Update on Maxim--and a video!!

I hope all of my blog readers remember dear Maxim:

A while back Life2Orphans did some fundraising for Maxim to 

get medical testing done for his condition of Spina Bifida. 

Megan just sent me this update: 

Maxim's testing was done and with the complications of his

Spina Bifida he will not be able to be operated on in Ukraine.

Unfortunately they do not have the medical 

expertise/professionals to access that we have here.
 
After contacting many professionals we found that OHSU

(Oregon Health and Science University Hospital) specialty 

clinic for Spina Bifida would be willing to operate 

on Maxim.
 
Then Life2 found a family that would be willing to take 

care of Maxim while he is in Portland, Oregon getting this 

operation. Unfortunately Maxim will not be allowed to

travel to the US to get this operation due to his fragile

condition.
 
We have a few options that we have been working on. 

One is to have a specialist travel to Ukraine and 

operate on Maxim. 

We just heard back from "Doctors Without Border"s with 

some suggestions of doctors that may be able to travel

to Ukraine and operate on a child with Spina Bifida. 

We will be checking into all options.
 
Another option is to get Maxim adopted and into this country

to have this operation. Several organizations, blogs,

volunteers and other loving individuals are working on 

spreading the word about Maxim in order to get him adopted.

Please spread the word about Maxim and his need for an 

operation and/or a family.
 
Two Non-Profits are collecting funds to save Maxim's life 

and give a family an Adoption Grant:
 
Life2Orphans, Inc. - Please note "Please save Maxim" -  

http://www.life2orphans.org/cms/node/83
 
Reece's Rainbow - http://reecesrainbow.org/20203/maximo116
 
Maxim's situation is still considered URGENT! He is now 

14 years old and confined to a bed in the institution. 

In spite of this he is said to be witty, charming

and very smart. There is no limit to what Maxim 

could do in this world when a family steps forward for him. 

Please spread the word on Maxim!

Here is a very brief video that has Maxim on it

(There is another child at the beginning of the video as well).

Please place on your blogs

and let as many people know about Maxim as possible!