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    420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170

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Dear Friends,

You are facing a serious situation and you have decided to turn to Rusfond USA.
We will try to do everything we can to help you. Please send the following information to info@rusfondusa.org: you first and last name, first and last name of the child who needs help, his or her birthdate along with an outline of the problem (i.e. diagnosis, name of the hospital and the cost of medical treatment if known). Please also include your full mailing address and zip code, your email address, if any, and your phone numbers.
Please note – we can only consider requests for assistance at American hospitals. If you are seeking treatment outside of the United States, please write to info@rusfondusa.org in Russia.

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Marina Ankudinova, 11 years old, imperforate right auditory canal, underdevelopment and hypoplasia of the pinna (outer ear), needs reconstructive surgery at the California Ear Institute (Palo Alto, USA), course treatment required, 6,750.00 USD

Marina Ankudinova, 11 years old, imperforate right auditory canal, underdevelopment and hypoplasia of the pinna (outer ear), needs reconstructive surgery at the California Ear Institute (Palo Alto, USA), course treatment required, <nobr>6,750.00 USD</nobr>

we were sent to St. Petersburg for surgery to restore her hearing. There doctors found that Marina had a large tumor – a cholesteatoma, which had already managed to damage the inner ear and destroy her auditory bones. The tumor was removed, but, as it turned out, not completely. It began to increase again, which can lead to serious infections of the brain, even meningitis. Doctors were not able to restore her ear canal. We then turned to a hospital abroad, where doctors, in a single operation, will be able to restore the ear canal and ear drum, remove the tumor, and create a new ear out of advanced synthetic material called a Medpor implant. In other hospitals, it takes at least five operations for this to work. Marina will be able to hear! This is what we want most, but our dream can only be realized with your help! Irina Ankudinova, Vologda region.

To save eleven-year-old Marina 6,750 USD is needed.

The cost of Marina’s treatment is 81,000 USD. We are happy to report that Rusfond has raised the entire amount needed. Marina is expected at the hospital in March. However, an additional 6,750 USD is required for her and her mother’s accommodations, food, local transportation, and other associated expenses for the duration of their stay in the USA. Dear friends! If you want to help Marina please don't let the cost stop you. Your donation in any amount will be gratefully accepted. You can contribute to Rusfond USA using PayPal or by sending a check made payable to Rusfond USA and mailing it to Rusfond USA, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170. Thank you! All donations in excess of what is needed for Marina will help other children in need of ear surgery.

2015-10-23

California Ear Institute Otolaryngologist Joseph Roberson, MD (Palo Alto, USA): "We will eliminate the auditory canal atresia and congenital hypoplasia pinna with one surgery. We will completely remove the cholesteatoma and also restore the physiology of the ear, the girl will be able to hear and develop like all healthy children her age."

2016-06-02

Irina, mother of Marina Ankudinova: "Our sincere appreciation and profound gratitude for helping to fund Marina’s operation. For us it is a huge amount, we would never have been able to raise it on our own. When we learned that doctors from the United States can help our daughter, we appealed to many charities, but received one rejection after another… But one fine day, when we got a call from Rusfond, we began to believe in a miracle, and that, for Marina, everything will be all right. Already on March 9th our daughter will have her operation. Together with “Channel One” television viewers, you offered us not only help. We now have become much stronger and have come to believe that there are no hopeless situations, that there are many more good people in the world than it seems at first glance. Many thanks to everyone for your kindness, your contribution and for caring about what happens to Marina, thank you for holding out a helping hand in our time of need. We bow to all of you, wish you good health and all the best. We sincerely believe that kindness and generosity will return to you a hundredfold. We are grateful we have you! God bless you! With respect and great appreciation, the Ankudinova family."