Lifesaving Neurosurgery for Mika

Mika is severely ill and urgently needs lifesaving neurosurgery due to a structural issue with their upper spine. Mika‘s health had deteriorated more and more over the last few years. For the last 2 years Mika has rarely been able to leave their flat or even bed. After seeing many different doctors and specialists over that time Mika finally received a diagnosis this new years eve.

Mika suffers from Craniocervical Instability. This instability of the upper spine has resulted in compression of the brainstem and blood vessels supplying the skull. Mika’s situation is currently so severe that they suffer from daily seizures and serious breathing difficulties.

Possible help comes in the form of a surgery by a specialist neurosurgeon in Barcelona, who has succesfully treated several other patients with the same condition. Unfortunately this is currently the only clinic in Europe which offers this surgery for people with Mika‘s combination of illnesses.

Because of it being a private clinic outside of the UK, and the treatment method being quite new, Mika‘s health insure is not covering the costs at this point. But Mika is not ready to just give up. They want to fight for their life, in the hope some day they will gain back some quality of life.

Since the costs for the surgery (122,784€), the air ambulance transport (23,538€) and for the medical care accommodation in Barcelona (approx. 14,723€) by far exceed what we and our families can scrape together, we turn to you with the request to help Mika.


If Mikas surgery cannot take place or less costs arise for any reason, all the (remaining) donations are passed over to the general budget of the association „Soziale Nothilfe e.V.“. In that case the association will utilise the collected donation in the interets of this campaign for similar purposes: For other costs of necessary (health) care of Mika, or for other persons needing help in similar situations and social distress pursuant to the bylaw.