Ania’s Story: A Seventeen-Year Fight for a Single Day Without Pain

At just eight months old, Ania Drońska entered a battle for her life — one that, seventeen years later, still hasn’t ended. While most teenagers dream of adventure, freedom, and the future, Ania dreams of something heartbreakingly simple: a single day without pain.

Ania’s life is defined by conditions most couldn’t imagine facing. She lives with motor-sensory polyneuropathy, epilepsy, brain cysts, a neurogenic bladder, and life-threatening sugar crashes. She relies on oxygen support to breathe, a PEG tube for nourishment, and assistance for every movement.

For her family, each day is a fight — a constant, quiet vigil. Every beep from a monitor carries the threat of danger. Every night is spent watching, listening, praying. There are no breaks, no certainty, no guarantees. Yet, amid this relentless battle, Ania faces it all with fragile grace and a soft, determined smile.

The cost of her care is overwhelming: medical treatment, rehabilitation, specialized equipment, and transportation to hospitals. But stopping isn’t an option. Love has kept her here — and love keeps her fighting.

Her story is not just about illness. It’s about courage, endurance, and the fierce devotion of a family that refuses to give up. Ania may not have the strength to run, dance, or explore the world, but she has a spirit that continues to shine, even through pain.

Every contribution, every prayer, every shared word of support helps Ania hold on. Helps her breathe. Helps her live.

Ania isn’t asking for the impossible — only for the chance to keep going.