My name is Olga . I am 52 years old and live in Kiev (Ukraine). I found a lump in her left breast in September 2012 . In 2006 my brother died from cancer ... 2009 - my mom ... breast cancer. My eyes were full of tears ... But I decided to fight . October 1, 2012 - the operation . 16 cycles of chemotherapy , 33 sessions of radiotherapy and 12 months - Herceptin (I have HER 2new + + +). Tomorrow - my last Herceptin ! In our country do not have health insurance. I had to find money for treatment and surgery ( Herceptin worth 2.5 thousand euros per session ) . My friends , family and even unknown people I have collected more than 50,000 euros for me. I live ! I will live ! I sing in the choir , I draw a lot and doing with her granddaughter , she is 4 years and I love her very much . I want to help women with HER2new + + + to collect money for the treatment , I want to give them hope for life , I want everyone to know : cancer is not a sentence in our country even ... I know this is a difficult and complex way : in our country do not care to patients with breast cancer , and the state provides only 20 % of the money on drugs . Statistics are very bad : 175,000 women registered for the first time on breast cancer and 50 % do not live up to 12 months ... The five-year milestone overcome only 10-12 % of women in the number of cases ... God help me ! My English is very bad there ... I want to learn English , to have good communication with women around the world!
Olga FeshchenkoKiev, Ukraine
