November, 24, 2006 was the worst day of our life. In that day our beloved son, Alesha; was prematurely taken from us. He was far and way the most important person in our life.
In his 15 years Alesha had developed into a well rounded individual. He, as if knowing about the brief opportunity he would have at life, celebrated life with gusto. He was interested in amateur radio and computer programming; he enjoyed serious literature and played the guitar. He even composed his own musical scores using his computer. They say the brightest stars burn the shortest; he was our star.
On November, 24, 2006, competing with friends at a school activity, Alesha died from a rare heart condition.
How to go on?
Heaven forbid anybody outlive their children!
Over the next year Olga and I struggled to come to terms with our loss, we lived in a fog. We just couldn’t believe he was gone. Our unfamiliar world felt strange and empty like an unreal nightmare that never stopped. Our world felt like it was like it had come to an end in every respect.
It took a year for our emotions to settle down and for us to consider how to move forward.
We Want a Child!
We have been trying to have a child more than a year. Although nothing can replace our beloved Alesha; giving live to a new child will again give purpose to our lives. Over the last year we have tried traditional fertility methods; when that didn’t work we even sought out assistance from licensed medical professionals; however our efforts have been in vain. A couple of months ago doctors introduced us to the idea of IVF (in-vitro fertilization) procedure. Unfortunately, despite the fact that both my wife and myself work professional jobs, the cost of such program is unattainable for us. We are not in a position to take a loan, due to our current mortgage. For the past year all backlogs went away on doctors and medications. Government program of support of people, needing genesial technologies, is not working for us, due to our age...
Will we really have to give up on our dream? Will money really become an insurmountable obstacle to us giving a new child life? We thought; maybe, will there are people who would be willing to help us? Then we decided to develop this page.
Due to our ages the probability of success on one attempt is low. Our physicians recommended a series of procedures that will cost around 10,000 dollars. I have already taken out loans to a total of $4000. Although we are willing to contribute every cent available to us we are not capable of putting together the entire sum.
If you have any information on international grant programs or aid programs we would be grateful.
Thank you for your prayers and assistance.
God Bless You
