To say that the path of Borys (name changed) from his native home to Belgium, where he is now, was difficult is an understatement. He was leaving the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, through the Crimea. At the border, interrogations began: “How do you feel about the special operation?” and “What do your friends and neighbors say about it?”. The man honestly answered that all actions on the part of russia will go down in history, after which they took away his phone and kept him on hold for 5 hours without any explanation. Later, they returned it and sorted all his luggage.

Borys was sure that they would find and take away the ART that the doctor had managed to give him before leaving, but they were only interested in the technique. Then transit to Lithuania and there again – the border and a day of waiting. When our hero got to the European Union, everything became much faster and in two days he was in Brussels. It was September 3.

At that time, therapy was on hand for three months, but Borys did not want to risk an interruption – he had been taking ART since 2015, and was registered with his wife in Zaporizhzhia. After calling his doctor, he asked for advice on where to go abroad. She recommended the HelpNow Service. “I immediately wrote to these contacts and was given the address of a medical facility in Brussels.” – says the man. “There was a hospital at the specified address. I don’t know the language, so I had to choose words, show the therapy that I had with me. I don’t know how, but they understood everything. I had there an appointment with an infectious disease specialist, they did a viral load test as well and gave permission to receive therapy for the next 5 months. You can pick up everything at the pharmacy at once, or come every month (I do), whichever is more convenient. After six months, again for the test. But I will add right away – all this is possible under the condition of official stay and medical insurance. By the way, the staff of the medical center has already hired a translator for Ukrainian refugees – this greatly simplifies everything. Thank you for your care and work! Let’s hold on!”