MammogramMe<\/a>, a nonprofit organization with chapters in the U.S. and Europe. <\/p>\nThrough a partnership with Adonis, a private healthcare network in Ukraine, the nonprofit fundraises to cover the cost of 30 mammograms per month and support for a breast cancer patient\u2019s treatment. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re helping Tatiana right now. Tatiana is a mother of two and a grandmother. She\u2019s a wife, and unfortunately, she was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, and right now, what we\u2019re doing is we\u2019re paying for her treatment,\u201d Isabel said. \u201cShe\u2019s getting a lumpectomy and then radiation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isabel co-founded the nonprofit in 2023 with Mahika Jassal, a student at the American School of Warsaw in Poland who serves as the nonprofit\u2019s chief financial officer. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey did it all on their own, completely. And, it continues, and continues, and continues, and I\u2019m beyond proud that they\u2019re doing it,\u201d Isabel\u2019s mother, Anna Gurvitch, said.<\/p>\n
The teens\u2019 friendship started when they were 4th-grade classmates in Kyiv and continued despite their separation after Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n
Anna Gurvitch said she was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine checkup, and her experience helped her to see how women in Ukraine really need both education and resources. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t want to definitely spend money on their health because they have a lot of places to spend money,\u201d Gurvitch said. <\/p>\n
Isabel said she feels the urgency since mammograms are \u201cessential\u201d healthcare. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many different kinds of breast cancers out there. It\u2019s not just the one that most women expect to feel a lump,\u201d Isabel said. \u201cThere\u2019s invasive lobular carcinoma where you don\u2019t even feel a lump until you\u2019re around stage four.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isabel, an aspiring gynecologist, asked the public to think about the women they love and how they can inspire them to help support her mission. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s always a woman in your life that you\u2019re afraid to lose, and someone might lose, hurt, just because they can\u2019t afford a mammogram,\u201d Isabel said. <\/p>\n
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