Help Asia return to her beloved children!

💔 Help Asia Walk Again and Return to Her Beloved Children 💔

Last night, I checked my mum into Donum Corde, where she has started a month of rehabilitation after her stroke.

Today, before leaving, I sat with her in the common area. People were coming and going — families visiting their loved ones. Then a young father arrived with two tiny children, maybe around 2 and 5 years old.

They came to visit a woman sitting in a wheelchair. She seemed physically present, but her mind was far away — like she wasn’t really there.

I was sitting quietly doing work on my laptop with my mum when I heard the little girl’s soft voice say:

“Can I sit on Mum’s lap?”

That moment broke me. I started crying. I realised it's thier Mum. Later, I found out that those children were Nina (2 years old) and Olek (5 years old), and the woman in the wheelchair was their mum — Asia — who is fighting to recover after a massive stroke.

As a mother myself, it shattered my heart. I can’t imagine my own child looking at me like that — wanting a hug, not understanding why mummy its the way she is.

Please take a moment to read Asia’s story below.
Even £1 helps — every small donation means another hour of rehabilitation, another step towards walking again, another chance for her to hold her children. ❤️

🙏 Asia’s Fight for Life and Recovery

After the latest medical consultations, doctors finally gave hope — Asia may walk again!
At first with the help of special orthoses, and with time, maybe even without them.

It’s a huge change compared to the first weeks after her stroke. Asia is now free from tubes, no longer has a tracheostomy, and doctors are slowly reducing her medications. Her long-term memory works well; she can talk and understand, but she struggles with short-term memory — new information quickly slips away.

Each day is filled with hard work: from early morning to late afternoon — physiotherapy, massages, Vojta method, standing exercises, Vibramoov, sessions with a psychologist and a speech therapist.

Her biggest challenges are movement and vision. Her sight is blurred, and she has lost part of her field of vision on the left side. That’s why therapy focuses on balance, deep sensation, coordination, and visual compensation.

Asia stays in a private rehabilitation centre, which gives her access to the right number of therapy hours and specialist equipment — but everything must be paid privately. This time is critical — doctors call it the “window of brain plasticity”. The next few months will decide how independent Asia will be in the future.

Unfortunately, costs are rising. In addition to regular rehabilitation, there are specialist consultations, tests, and equipment such as orthoses for learning to walk — each costing thousands of złoty. Monthly expenses have grown from 28,000 zł to almost 40,000 zł.

Every donation — no matter how small — immediately turns into something real:
another therapy session, consultation, or hour of physiotherapy bringing Asia closer to independence.

Her husband Mateusz writes with gratitude and hope:

“Thank you for everything you’ve already done for us.
Please keep your fingers crossed for Asia.
We dream of the day when she can walk outside with our children.
We believe that together, we can make it happen.”

💕 What Happened

My name is Mateusz. I’m Asia’s husband and the father of our two wonderful children — Nina (2) and Olek (5).
Our life was calm and happy… until 27 June 2025 — the day that changed everything.

Asia was always a smiling, loving mum, full of warmth and energy. She played with the children, read them stories, and sang lullabies every night. They fell asleep peacefully, knowing mummy was near.

That morning, while I was at work, Asia suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head and back. At first, we thought it was muscle pain — but within minutes, her condition got dramatically worse. She messaged me, saying the pain was unbearable, and even taught our 5-year-old son how to call an ambulance, “just in case.”

A few minutes later, her mother came home, saw how serious it was, and immediately called for help. When I arrived, the paramedics were already there. I helped lift my wife onto the stretcher and followed the ambulance through the city. That’s when I knew something terrible was happening.

At the hospital, a CT scan confirmed our worst fear — a massive brain haemorrhage.
Doctors asked me to come to her bedside — I realised they wanted me to say goodbye. She tried to speak, but no words came out. I saw fear and helplessness in her eyes.

Moments later, she was taken straight to the operating room.
That was the beginning of the fight for her life.

Asia spent seven long weeks in intensive care, going through several major surgeries. She was on a ventilator, fighting rising brain pressure. After two weeks, doctors tried to wake her — but she didn’t respond. We were told the chances of recovery were minimal.

Only after a shunt surgery four weeks later did she start breathing on her own.
And then — a miracle — she began to regain awareness.

Now, doctors believe that with long, intensive, and costly rehabilitation, Asia has a real chance to return to her children and to life.

Rehabilitation costs around 28,000 zł per month, plus medication and care.
It needs to continue for at least 18 months, with total costs over 500,000 zł.

Every day matters — each delay means lost potential.
Your help gives Asia another step toward walking, smiling, and hugging her little ones again.

Please — if you can — donate any amount. Even 5 zł makes a difference.
Thank you for your heart, your kindness, and your hope. ❤️