Egor Moiseev
21 years old, Moscow
Diagnosis: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Mother's letter
Hello!
My name is Anna. I would like to ask you to help my 21-year-old son Yegor, who had his third recurrence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in January 2021.
For the first time, Yegor fell ill in September 2015 at the age of 15. For almost two and a half years, he underwent chemotherapy in Moscow at the Morozov Children's Hospital. Then, for about eight months, he was in remission, and during this time Yegor managed to do a lot: he graduated from school, passed the exams and entered the Medical Faculty of the Moscow State University, got a driver's license.
When the first relapse occurred in August 2018, it became necessary to undergo a bone marrow transplantation. The family does not have a 100% compatible donor, they looked for an unrelated donor first in the Russian, then in the International Registry, but to no avail. As a result, in December 2018 Egor received a 50% compatible bone marrow transplant from his father in Raisa Gorbacheva Oncological Center in St. Petersburg. After the second relapse in May 2019, doctors brought Egor into remission and performed a second bone marrow transplant from me, with 70% compatibility.
Egor managed to negotiate distance learning at the medical institute, an individual plan was organized for him so that he would continue his studies in parallel with treatment without losing the course. From the moment he entered the medical institute, he never interrupted his studies, did not take a Sabbatical. When he had the opportunity, he tried to attend classes in person. Egor is completely immersed in the educational process, he passes almost all exams with excellent marks. There is no feeling that he is losing something, and life is passing by. This greatly motivates him to recover and distracts him from sad thoughts. And in the fall of last year, Egor took courses and received a driver's license to drive a motorcycle.
In January 2021, after a year and a half of remission, when we just started living a normal life, the disease returned. After the third relapse, doctors in St. Petersburg put Egor into remission with the latest CAR-T therapy, and now bone marrow transplantation is recommended to strengthen the effect of the treatment. Fortunately, Egor has got potentially compatible donors, but, unfortunately, not in the Russian, but in the international registry.
For the search and activation of the donor in the European registry, it is necessary to pay 21,000 euros. Unfortunately, the state does not allocate funds to pay for this component of treatment. We paid part of the bill, 6,000 euros, on our own, we do not have the remaining amount. If a donor is not found in Europe, the search will continue in the US registry, and this will require additional funds. Delivery of the transplant to St. Petersburg costs another 371,200 rubles. Our family is not able to raise so much money. Now I am forced not to work, I live and take care of my son in St. Petersburg.
Egor and I will be grateful for any help that will help to carry out the transplantation, which is so necessary now. We have come a long way, which brings us closer to our goal - complete recovery, and we ask you to help us overcome the next difficult stage! Many thanks!
Sincerely,
Anna
05/20/2021