Link to the fundraiser: siepomaga.pl/marika-misiak
Until recently, Marika was a lively, smiling thirteen-year-old. Everything changed suddenly, brutally and unexpectedly.
For two years, she had complained of headaches—at first rarely, then more and more often. In recent weeks, they had become a daily occurrence. Marika was constantly tired, pulsating veins appeared on her forehead, and painkillers helped for barely half an hour. For a long time, doctors attributed everything to stress, puberty, hormonal problems and her thyroid.
The truth was terrible...
As a mother, however, I felt that something more serious was happening. After waiting six hours in the emergency department, we were sent home with paracetamol and No-Spa. I could not leave it at that. I arranged an MRI myself. The result confirmed our worst fears. The diagnosis was a blow that was difficult to recover from.
A 10-centimeter brain tumor in the left frontal lobe. A malignant cancer.Within a few days, our lives changed completely. We were taken by ambulance to Katowice. On April 29, doctors performed surgery during which they managed to remove the entire tumor. Unfortunately, the histopathology results left no doubt—the tumor was malignant.
Marika has already undergone her first cycle of chemotherapy. She feels very ill. She is suffering, but fighting with all her strength. There is still much ahead of us—further treatment, proton therapy in Kraków, specialist consultations and rehabilitation. Each of these stages involves enormous costs.
I am a single mother. I am fighting for my child’s life, and I know I cannot manage alone
Please help. Proton therapy is our greatest chance, but also a huge financial burden. That is why I ask you—please help us in this fight.
Every donation, every shared piece of information, every kind word—each is a step closer to saving my daughter’s health and life.With all my heart, I thank everyone who decides to support us.
Marika’s mother