Even before I got married, I dreamed of having a son, David, imagining what a handsome, smart and kind man he would grow up to be. We were so looking forward to his birth!

Fate presents us with its own trials. I understood from the age of one that David was not developing like a normal child. He did not crawl and began to walk with difficulty at 1 year and 3 months.

Doctors said everything was fine, we just had to wait.

When he was 4, we met a neurologist who immediately noticed his hypertrophied calves, rising from a lying position with his hands and other signs that are symptoms of muscle dystrophy.

We took a Creatine Kinase (CK) test. Instead of the standard 100-200 units, David's test results were off the charts - 11,900 units. This is an indicator that the muscles are being destroyed at an incredible rate. In September 2024, David was given the terrible diagnosis of "Duchenne muscular dystrophy."

With such a diagnosis, children at 10 years old are already sitting in a wheelchair, since they cannot move on their own due to the complete destruction of muscles in the lower limbs. And at 20 they die, because the muscles of the heart and lungs also die.

Doctors said that muscle destruction can be stopped or slowed down.
The drugs cost a lot of money. And they need to be taken for life. But there is still hope for a foreign injection of Elevidis, a single injection that restores the broken gene. It costs $2.9 million, the bill for the treatment was issued by the MedCare UAE clinic. The ideal age for the infusion is 4-5 years. And there is a chance to make it in time.

Every day counts for Davidik. We are raising funds and would appreciate any help🙏. I want to believe that despite the difficulties we have faced, David will grow up to be a strong, handsome, kind man! ❤️ With God's help and your support!