Deyan is 15 years old and is one of those kids whose smile is the first thing that grabs you!

Despite his severe condition and the struggle he tirelessly wages to live a more independent life, his smile is the first thing that will captivate you and be etched in your mind forever!

Although he can only enunciate a few words well, he is fully preserved intellectually and understands everything.

Deyan Apostolov has a wonderful family - supportive parents and a younger brother and adopted sister who live in Blagoevgrad. Despite the struggle to improve his condition and live more independently, his parents find strength for their own development as professionals. Deyan's father is a psychologist and works in the field of psychology and social rehabilitation, and has been working with children with special needs deprived of parental care for nearly ten years. His mother is a philosopher by education and studies speech therapy.

Children have always come first for both of them, and they have always wanted a big family. They believe that every child, regardless of their specificity and uniqueness is first and foremost a child! And all children, need the same - love, security, care, acceptance and support! Because of all this, almost ten years ago, they decided to become foster parents, and a little over a year and a half ago, they opened their hearts and family to their adopted daughter.

How can we help?

Dejan has a stationary general impairment and overall delay in PND and weighs just 22kg. As a result of a spontaneous congenital anomaly, Dejan developed Cerebral Palsy with severe spastic quadriparesis. Dejan has inability to stand and move independently in space and self-care, severe flexion spasms and hypertonus of the trunk and limbs. His condition has been deteriorating over the last two years with no apparent causes explaining his overall clinical picture and change in it.

All this requires the application of a special diet, the intake of specialized medical food and intensive, continuous, additional rehabilitation, not only in Blagoevgrad, but also in the base Yassen - Bankya, where to conduct specialized treatment for 10 days each month. The amount is unaffordable for the family.

We are raising funds to cover the cost of additional rehabilitation and treatments for 12 months, which are not covered by the NHIF, to stop his deterioration and help his general strengthening and stabilization.