Relatives of Syrian Circassian woman reject money raised for her treatment

Circassian activists from Kabardino-Balkaria and other Russian regions have raised money for treatment of Dina Tamukh, a Syrian resident, in Russia, but her transportation became impossible due to the deterioration of her health condition.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in February, social network users launched a fundraising campaign for the treatment of Dina Tamukh, who suffers from a cancer disease. She told that she needed an expensive treatment at the proton therapy centre of in Obninsk.

The necessary amount was raised by early March; however Dina Tamukh's health condition deteriorated sharply.

Valery Khatazhukov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre, and Circassian activists decided to give the raised money – almost 113,000 roubles, or USD 1950 – to Dina's relatives, but her sister-in-law, who cares for her, refused to take the money that had been sent via the Circassian Diaspora of Damascus.

"The patient's condition is very grave; she is unconscious [...] Dina's sister-in-law asked to convey huge thanks to all those, who took part in the fundraising, but flatly refused to take the money, explaining this decision by the gravity of Dina's condition and the impossibility of her transportation. She asked to give the money to some more needy family," Olga Begret, a co-founder of the "Ochag" (Hearth) Help Fund to Compatriots, wrote on the Facebook.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.