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We are parents of 6 year old that refuses to give up and here is a short story of rare strenght:
Our daughter is one of a kind - not just to us as her parents, but literally in the entire world. She is the only known person living with the exact combination of two rare genetic disorders: Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and Calpainopathy. No similar case has ever been recorded in medical history. She did not choose this path, but she walks it every single day with a strength that humbles everyone around her.
Prader-Willi Syndrome disrupts the hypothalamus and affects muscle tone, growth, and neurological development from birth, while Calpainopathy is a progressive muscular dystrophy caused by a deficiency of calpain-3, a protein essential for muscle repair and regeneration. Together, this unique and devastating combination has resulted in severe hypotonia - a profound loss of muscle tone that affects nearly every aspect of her daily life. Things most children do without a second thought are a constant, exhausting challenge for her. Yet she shows up every day with a smile, fighting harder than most people ever will, simply to move through the world.
After years of searching for answers, we found hope in a specialized clinic in Serbia that offers Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) therapy - and we have already made the journey there twice.
Mesenchymal stem cells are powerful regenerative cells that can reduce inflammation in damaged muscle tissue, support the repair of muscle fibers, and promote the growth of new, healthy cells - addressing the very mechanisms that both of her conditions disrupt. The treatment does not end at the clinic. Each visit includes a full course of specialized physical therapies designed to work in synergy with the stem cells while they are most active in the body. She also returns home with a five-week course of nasal spray containing MSC exosomes - tiny vesicles naturally released by stem cells that carry their regenerative signals directly to damaged tissues. Delivered nasally, these exosomes cross into the bloodstream and continue supporting muscle repair and reducing inflammation long after the clinic visit itself is over.
The results have been truly remarkable. After each treatment, we have watched her muscle tone visibly improve, her endurance increase, and her ability to perform everyday movements grow stronger. She has become more responsive and more engaged with the life around her. This is not a gamble - it is a proven lifeline that is giving her back pieces of her childhood.
She needs to visit the clinic at least twice a year, and each trip costs around 13,800€ - with no insurance coverage and no government support. As a family, we have given everything we have. But we cannot do this alone.
Your donation, no matter the size, goes directly toward her treatment. Every contribution brings her one step closer to that clinic - and one step further from the limitations this condition tries to place on her. You may not be able to change her diagnosis, but you can help change her future.
Thanks to all contributors!
Podrška hrabroj curici. Jan Beljak, Ispostava Đurđevac.
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