Russian Doctors Want to
Amputate Liza's Leg!
But with Just a Little Help
From You —
An American Surgeon
Can Save Her Leg …
Four-year-old Liza lives in Russia. Her mother describes the horror of Liza's leg fracturing for no apparent reason.
"The first fracture happened, on completely level ground...”
“My daughter jerked her legs sharply and screamed terribly. I thought I would lose my mind, there was so much pain in her eyes.”
“She was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, the X-ray showed a fracture of the bone, and they put her in a cast.”
A medical exam reveals that Liza has neurofibromatosis…
A rare disease where tumors create false joints, cause fractures, and the fractured bones don’t grow together.
Russian doctors all say the same thing - the prognosis isn't good, surgery is almost useless because there's a high risk the false joint will form again.
They suggest amputating Liza's leg.
LIZA NEEDS YOUR HELP TODAY...
She loves to dance. She dresses up in a beautiful dress and imagines herself as Cinderella, who is dancing with the prince at the ball…
But for now she’s only dancing in her father’s arms.
You have a choice today…a life-changing one.
Today, you can help create a miracle for Liza, a child who has no one else to turn to, but you.
Dr. Dror Paley, an eminent American orthopedic surgeon, has agreed to operate on Liza in November.
He believes that after surgery and physical therapy Liza will not only be able to walk, but also to dance!
YOUR DONATION TO HELP LIZA WILL ALLOW…
Her and her mother to board an Airbus 330 international jetliner in late October filled with new found hope for the future.
They’ll get nurturing. A warm blanket. And a little extra tender loving care from the flight attendants.
The family will be exhausted, overwhelmed, frightened as they land in America for the first time. They’re a long way from home...in a completely foreign country... facing major, life changing surgery.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials will give clearance for RACF volunteers to greet the mother and child as they come off of the plane.
Seeing that someone they can trust is there as they step off the plane...
Will give them an immediate sense of relief and comfort.
They’ll get...
✓ Escorted through passport control.
✓ Help getting their baggage off the carousel.
✓ A trusted friend walking side by side with them through customs.
✓ Someone who speaks their language.
✓ To take their first steps on American soil.
✓ A car waiting to pick them up that brings them to a comfortable, warm, welcoming home away from home to stay in.
✓ A comfy bed and to lay their head on a soft pillow to rest after the longest journey of their life.
✓ The best doctors and nursing staff at the Paley Institute at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida to treat Liza's condition.
✓ All of Liza's medications, lab tests, medical exams, anesthesia and medical expenses paid for.
✓ The complete surgery and physical therapy necessary to treat Liza’s rare condition.
JUST LOOK AT ALL YOU ARE DOING FOR LIZA...
A child who had no hope. A child who faced a life of disability.
Look at the care she is getting and, most importantly...
She is being cured of her condition so she can go on to a live a full, complete life.
This trip, thanks to your donation, will not only be an experience she and her family will never forget...
But your kindness is something they will carry in their hearts for the rest of their lives. And you get to walk away knowing that you helped save Liza's life.
[The cost of Liza’s surgical treatment is $105,000. Participants in the MINI Drives Russia 2019 rally raised $15,000 and $90,000 was raised by donations to the Rusfond children’s charity in Russia.]
An additional $8,520 is required for Liza and her mother's flights, housing assistance, food, local transportation, physical therapy, and other associated expenses for the duration of their stay in the USA, which is expected to last at least three months starting in late October 2019.