translation: because of air raids, we were running down to the shelter night and day. the chemo, the drips there was no rest. it was a great stress for my boy. at night, he was scared. i would take him asleep in my arms and run down the stairs. he simply wakes up and cries several times at night. without treatment, childhood cancer is fatal. but with the right care, there s an 80% chance of being cured. these children have already faced the threat of cancer in their young lives. add to that a war, and the threat of life saving medicines and treatments being cut off, it s hard to overstate the importance to them of this rescue mission. around 600 young patients have been assessed here, and sent to hospitals in europe, including the uk, and north america. but there are several thousand more of these vulnerable children
good night s sleep. he has a very rare bone cancer, but treatment in ukraine was hard, after they had to move to an air raid shelter. translation: because of air raids, we were running down to the shelter night and day. the chemo, the drips there was no rest. it was a great stress for my boy. at night, he was scared. i would take him asleep in my arms and run down the stairs. he simply wakes up and cries several times at night. without treatment, childhood cancer is fatal. but with the right care, there s an 80% chance of being cured. these children have already faced the threat of cancer in their young lives. add to that a war, and the threat of life saving medicines and treatments being cut off, it s hard to overstate the importance to them of this rescue mission.