Aurela's little brother

This post was published on Aurela's WLV-Blog on the 20th of January 2015 in German:

Aurela's newborn little brother

"It happened this morning at 9am: Aurela's little brother was born! We had announced a sibling for Aurela before but unfortunately she was stillborn. So this time we didn't say much in advance. The boy weighs 4000 grams and still waits for his name. The birth was quite exhausting for the rather small Kosovare. She lost a lot of blood and is not well yet. We cross fingers that she'll be better soon. 
And we want him to grow up well. With the support of his "big" sister Aurela. One more reason to fight against her leukemia!"

In Spite of Good News for Aurela ~ The Clock is Ticking!

This post was first published in German on the WLV-Blog on 11th January 2015:

In spite of encouraging blood test results, Aurela is not healed yet. Far from it. Only a bone marrow or

Aurela with inflammation
of the middle ear

stem cell transplantation can heal her. She just gained a little time. 

She is ill again even though there has been relief that she felt better just before the New Year.

This time it is not only a sore throat, but an earache as well. She is exhausted and does not want to eat either. 

The attending doctor in Pristina told her parents again that real healing can't be achieved in Kosovo (there are no bone marrow transplantations possible) and that her living conditions are not ideal either: there is mold in their house. 

But her family can't change that ~ there is no money for a major renovation neither do her parents have the money for an operation in another country. But if nothing changes it is pretty likely she won't survive her 5th birthday even though she managed well up to now. 

We ask you to go on donating and sharing her story for her to live healthily and being able to become an adult. Every single Euro counts!  

To do this together is the only way to help her and facilitate a stem cell transplantation. A therapy that is usually paid for by health insurance in western European countries, if a fitting donator is found. But for Aurela there is not even a health insurance. 

Her only chance is the people who together with us fight for her and are of the opinion: Yes ~ even one single child has the right of life and most of all for being saved. Every life is precious and worth to be saved even though it is expensive, and you could save more children with the money. 

That might be the case but no one, REALLY no one should decide who's life is worth saving and who's isn't. 

For her family, Aurela is the most important little person in the world for whom not only missing education, poor circumstances and a full plate is needed but it is about pure survival. On top of that no one seems to be interested in their country as it is no area of crises anymore. 

There are no aid organisations anymore which would care for the medical treatment of children like Aurela. And she is probably not the only child with a fate like this - but who knows exactly as no one looks that way anymore.

We can make a point with saving Aurela! 

For EVERY life, every child is precious and important. 

For the importance of finding an interest in countries, no one cares anymore for. 

For the knowledge that people in these countries are not only poor, they fight with existential needs which seem to be taken for granted in our countries (like for example the care for a child who is ill). 

For in these countries a lot has to and can change ~ with our help! 

We also want to give some attention to our "emergency fund" beside the donations for the stem cell transplantation. 

With "emergency fund/Notfallhilfe", as note to payee you can donate too to give Aurelas parents the chance to pay for doctor's fees and treatment if she gets suddenly ill. Because more than often the means are missing for that.  

Good News for Aurela

This entry was first posted on the WLV-blog on Sunday 28th December 2014 (in German)

She has recieved her last infusion today and she is a lot better already!

Her family is relieved, as any "normal" illness that weakens her immunesystem can make her situation drastically worse which would mean only a prompt stem cell transplantation could save the little girl.

Please keep supporting the fundraising for Aurela!

Aurela is nearly over
her pneumonia

News from Aurela ~ 22.12.2014

This post was published first on the WLV blog in German on Mo 22/12/2014:

Unfortunately, she is not feeling well: she caught a cold last week that

developed into a light pneumonia. She developed a fever in the last few days and mostly slept and hardly ate. Her parents are worried because of her illness.

That is the reason she had to go to the hospital today and have a scan. She should have stayed there because she needs an infusion every day for the whole week. But there were no space for her that means that her parents have to go to the hospital every day with her which is 6 km away in Gjilan. It's torture for Aurela who is afraid of the needles and then cries a lot.

On top of that, her parents have to go to the hospital in Pristina (45 km away) on Friday to have her general condition of health tested. It can't be done in Gjilan as they are missing material which is necessary for the tests.

Unfortunately, that will be a little more expensive too ~ which is an enormous strain for the family beside their fear that her condition again could deteriorate drastically.

We have decided to create an emergency fund with our free means and what is possible privately to relieve her parents a little. It will be used for medication and treatment in the way it is possible in over there if necessary. We would be very glad if you liked to help! Please contact us via E-Mail.

You can find all the information here on the blog or on the homepage if you like to help Aurela to get healthy in full.

Winter in Kosovo is cold

This post was published first in German on 14th December 2014 here

In Kosovo, it can get pretty cold as with the continental climate the difference in temperature is much more extreme than in Germany. Ulf Hundeiker experienced this himself when he visited Aurela in March 2013.

However, the reserves of Aurela's family are used up ~ the girl though grows of course and develops splendidly as she responded well to the expensive chemotherapy against her leukemia. 

Her winter clothes from last year do not fit her anymore like with all children. We from WLF have collected used winter clothes as new clothes are unattainable for family Haliti. She must not die of cold as she is supposed to get a stem cell transplantation as soon as possible to get

a full recovery. In fact, thanks to many donators enough clothes came together, and they are all with Aurela now. Many thanks to all donators.  

For donations for a stem cell transplantation that is not possible in Kosovo look at the right side of this blog. 

A Pretty Normal Girl?

This post was first published in German here: Ein ganz normales Maedchen?

Even though Aurela suffers from leukemia she is a really tough little girl. 

She loves little computer

Aurela in December 2014

games and adores Barbie dolls.

She really enjoys to go by bus with all the school children from her village and would love it if she could go to school herself. However, her parents can’t even afford to send her to kindergarten right now.

Fresh fruit are very important for her health. She likes eating them but of course like other children she also loves sweets especially chocolate figures she can play with.

She most likely needs a stem cell transplantation to survive. However, that is not possible in her home country of Kosovo. Her parents also do not have any health insurance and have to pay for her treatment with their small income and with help from their family.

If you want to help and give her a chance to live and grow up to be a tough young woman, then you can find out how to here:

http://www.worldlifevision.org/index.php/WLV2012-1002

It goes well for Aurela ~ at least for now

Aurela and her test results
(November 2014)

This post was first published in German on November 12th on World Vision e.V. , and you can read it here.

Today young Aurela has gotten her new test results. Her doctor said that it looked ok for now, so she has all reason to present them proudly! 

But of course her condition can change anytime that is why her parents have to make sure that she is nice and warm at all times and that she eats healthily! 

Her family always worries about her, because she still has to wait for a life-saving stem cell transplantation - we can only come by the huge amount slowly. 

For all those who want to help Aurela can find information here. 

It's a long time since we heard from little Aurela who suffers from Leukaemia

You can find the original German post here: Lange nichts mehr von der leukaemiekranken kleinen Aurela gehoert

It was quiet around the project for quite some time. There was not a lot to report because we had to wait. The maintenance therapy against the acute myeloid leukemia of now nearly three and a half year-old Aurela from Uglar in Kosovo was stopped and so far her blood test results have been stable.

Exact tests about her actual condition are difficult and expensive - at least for the Haliti's, who have

Little Aurela in hospital

debts already due to Aurelas illness. There is still no health insurance in Kosovo neither is another social security which could help. A puncture of her bone marrow would give more meaningful information and enable a prognosis.

We do everything to make that possible because little Aurela is still not healed - in spite of good blood test results. And the donations are still not enough for a stem cell transplantation with which she could be saved. But we need much more money for that. However, the amount of donations is encouraging.

In our own case: Attempts to defraud at the expense of the weak

This post has been posted on the German Aurela Blog in German on fourth April 2014:

" Again some very clever person tried to sign up for a dating agency with our donations account. 

Of course with another name and this time especially brash. He or she used the nickname of a blogger who helps since a long time with everything in her power to help Aurela. Unfortunately this was not the first attempt to defraud ~ but certainly the most bold. 

We do not have to discuss the moral status of such an action. 

To use the donation account of a charity which tries to save lives, to help and to do something good in this world, fro signing up at dating agencies, sex- and gamble portals and online shopping businesses is plainly disgusting. And all of us are in agreement of the character of people like that. 

Sad world in which something like this exists... 

But you should know something, you wanna-be fraudsters: 

1. We SEE it. Always and instantly. And stop a direct debit like this directly. An attempt like this does not give you anything. 
2. We give the information directly to the provider of the service (who has been defrauded as well) which means the account is closed down at once. Our account number will be noted there. The second time you try, they know as well. 
3. If you try a second time we tell the police. Attempted fraud is a crime. 

So to all of you who have thought about it ~ DON't DO IT! It is annoying and does not help you at all. 

And think about what you are actually doing here.... 

Your  WorldLifeVision – Team!"