Lilit and her family are now the proud owners of a $13,000 home, thanks to contributions from caring Armenians near and far.
11 year-old Mariam Sahakyan rarely attends school. The young girl suffers from cystic fibrosis. The family just can't afford to buy the medications she needs.
Today is Lilit’s birthday. We travelled to Sipanik with some members of the Lilit Facebook page to congratulate her.
To date, the Converse bank account in the name of Karine Sargsyan (Lilit’s mother) totals 2,121,500 AMD, $1507 and 1,005 Euros.
During our visit today Lilit had no coughing spells. She was enjoying herself so much that there wasn’t time to think about her medical ailment.
Hetq reader Zara and her husband Hamo donated their second TV to Lilit so that the girl could watch the Junior Eurovision.
Bank accounts have been opened for those wishing to assist Lilit, the young girl suffering from cystic fibrosis recently featured in the pages of Hetq.
Lilit began to cry when I asked about her friends.
At first, parents and even some teachers thought Lilit suffered from tuberculosis. Recently, physicians have diagnosed something more alarming – cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis).