Инстаграм @gift_of_life_charity Gift of Life

Myth 11. If you have cancer when you’re pregnant, your baby can get cancer. Amazing thing – the placenta. It helps unborn babies get oxygen and nutrients. It takes away waste products. And it stops cancer cells passing from mums to foetuses, meaning babies are kept safe from cancer. Brilliant.

Ранее мы писали про Эльвиру Абдулову (https://www.giftoflife.eu/blog/raul-abdulov). После лечения лейкоза девушка очень боялась возможного бесплодия. К счастью, Эльвира здорова и может иметь детей. Важно знать, что при лечении лейкозов и лимфом химиотерапией фертильность сохраняется в большинстве случаев. В среднем 6-12 месяцев уходит на восстановление нормальной работы женской половой системы. Вероятность нарушений есть, но никакая современная химиотерапия лейкозов и лимфом не приводит к стопроцентному бесплодию. Еще одна хорошая новость: беременность и роды не провоцируют рецидив заболевания. Если у пациентки после перенесенной онкологии других проблем со здоровьем нет, она может естественным образом вынашивать и рожать ребенка. И кесарево сечение необязательно. Пост приводит выдержки из «Жизни после лечения детских лейкозов и лимфом» Анастасии Рудневой, врача-гематолога, к.м.н, сотрудник НМИЦ ДГОИ имени Дмитрия Рогачева.

Tatiana Antonova, art gallery director, and Anna Koutsenko, associate director, the Big Four, are friends, both live in London and help at Gift of Life events as volunteers. ⠀ Tatiana: “Volunteering for Gift of Life is my way of giving back to people in need and my home country which I left 10 years ago and keep visiting every year. I see that child cancer care in Russia is improving but there is still a huge gap between the EU countries and Russia. As Russian hospitals rely heavily on charities and volunteers’ help, there is always much to do. Donate your time, donate money and give a child with cancer a second chance in life”. ⠀ Anna: “Working in a big company, playing by the corporate rules and serving your clients at your best can be challenging. Outside of work, I try to switch off and engage into more social, community-oriented activities, and volunteering with a children’s charity is a way for me to feel part of an extraordinary and brave team with huge hearts and do what really matters. I help Gift of Life because they do what they claim – support dozens of children with cancer every year”.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR SIMON! ⠀ The warmest birthday greetings to Gift of Life Chair of the Board of Trustee Simon Jennings. We all would like to express a gratitude that knows no bounds for your support and contribution to our great cause. Without you we could not manage to achieve our goals and dreams and help hundreds of children to beat cancer. Thank you very much for your wise guidance, we have been enjoying working with you for many years. Wishing you the best of luck on your birthday and through the year! ⠀ C ДНЕМ РОЖДЕНИЯ! @simonpjennings

Мы будем показывать вам людей, которые поддерживают фонд Gift of Life и благодаря которым этот мир становится лучше. ⠀ Встречайте: Татьяна Поташова, волонтер @gift_of_life_charity: ⠀ "Меня зовут Татьяна, я живу в Лондоне уже более 6 лет, приехала учиться в Магистратуру и сейчас работаю. В свободное время я занимаюсь волонтерством, помогаю фонду Gift of Life. Обычно я встречаю гостей на мероприятиях и помогаю во время аукционов. Однажды во время детской выставки я помогала детям, проживающим в Великобритании, написать Рождественские письма деткам в России. ⠀ Мне нравится то, что я делаю, потому что те эмоции, которые я вижу у детей, у их родителей, у доноров – самые искренние, а потому такие важные. Я считаю, что это бесценный опыт. ⠀ Подписывайтесь на соцсети Gift of Life. Ваши лайки и комметарии привлекут больше людей, готовых помогать фонду и детям". ⠀ Присоединяйтесь и рассказывайте, почему вы с нами 😉❤️ ⠀ Присылайте ваши видео или выкладывайте у себя на страничках, мы обязательно перепостим. Спасибо, что вы с нами! ❤️

Did you remember to get a ticket to the Evgeny Kuznetsov charity piano concert? Let's Play with Evgeny Kuznetsov Tue 14 May 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm A ticket includes a welcome drink. Join us this evening, buy your ticket now ✅ (link in bio)

Celebrate World Art Day with the Gift of Life today, April 15th, and donate to support children with cancer. The date was decided in honour of the Leonardo da Vinci`s birthday. Da Vinci was chosen as a symbol world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance, brotherhood and multiculturalism as well as art’s importance to other fields. These are quotes about an Art and several pictures created by children on the Gift of Life find`s charity events. “Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” – Paul Cezanne “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” – Edward Hopper We wish all the children of the World to be healthy and create the most important Art object – their own Happy Life. #worldartday2019

Happy birthday, dear Dina Korzun! May this birthday be just the beginning of a year filled with happy memories and wonderful moments. May the joy that you have spread in the past come back to you on this day. Wishing you a very happy birthday! С днем рождения, дорогая Дина!

As a partner charity of Russian Business Week 2019 arranged by The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE in February, Gift of Life received £623 in proceeds from ticket sales. ⠀ ALFRED KOCH, Former Deputy Prime Minister, KSENIA SOBCHAK, Journalist, TV presenter and Social Activist, MARINA JIGALOVA-OZKAN Managing Director The Walt Disney Company (Russia & CIS), ANTON DERLYATKA, co-founder (Sweatcoin) were among the speakers and shared their expertise with students and young specialists. ⠀ Thank you to the Week committee and especially Natasha Sharapova for this opportunity. ⠀ Stay tuned to be among the first to hear about our partner events, conferences and meetings.

We invite everyone to take part in @legal_run 2019 to benefit children with cancer in the care of Gift of Life UK and @podarizhizn in Russia. ⠀ It's the fifth jubilee year of Legal Run, and from 18 May to 8 June official runs will be arranged across 10 Russian cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Tumen, Blagoveschensk and Postov-on-Don. Dozens of cities globally will join the flash mob. ⠀ To run your own Legal Run 2019, you need to: ⠀ - Register for us to mark you and your city on the map: https://legal.run/place/ ⠀ - Make a donation: any amount is acceptable, but the recommended amount should be not less than GBP 15. www.justgiving.com/campaign/global-legal-run-2019 (link in bio) ⠀ - Run! Alone, with your family or colleagues any distance on one of the days between 18 May and 8 June 2019. You can choose any nearby park, embankment or stadium. ⠀ Upload your photos and videos from the run to social media with hashtags #globallegalrun2019, #legalrun, #ilovelegalrun. ⠀ If you cannot run this time, you still can support Gift of Life by donating on this page: www.justgiving.com/campaign/global-legal-run-2019 (link in bio) ⠀ Thank you very much!

April is the London marathon month - the biggest running and fundraising event in the UK is on Sunday, 28 April. With 414,168 people entered, the 2019 London Marathon becomes the most popular marathon on the planet. ⠀ If you like thousands of other athletes are running for a charity, you are doing a good thing. Two years ago, we were lucky to have Timothy W. Bibbs from Mensor Limited running 26.2 miles non-stop and fundraising for us. Timothy cracked it with 03:43:53, top 300 in his category, and raised over £1500. Today he recalls why he decided to support Gift of Life. ⠀ Timothy Bibbs, marathon runner, supporter of Gift of Life: ⠀ “I have being working in Russia since early nineties and have long thought about supporting a charity as a means of giving something back. ⠀ I feel for Russian kids who unlike children in the UK do not always have access to the most effective cancer drugs. Gift of Life is a UK charity helping young people and children in Russian hospitals. Their mission and the fact that they connect communities and two countries appealed to me. ⠀ If we can save a child affected by a deadly disease we should not think twice. For me, 2017 London Marathon was not just about running. It was mostly about running and helping kids fighting cancer in Russia”.

Q: What kind of tax benefits (according to English law) can I get as an individual if I make charitable contributions on a regular basis? ⠀ Simon Jennings, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Gift of Life ⠀ A: In England, there is a clear system of tax deductions for philanthropists. Provided the donor has paid sufficient income tax or capital gains tax in that tax year (or with a carry back election, in the previous year) Gift Aid relief allows the charity to reclaim from HMRC the basic rate tax on the amount given - equivalent to 25% of the net amount. The donor must have paid sufficient relevant taxes to cover the reclaim. VAT and council taxes don’t count. ⠀ Furthermore, a donor who pays tax at higher than basic rate may deduct the gross donation from taxable income and so reduce his higher rate liability by either 20% or 25% depending on his tax rates. So, a gift of £80 may give the charity £80 + £20 reclaim and the donor relief for £100 against higher rates leading to a repayment of up to £25. This means that a gift of £80 may cost the donor only £55 (£80-£25) while giving the charity £100. ⠀ If you are a UK tax payer and donate to charities do not forget to sign a Gift Aid declaration: https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid

Myth 10: Artificial sweeteners cause cancer. Despite the theories, the European Food Safety Authority have ruled that artificial sweeteners in food and drink pose no threat to our health if consumed within daily allowances. For aspartame, this is equivalent to 15 cans of diet coke. That’s a stark contrast to what we know about the harms of having too much sugar. But products containing sweeteners often don’t offer much nutritional benefit. And the lack of convincing evidence that they can help with weight loss shouldn’t be overlooked. The take-home message is artificially sweetened drinks aren’t a silver bullet for weight loss. But if you drink a lot of sugary drinks and think a diet version might help you cut down on sugar, that’s a good step and is very unlikely to do you any harm. Cancer Research UK

The concert LET's PLAY with Evgeny Kuznetsov is a unique chance to see Evgeny performing as with a day job the man does not spoil us with live shows often. ⠀ Evgeny is so keen on music and helping those in need that he always plays to raise vital funds for charities around the world. ⠀ ❗️Hurry up and buy tickets now to see LET's PLAY with Evgeny Kuznetsov or you won't get in! ⠀ ✅Link in bio

30 марта состоялось благотворительное мероприятие BEAU-TEA DAY, на котором было собрано £1110 для подопечных фонда Gift of Life. ⠀ Спасибо огромное всем участницам, которые поддержали проект и провели с нами этот замечательный весенний день. Очень приятно было видеть горящие глаза девушек – вы сами можете оценить настроение этого дня по чувственным фотопортретам от @a.e.portrait с макияжем от @julialaza. Никто не хотел расходиться, и даже те, кто забежал на часок с утра остались с нами до самого вечера. ⠀ В течение beau-tea day из уст участниц – хрупких красивых девушек – прозвучало так много удивительных историй помощи, что казалось – этот мир в надежных руках. Оказалось, что все помогают как могут. У кого-то подопечные в больнице, кто-то занимается спасеним редких китов и Байкала, а кто-то за сутки сумел собрать более 100,000 долларов для спасения попавшего в беду друга. И практически все регулярно отчисляют часть своего дохода тем, кому нужна помощь. ⠀ Огромная благодарность инициаторам и организаторам мероприятия визажисту @julialaza , фотографу @a.e.portrait и диджитал маркетологу @london_inna. Все профессионалы работали бесплатно. ⠀ Перед макияжем и фотосессией девушки имели возможность пройти процедуру ухода за кожей от нашего партнера косметического бренда @dermoifacials и остались в восторге не только от косметики, но и легкого релаксирующего массажа. Спасибо огромное @elena.reva.uk за предоставление такой возможности. ⠀ Спасибо большое блогерам за информационную поддержку: @etaplaneta, @wangmarina, @vi.in.uk, а @zimarestaurant за вкусный торт. ⠀ Дорогие друзья, следите за анонсами и присоединяйтесь к нашим следующим мероприятиям. ⠀ Dear friends, our charity BEAU-TEA DAY was successfully hold! We raised £1110 for the Gift of Life charity. Thank you very much to all participants and professionals!

Подвели итоги прошедшего 2018 года на Совете Директоров Gift of Life Charity: ⠀ - обсудили charity performance - сборы за 2018 отчетный год (financial year) составили 1,232,494 фунтов; ⠀ - в нашем ивент-плане на 2019 много интересного: волонтерские концерты, забеги, театральные постановки - следите за нашими соцсетями, чтобы быть в курсе событий; ⠀ - и мы уже готовимся к Гала вечеру 2020 - будет нечто особенное, пока держим интригу. ⠀ At the Board of Directors meeting of Gift of Life charity celebrating over £1,200,000 raised in 2018 and making new plans for 2019! Stay tuned! ⠀ @gift_of_life_charity Marina Mosyakova @londonfoodtrip, @arina_gaba, Simon Jennings, Vladimir Nikitin, Vadim Levin, @podarizhizn, @lyuba.galkina

Нет ничего сильнее, чем материнская любовь. Конечно же, когда дети болеют, человек, который переживает и старается больше всех, это мама. Давайте поздравим всех мам и пожелаем всем здоровья! ⠀ 🌸 🌸🌸🌸❤️❤️❤️ ⠀ The mother`s love is the strongest love ever. When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom. We sincerely wish good health to you all. Happy Mother’s Day!

The spring is full of kindness and this time we would like to thank Nika Belotserkovskaya and Andrey Andreev for realisation of the delicious lot offered by them and sold at GALA Charity Auction – cooking the 8-course dinner for our trustee Vadim Levin who became the lucky owner of this lot. Our special thanks to Lyuba Galkina for allowing us all to be together for a good cause. У нас в Лондоне что ни день, то праздник доброты. Просто Весна благотворительности какая-то! На этот раз Ника и Андрей исполнили своё обещание и приготовили обед из...восьми (!) блюд для Вадима, который стал счастливым обладателем их лота на нашем январском благотворительном аукционе. Lyuba Galkina: "Нам тоже повезло все попробовать и могу сказать, что после мяса от Андрея и ризотто, и пасты, и морепродуктов, и паннакоты от Ники понимаешь, что такое настоящие Мастера и немного сложно заставить себя подойти к плите. ☹️ Вкусно, красиво и... огромная помощь хорошему делу!" Большое спасибо! @belonika @vlevin1963 @andreev @lyuba.galkina @podarizhizn @gift_of_life_charity