Darina: childhood cancer is not a sentence

In September 2011, a “Fair of Miracles” event for children with cancer was held in Kaluga Oblast. The organizer of the “Fair of Miracles” was the manufacturer of household appliances under the brand name “Darina” – holding “Gazmash. RIA NOVOSTI news agency provided general information support for the event.

The main participants of the event were children aged 6 to 14 who are under treatment in Kaluga Oblast Hospital and the famous writer Darya Dontsova.

The event was opened to the sound of drum rolls and speeches of General Director of JSC “Gazmash” – Samsonenko Alexey Georgievich. Welcoming speeches were also made by the writer Darya Dontsova, chief doctor of Kaluga Oblast Hospital Mikhailov Viktor Mikhailovich and Kaluga Oblast Commissioner for Children’s Rights Olga Alexandrovna Kopyshenkova.

“Supporting children is one of the most important directions of Gazmash’s social responsibility,” A.g. The kindness and sincerity of today’s event will leave nobody indifferent to the terrible problem of our time – children’s cancer, and the fairytale country the children went to will remain forever in their memory as a bridge to a happy, and most importantly – healthy life. We are convinced that every child should have a happy childhood and the less people remain indifferent, the calmer and happier our country will be.

The event was continued by Daria Dontsova, who took part in fun games and answered all the questions of little know-it-alls: “What are your dogs’ names??”Did you ever dabble in school”, “Did you ever play with drugs”, “Did you ever dabble in school??”, “Will you write a book about dogs?”etc.d. The best question was awarded with a memento, a tabletop Darina stove.

The party was supplemented by the “Wacky” Professor in the fabulous “Laboratory of Miracles. The professor made various experiments: he poured liquid nitrogen over a rose and smashed it in front of amazed children, poured nitrogen himself and let loose a thick fog from the stage. The finale of the experiment was an explosion of a “hydrogen bomb”, which resulted in all the pages of the new manuscript by Daria Dontsova being scattered. Predivided into teams, the children took part in a cooperative game of “Amateurs Investigation”, during which they had to find the missing pages of the book. In search of the lost pages children built towers of wooden blocks, drew a sketch of a mysterious man, picked up ciphers to an enchanted castle, put out of marbles code words, and so on. Dr. As a result of the diligence of the children, the manuscript was replenished with pages that got lost. There were no losers in this game: all participants received souvenir toys.

In addition, there were two birthday boys, who were congratulated by Daria Dontsova and presented gifts on behalf of the organizer of the event.

After lunch, the event included a press conference.Speakers at the press conference at the “Fair of Wonders” were: writer Darya Dontsova, chief doctor of Kaluga regional hospital Mikhailov Viktor Mikhailovich, Kaluga Oblast Commissioner for Children’s Rights Olga Kopeshenkova and deputy head of the Kaluga Oblast Healthcare Department Irina Sakulina. The press conference discussed children’s oncology and the importance of such events.

“Supporting children with cancer is a noble cause! – Daria Dontsova began her speech, – thanks to today’s event, organized by Gasmash Holding, which not only produces good Darina equipment, but also has a long experience in social responsibility, there are a few more happy smiles in this country. And when a child laughs, he forgets about the disease.

If the diagnosis of cancer sounds like a verdict, the writer goes on, our history is largely to blame. In the Soviet Union, people with cancer were not told their diagnosis. In the cards put special codes. The diagnosis was not disclosed and when the patient recovered. People decided to tell people about the disease only at its final stage. Because of this, there’s still a persistent view in our minds that cancer is the end, the next stop is the crematorium. Disease is something that can be cured, and cancer is not a sentence! This is the main thing for all of you to remember!”- she advised”.

“When a child gets sick,” continues the chief physician of Kaluga Oblast Hospital, “the whole family becomes sick. There was a psychologist working in the department at one time, but he couldn’t cope with the emotional state of the parents. Only the mothers of sick children were able to do this – such parental “treatment” is great.

Also have a tremendous therapeutic effect: According to the doctor – have such events as “Fair of Miracles.

“As for the statistics, – continues Victor Mikhailovich, – it is ruthless: cancer diseases are registered in 30-40 cases per 100 thousand children population. The region where you live doesn’t matter. The data applies to Kaluga and other regions as well. However, do not forget that the probability of cure is high: in some types of tumors, recovery occurs in 95% of cases, in the worst-case scenario – 60%!”.

“Twenty years ago, kids with cancer never recovered. Today, the group of convalescents is really significant. In recent years, specialists at our hospital have been able to cure dozens of children. Unfortunately, such children may have repeated diseases: there are already other tumors. But the percentage of children who have been cured of the disease twice is also high,” says Mikhailov.

“Some parents get to know and share experiences with each other in the hospital, but most still remain alone with their misfortune. And it’s very important that today we have gathered everyone together, which will allow us to unite. In a difficult moment, you need to know that you are not alone,” Mikhailov believes.