26, as a result of complications following CAR-T therapy, Kinga was admitted to the intensive care unit. She was in a coma for four days. On March 4, doctors decided that, since her condition had stabilized, Kinga could return to the hematology ward and continue her treatment there. Since then, Kinia has not spoken and communicates with us only by nodding her head or moving her eyes. Every day we try to exercise with her and make small progress, but frequent fevers and extreme weakness make it very difficult. Unfortunately, yesterday, March 9, we learned that the brain swelling detected on February 20 had increased again. Doctors are unable to clearly determine the cause. It could be a complication of CAR-T therapy, a fungal infection that previously appeared in the lungs, or leukemia metastases to the brain. At this point, it is impossible to verify. A biopsy would be necessary, but it is impossible to perform one in Kinga's current condition. Kinia is currently taking very high doses of medication to reduce brain swelling and alleviate the side effects of CAR-T therapy. Last week We also received some very important news. As of today, we can conclude that CAR-T therapy works! Before starting treatment, Kinia had as much as 90% cancer cells in her blood, but now her blood is clear. However, doctors emphasize that the key A bone marrow test, which is planned for the coming weeks, will be necessary to fully assess the effectiveness of the therapy. as well as understanding Kinia's current situation. Doctors emphasize that the situation is very serious and complicated.. At the same time, they do not take away our hope and assure us that Kinga still has a chance to recover. And she will come back, because she promised me two days ago that she wouldn't give up! If you can, please continue to support us—by donating to Kinga’s medical treatment, sharing our fundraiser, and keeping us in your prayers. Every bit of support means the world to us. Thank you for being there for us." — Kacper, Kinga’s husband March 10, 2026It's already happened! CAR-T therapy is now a reality!
From February 15 to February 17, Kinia underwent chemotherapy to prepare her body for the most important stage of treatment. On February 19, Kinga received modified cells from her brother. This means one thing: CAR-T therapy has become a reality. Kinga is the first case in the history of doctors at this center in which t February 20, 2026It's started! Kinga is already in the ward in Israel!
Since yesterday, Kinga has been staying at Sheba Medical Center, one of the best oncology centers in the world. Exhausted to the limit after a long journey, without sleep, without a moment to catch her breath, she entered the next phase of treatment, on which so much depends.That first day was difficult, both physically and emotionally. It was full of procedures, tests, conversations, and decisions. However, Kinga carried it off with a strength that never ceases to amaze. We give the floor to Kacper, Kinga's husband, because his words most faithfully convey the weight of the moment and the truth about what has just happened. "Despite lack of sleep and extreme fatigue, we arrived safely in Israel today. After arrival, we were transferred from the airport to Sheba, met with the professor supervising the treatment, and recounted the entire history of the illness. Then came the tests: blood, X-rays, painkillers, antibiotics, and admission to the ward. It all took a while and was difficult, but Kinia, despite being completely exhausted, coped with it incredibly bravely. Tomorrow there will be more tests. We believe that from now on, things will only get better. Pray for her, keep your fingers crossed, and think warm thoughts about her. Kinia has incredible strength that cannot be described, and she will do everything she can to get home as soon as possible. Thanks to you, Kinga is where she was supposed to be. Thanks to you, this stage could begin at all. However, we must make it clear that this is only the beginning. The cost of treatment in Israel is PLN 1,700,000. We still have a long way to go. Thank you for every donation so far. For every gesture, every share, every message, and please—let's not slow down! This is the moment when this story really matters. February 3, 2026
Dear friends,
Despite the enormous efforts of doctors in Poland, persistent and severe infections prevented Kinga from qualifying for a clinical trial in Warsaw. Every day takes something priceless from us—time, which we have less and less of.
At the same time, something very important happened. After numerous medical consultations in Poland and abroad, Following discussions between Kinga's doctors and the team at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, we have a clear plan for her further treatment. This path is Kinga's participation in a clinical trial of CAR-T therapy at Sheba Medical Center—one of the best hospitals in the world and the largest CAR-T therapy center.We cannot bear this financial burden alone. That is why we wholeheartedly ask for your help—every donation, every share, every message forwarded.
This is not a spontaneous decision or a "last resort at any cost." It is a well-thought-out, jointly agreed plan by doctors that can give Kinga what she needs most: a chance for remission and a return to the transplant program in Poland.Kinia still has a tremendous will to live. We have a plan. We are only missing one thing—the means to put that plan into action.
Thank you for being with us—Kinga and Kacper January 26, 2026We thank you with all our hearts.
for your quick and generous donations, messages, and the tremendous support we have received in recent hours. Every gesture means a lot to us and gives us strength in this extremely difficult time. We would also like to point out that Kinia was registered with the foundation primarily with a view to possible treatment abroad, if effective treatment options are no longer available in Poland. At the moment, we have funds for daily living and treatment in the country. The amount of the fundraiser was determined based on the estimated costs of specialist consultations and the qualification process for further treatment, including treatment abroad, if necessary. This is only part of a potentially much more expensive treatment. If a decision is made to pursue treatment outside of Poland and we learn the actual costs, we will certainly inform you and will need your tremendous support. If Kinia qualifies for clinical trials in Poland and they produce the expected results, all funds collected to date will be transferred by the foundation to the most needy beneficiaries. Thank you once again for your trust, empathy, and for being with us. December 17, 2025
That first day was difficult, both physically and emotionally. It was full of procedures, tests, conversations, and decisions. However, Kinga carried it off with a strength that never ceases to amaze.
We give the floor to Kacper, Kinga's husband, because his words most faithfully convey the weight of the moment and the truth about what has just happened.
"Despite lack of sleep and extreme fatigue, we arrived safely in Israel today. After arrival, we were transferred from the airport to Sheba, met with the professor supervising the treatment, and recounted the entire history of the illness. Then came the tests: blood, X-rays, painkillers, antibiotics, and admission to the ward.
It all took a while and was difficult, but Kinia, despite being completely exhausted, coped with it incredibly bravely. Tomorrow there will be more tests. We believe that from now on, things will only get better.
Pray for her, keep your fingers crossed, and think warm thoughts about her. Kinia has incredible strength that cannot be described, and she will do everything she can to get home as soon as possible.
Thanks to you, Kinga is where she was supposed to be. Thanks to you, this stage could begin at all. However, we must make it clear that this is only the beginning.
The cost of treatment in Israel is PLN 1,700,000. We still have a long way to go.
Thank you for every donation so far. For every gesture, every share, every message, and please—let's not slow down!
This is the moment when this story really matters.
February 3, 2026
It is this treatment, among all the realistically available options, Our trusted hematologists and oncologists indicated that this would give Kinga a chance at remission. And remission means one thing: opening the way to a second bone marrow transplant in Poland.
CAR-T therapy for acute myeloid leukemia in Kinga's situation is the only method available. which can still realistically "reverse" leukemia and prepare her for a transplant, the entire process is planned in close cooperation between Kinga's doctors in Poland and the team at Sheba, as well as an experienced company coordinating treatment abroad, so that each stage is safe and well thought out.
Kinga is getting weaker and weaker, she has a fever every day. Leukemia does not stop for a moment – that is why it cannot wait either. Treatment in Israel must begin as soon as possible. WE WANT TO TAKE ACTION!
The cost of CAR-T therapy at Sheba is enormous and variable—it depends on the number of tests, transfusions, medications, and length of hospital stay.
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Infection, diagnosis, and time that suddenly sped up
A chronic fever that persisted for weeks despite treatment ended on November 7, 2021, with Kinga's visit to the hospital ward. It was there that the preliminary diagnosis was made, which after two days of tension and fear became a certainty. Acute myeloid leukemia.
Kinga was 25 at the time. She was a young, active woman, working and developing as a cosmetologist, with plans, energy, and a sense that her whole life was still ahead of her. The doctors reassured her, saying that the risk of recurrence was low. Treatment was to be limited to chemotherapy.
She spent more than half a year in hospitals, fighting day after day, until she was finally able to return home, believing that the most difficult stage was behind her.
A planned wedding as a symbol of hope
In the summer of 2022, regaining her strength and faith in normality, Kinga was preparing for her wedding. The date was set. The guests were invited. 222 people were to celebrate with her and her beloved. Ten days before the ceremony, during a routine check-up, one word was uttered that destroyed everything. RESUMPTION.
Decisions were made quickly. A transplant was necessary. His brother became the donor, even though the compatibility was low. There was so little time that The attempt to preserve fertility proved too dangerous. One of my most important dreams, to be a mother, was taken away without question and without choice.
The wedding took place. The reception was canceled. The day after the ceremony, Kinga returned to the hospital. On October 14, 2022, she underwent an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant in Warsaw.
Another revival when hope appeared
For a moment , it seemed that the worst was truly behind her. Her bone marrow was clean. Her blood results were perfect. The relief was immense. It was time to rebuild and return to everyday life, the ordinary life she had waited so long for. However, this normality did not last long.
Two years after the transplant, news came of an extramedullary recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia. Lumps appeared in both breasts, which initially looked like harmless fibromas. They were excised and the material was sent for routine histopathological examination. The result left no doubt. It was acute myeloid leukemia cells again.
The risk of another transplant was enormous at that time. It was decided to proceed with outpatient chemotherapy. Kinga underwent treatment cycles every six weeks. The treatment was effective. The changes regressed. The bone marrow remained clean. But the disease had not yet had its final say.
Third relapse. When standard treatments run out
In September 2025, cancer cells reappeared in her bone marrow. Initially few in number, they began to multiply day by day . It was the third relapse.
Kinga's condition required radical decisions.Another transplant was identified as the only chance. However, before it could take place, her body had to be prepared.
For a month , Kinga underwent intensive reinduction chemotherapy at a hospital in Łódź . Hope and fear went hand in hand, and the belief that it had to work was her only source of support. Everything collapsed on the 21st day after chemotherapy, after a bone marrow test. The result was devastating. Total resistance to treatment.
Standard therapeutic options had been exhausted. A decision was made to proceed with palliative care.
For a 29-year-old woman who desperately wanted to live, this sentence sounded like a death sentence.
The only chance. Clinical trial
At the beginning of December 2025, a medical council issued a referral to IHIT in Warsaw for qualification for a clinical trial. This is the only option available in Poland for further treatment. Kinga has been in the ward in Warsaw since December 9 and is currently undergoing qualification. If she is not qualified for the clinical trial, the only hope will be treatment abroad.
Since the beginning of November, she has hardly left the hospital. She was home for only two days. Profound neutropenia, fever, infections, neutropenic enterocolitis, aplasia after chemotherapy. Each passing day is a struggle to prevent another infection and to keep her body going for one more day.
Kinga only sees her husband every day, who is with her constantly. All other relationships have moved to phone calls and messages. Her professional, family, and social life has been put on hold.
She is a graduate of the Medical University. Cosmetology was her passion and a profession she loved. She loved traveling, nature, spending time with her loved ones, and her beloved dog Cookie, whom she adopted from a foundation. Despite constant hospital visits, her first transplant gave her three wonderful years of life. Now life is slipping through my fingers once again.
This fundraiser is a cry for a chance. For time. For the possibility of treatment when standard avenues have already been closed.
The funds raised will be used for medication after leaving the hospital and for treatment abroad if Kinga is not eligible for a clinical trial in Warsaw.
This is not a fight for comfort. It is a fight for the life of a young woman whose illness has robbed her of her health, her dreams, her security, and her sense of tomorrow.
