MY NAME IS ANDRZEJ, AND I TURNED 60 THIS YEAR. I HAVE WORKED HARD ALL MY LIFE DOING PHYSICAL LABOUR ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, BUILDING ROOFS. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO STOP WORKING BECAUSE I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BLOOD CANCER – PLASMA CELL MYELOMA. I AM CURRENTLY A PERSON WITH A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF DISABILITY. THE DISEASE HAS LED TO PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES OF VERTEBRA L4 AND THE BODY OF VERTEBRA T11. IN DECEMBER, I WILL UNDERGO SPINAL CEMENTATION. THIS PROCEDURE WILL FUSION THE SPINE, WHICH, DUE TO THE MYELOMA, HAS COUNTLESS HOLES AND NUMEROUS FRACTURES. I HAVE ENDURED A LONG BATTLE WITH THIS CRUEL DISEASE, WHICH CHANGED MY LIFE FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT, INCLUDING NUMEROUS COURSES OF CHEMOTHERAPY AND A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT. I SURVIVED AND I MADE IT THROUGH! THE NEXT STEP IS TO HAVE MY SPINE REPAIRED SO THAT I CAN RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE 100%. THEN COMES REHABILITATION, WHICH WILL TAKE MANY MONTHS. I WILL USE THE FUNDS RAISED IN THIS FUNDRAISER FOR REHABILITATION, TRAVEL COSTS AND FEES FOR THE SPECIALISTS WHO WILL HELP ME REGAIN MY MOBILITY. AT THE MOMENT, MY ONLY INCOME IS THE MINIMUM I RECEIVE AS A REHABILITATION BENEFIT, WHICH COVERS MY MEDICINES AND FOOD. AS FOR THE REST OF MY EXPENSES, MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY PROVIDES ME WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE TO HELP, EVEN WITH THE SMALLEST AMOUNT. I WILL BE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTES. I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR HELP, ANDRZEJ.