Institution Ada Keshishyants Day Center for Children with Disabilities

Age 13

Date Profile Received: 2023-09-11

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 2011-08-10

Family History: Emma's father, Hamlet, has seasonal work and her mother, Araksya, stays home to take care of Emma. Emma lives with her grandmother, parents, and two brothers in a three-room apartment. The apartment needs renovation: the floor is old and partially demolished, the walls of the living room and kitchen are without wallpaper, and the furniture is old and falling apart. The family has two outstanding loans taken out for Emma's surgeries and have debts for the purchase of hygiene supplies and food in a nearby store․

Medical History: Emma began to have acute headaches as a result of the flu and developed meningitis with a brain hemorrhage. She has already had nine operations, with the most recent procedure on July 29, 2023. Emma is on the waiting list at the Ashtarak Kosh Children's Rehabilitation Center for rehabilitation therapy.

Special Interests: Emma was involved in dance before the onset of her illness.

Immediate Needs: The apartment needs partial renovation and new furniture. Emma needs diapers, personal care products, and medication ($3,600/annually).