Even before Russia's invasion last February, more than a thousand Ukrainian children were already at war - they were fighting cancer.
Half the people of Ukraine are without power as low temperatures drop into the 20s. Russia is attacking civilian utilities with new waves of missiles in relentless assaults that the United Nations calls war crimes.
Roksolana Semeraz : People were walking for [miles], leaving their cars and belongings behind. They would only take with them their most precious ones – their children, and pets. My heart was tearing apart. Dr. Lesia Lysytsia : All of the patients were very sick. Being moved to the basement definitely didn't do any good to their health.
Jill Biden responded for the United States, Brigitte Macron for France, Agata Kornhauser-Duda for Poland and many others. They helped activate charities and medical societies.Olena Zelenska : We had a big team, everyone helping each other, and I am very grateful for that. That's Dr. Marta Salek of St. Jude, who helped organize the triage center in an empty hotel in the polish countryside.
Also living a rambunctious life at St. Jude, is 2-year-old Melania Semeraz, the girl who had been stuck at the Polish border with her refrigerated medication. Her mother, Roksolana, told us there's hope that Melania can be cured of her fibrosarcoma—a cancer of the connective tissue in her leg. Roksolana Semeraz : We fled the war, from people who just wanted to kill and [here] people are greeting you and want to give you the best help. They did so much for us and are still doing.
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