"DONOR TRUST FUND" HELPS VELJKO
30.07.2013
Dalibor Petkovic's  six year old child Veljko Petkovic, who is currently on the internal Children's Clinic in Niš at the Department of Hematology, was received by Boban Dzunic, president of Municipality of Palilula. Small Veljko urgently needs bone marrow donor of blood group A positive thereafter, and subsequent surgery in Italy. President Džunić promised adequate financial support from the municipalities "donor fund" to cover the costs of travel and accommodation, and costs of escorts of the mother of boy in Italy. It is expected that the Serbian Health Insurance covers the cost of operations, but it is much more important at this point to find bone marrow donors.

Family Petkovic is living on the Municipality of Palilula territory, and thanks to social action "Let's help our children", especially to media broadcasting information of TV Belleamie and Narodne Novine, the health problem of a small Veljko was heard of within the public in our environment. In Veljkos family only father is employed and his income is not enough for all the medical expenses.

Veljkos treatment was accompanied by numerous complications after the diagnosis of a serious illness that the doctors discovered on July of 2012. He went through 6 stages of treatment, but after the last state of his health deteriorated. Veljko reduced mobility of the left leg and there was a decrease in blood counts. Our little fellow citizen, after an appeal addressed to the citizens of Municipality of Palilula, received the necessary amount of blood. Fight for life of Veljko Petkovic continues.

Municipality of Palilula-Nis after several months of activity started a charity campaign called'' Let's help our children''. This action is part of the socio-humanitarian programs of Municipality of Palilula which aims to support families faced with the problem of securing the conditions for the proper care of children. The first activity under this action was the donor evening. On this occasion, there was 150,000 dinars collected and new donors are expected to join this cause.