FACES AND PLACES

Little Dejana Krajacic opens a present from one of her personate saviors, Princess Katherine of Serbia, at the White Palace on 14th March. Dejana was dying of a heart infection until she met Princess Katherine last Christmas, who intervened in the plight of the little girl by successfully appealing for top medical assistance on her behalf. Young Dejana has now fully recovered from the operation, which was performed in Belgrade by Dr. Afkendios Kalangos - one of the world's top heart surgeons.

CORD, 30.04.2007

LJUDI I MESTA

Mala Dejana Krajačić, došla je na Beli Dvor 14. marta, da bi se lično zahvalila za pomoć Princezi Katarini. Dejana je bila smrtno bolesna od infekcije srca, dok nije prošlog Božića srela Princezu Katarinu, koja je intervenisala da bi devojčica dobila stručnu pomoć koja joj je bila potrebna. Mlada Dejana se potpuno oporavila nakon operacije koju je izveo dr. Afkendios Kalangos jedan od vrhunskih stručnjaka kardio-hirurgije.

MOJ PEDIJATAR, proleće 2007

„MY PAEDIATRICIAN” MAGAZINE, SPRING 2007

INTERVIEW

MOTHER BEFORE EVERYTHING ELSE

Dejana Krajačić is a five year old girl from Apatin who got endocarditis (a heavy infection of the aortal valves). Everything in this story is about how some strange circumstances can lead to happiness even in the gravest misfortune. The happiness came with Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic, who saw Dejana during her visit to the Children’s Hospital in Tirsova, on Christmas. Having found out the condition that the girl was in, she selflessly took action. Princess Katherine invited her friend Prof. Dr. Afksendios Kalangos, who managed to obtain the donored tissue through his organization „A heart for All“. On Epiphany, 19 January, the Professor came to Belgrade, operated on Dejana, who has since successfully recovered and is now joyfully playing with her friends. This was one of the reasons we went to The Royal Palace and spoke to this wonderful woman about her humanitarian work.

The Lifeline Humanitarian Organization was founded in 1993 in London by Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic, with the objective to provide help to all those who needed it, regardless of religion or ethnic origin. During the past years, her great effort and endeavour has resulted in providing massive quantities of humanitarian aid. In Belgrade, in the beginning of August 2001 she founded the Foundation of HRH Princess Katherine, with the task to continue and expand the good tradition of humanitarian activities. On 27 January this year, Princess Katherine received the special St. Sava award for humanitarian work and endeavour. The award has certainly come to the right place.

HOW ARE YOUR HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS DEVELOPED AND REALIZED?

Our Foundation has offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Athens and Belgrade. The Foundation unifies all existing humanitarian activities in the country and aims at helping everybody, in coordination with the NGOs – children above all, the elderly, healthcare and social care institutions, the most vulnerable categories of the population. Currently we are working on several projects. One is the making of the Bone Marrow Bank. There are more and more children who are ill with cancer. In order for the treatment to be successful, among other things that are needed is the Bone Marrow Bank. I have made contacts with friends in the UK, and I sincerely hope that our country will have such a Bank. The other project is about improving our heart surgery conditions for children. It is often necessary to perform a heart operation outside the country, mostly because of the lack of adequate equipment, and not because our doctors lack the talent. Our doctors are very talented and with a bit more training to apply the latest techniques, there would be less need for the children to go abroad to have their operations. My idea is to invest the money so that our doctors can have their training abroad and so that they can visit foreign medical centres, in order to save more lives of children in this country. Our work is very solid. Our people have a lot of promises, without solid results. That is why we do whatever we promise. Or, we speak little but we do a lot. For me, it is a great privilege that I can help the people in our country through my husband. And when they thank me, I feel the need to thank them for giving me the opportunity to help them. My wish to help people is so great, that my husband often gets angry with me, saying: “You can not help people while they are sleeping”. And I know that, but when it is night time here, it is day time in California and in Chicago, and people are working there, so I want to be awake to finish every part of the job.

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE INSTITUTIONS THAT NEED HELP?

There is the Royal Medical Board that evaluates which institutions need help more urgently than others. This Board has specialised doctors in many areas: paediatricians, oncologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists and others. All the hospitals in Serbia and not just in Belgrade, are sending us a report about the conditions in their hospitals: how many doctors they have and of what specialties, which kind of equipment they have, and what they can do. On the basis of this, the Board analyses reports and reaches a decision about providing help. We try to provide help evenly to everyone, but the help is needed by all. The hospitals know that we are very active, so they do not restrain themselves from asking for help, and we then try to meet their requests as much as possible. I deliver aid based on the decisions of the Royal Medical Board and my Foundation.

WHAT IS THE NICEST THING IN THIS BUSINESS FOR YOU?

The results! Seeing Dejana alive. Seeing somebody whose life you have saved, even though you are not a doctor. That is a blessing. It can not be bought. It can be only felt. Whole-heartedly.

DO YOU FEEL THAT HELPING OTHERS IS A PRIVILEGE?

It is a great privilege. Emotions are on the move when I see how much faith and trust people have in me. I must admit that I am surprised. I have been doing this job for over 15 years. I took the convoys many times to Bosnia, we have been living in Serbia for almost six years, and it is amazing how much people have started to trust me in such a short time. I am very happy and grateful for that. I want the people to know that they are not alone, that they can count on us, that we do not make promises, but rather we work. We are only interested in human life and it is our responsibility. Human life, living and the general good of the people – that is most important for me and my husband. We also want young people to be educated, to have opportunities in life, and that is why my husband has the Foundation for Education and Culture. This Foundation, among other things, provides scholarships, and has opened a Career Centre. People in our country are not demanding. All they want is a normal life.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A SITUATION THAT YOU CAN’T HELP SOMEBODY?

I never give up. I believe in God and in miracles. I believe in the strength that God gives me to help others. When you want to do good things, God gives you the strength to feel good. I think that people without energy are in fact those who are not trying to help. The energy does not come first. First comes the aid. First one gives and does not take. And when you give, you do not expect anything in return, because if you give something from the bottom of your heart, you will be rewarded, and that should be enough. If you do something good and expect something in return, then it is not sincere and it is better to do nothing at all, because in this dishonest way you can make more damage than good. The opportunity to give help is a gift of God, and people should not abuse it. I am sure that there is not a single person in the world who can not help. Some things can not be paid with money. A smile does not cost anything. A few kind words to a patient do not cost anything. There are so many things that can not be paid with money, but that mean so much to the other person. People who say – I wish I could help, but I do not know how to do it, are not sincere, because, if they looked around they could see that the world needs them. Maybe they are not ready to assume that kind of responsibility. People should not be living in an illusion; they have to be realistic, honest, caring, and loving. Nobody should forget that we have come to this world to spend a very limited time here, so every life is a mission. We must not waste time. People should be asking how they can help others, every day, and God will help them, because we are his hands on the Earth. People are waiting to be happy, and at the same time, they are not doing anything good. You can not be happy if you do not make others happy. You can not be happy if you just think about yourself for the whole day. Some people become their own worst enemies.

WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO OUR READERS?

People must be aware that their behaviour is reflected on their children. All parents must remember that the next generation of our people is in their hands. What our country will look like in the next 10 or 20 years depends mainly on the parents. Observe the reactions of your children, their behaviour, and invest in them. Teach them to value their life and the lives of others, to respect people who do good deeds, to be full of self-esteem, to respect their parents and grandparents, and to love them. Enjoy life with your children.

More information about the HRH Princess Katherine Foundation can be found at the internet site: www.lifeline.org

ANTRFILE 1

A MOTHER IS JUST A MOTHER

I feel like a mother in our country. I am aware that, when a child is in the hospital, every minute is important. When a child goes to the hospital, every mother must feel safe that the child will be provided with the proper medicines, that there is the needed equipment, that her child is surrounded by the best doctors, because a mother is just a mother, and she only wants her child to be well. And I, as every mother, must find a way to help our children.

ANTRFILE 2

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

We should be working more on preventive medicine. We spend a lot of money on the consequence rather than the cause, and many illnesses could be prevented if they are acted on sooner. Preventive medicine has an advantage, and that is that the consequences and the risks of illnesses would be much smaller. My idea is to create mobile teams who would visit primary schools and check the children’s eyesight, hearing, and speech. There are many ideas, but there is not so much time. Unfortunately, my day only lasts 24 hours, and I would need many more hours.

ANTRFILE 3

GRANDMOTHERS AND GRANDFATHERS

I am very attached to elderly people. Grandmothers and grandfathers are very important in the growing up of children. They are sincere and carry within their beings, our tradition and culture, which they must pass on to younger generations. Children should spend as much time as possible with their grandmothers and grandfathers, especially when parents are preoccupied with work. The children can learn a lot from their grandparents, as much as they can learn from their parents, if not more. Grandmothers and grandfathers have more time, love, knowledge and patience.

Blic, 15.03.2007

MAMA, 10.04.2007

DVE PRINCEZE NA KRALJEVSKOM DVORU

U prethodnom broju smo objavili priču »Bila jednom jedna princeza« - o petogodišnjoj devojčici Dejani Krajačić iz Apatina, kojoj je život spašen zahvaljujući nesebičnom naporu Princeze Katarine Karađorđević i dr. Afksendiosa Kalangosa. Dejana je dobila infekciju na srcu, koja joj je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalistak. Dijagnozu su postavili lekari u Somboru, hitno uputivši devojčicu na Univerzitetsku dečju kliniku u Tiršovoj u Beogradu, gde je lečena najjačim dozama antibiotika. Međutim, infekcija se brzo širila, pa je postojala opasnost od veoma teških komplikacija. Princeza Katarina je prilikom posete Dečjoj klinici, na Božić, upoznala Dejanu. Duboko dirnuta, princeza je učinila ogroman napor i dovela jednog od najboljih svetskih kardiohirurga, dr. Afksendiosa Kalangosa. On je, sa doniranim tkivom, koje je obezbedila njegova fondacija »Srce za dvoje«, došao privatnim avionom u Beograd i operisao devojčicu. Dejana se nakon operacije uspešno oporavila. U pratnji roditelja, prošlog meseca je otišla u posetu Prestolonasledniku Aleksandru II i Princezi Katarini. Princeza je bila veoma uzbuđena.

- Ne mogu da opišem sreću koju danas osećam kada vidim Dejanu živu i zdravu. Život je misija vredna čuvanja, i to je razlog što smo ovde. Najtoplije se zahvaljujem dr. Kalangosu i dr. Idi Jovanović, koji su timskim radom spasili Dejani život. Želim maloj Dejani i njenoj porodici puno sreće, oni će uvek biti u mom srcu.

MAMA, 10.04.2007

TWO PRINCESSES AT THE ROYAL PALACE

In the previous number we had published the story “There once was one Princess” about five years old girl Dejana Krajacic from Apatin, whose life was saved thanked to unselfish efforts of Princess Katherine and Dr. Afksendios Kalangos. Dejana get an infection of the heart, which had attacked and destroyed the left valve of her heart. Diagnosis was made by physicians in Sombor, and they urgently referred her to the Hospital for children in Tirshova in Belgrade, where she was treated with the strongest doses of antibiotics. Regardless of that, the infection was spreading rapidly, and possibility of very serious complications existed. During the visit to the Clinic for Children at the Christmas, Princess met Dejana. Deeply touched, Princess made a huge effort and she brought one of the best cardio surgeons, Dr Afksendios Kalangos. He came to Belgrade in private plane with donated tissue, which was assured by his foundation “Hart for two”, and he operated the girl. Dejana has recovered well after the surgery. She came with her parents visit to Crown Prince Aleksander II, and Princess Katherine. Princess was very exited:

-I can not describe the happiness which I feel today, when I see Dejana alive and well. Life is a mission worth saving, and this is a reason why we are here. I most warmly thank to Dr. Kalangos and to Dr. Ida Jovanovic, who saved the life of Dejana with team work. I wish to little Dejana and to her family a lot of luck, they will be always in my heart.

BLIC ŽENA, 09.04.2007

DOBILI SMO BITKU ZA DEJANINO SRCE

PRINCEZA KATARINA I PRESTOLONASLEDNIK ALEKSANDAR II UVERILI SU KRAJAČIĆE DA SU ČUDA MOGUĆA

Dejani je hitno bila potrebna transplantacija srca. Lekari su joj prognozirali sedam

dana života. Novi život podarili su joj Karađorđevići. Bogojavljanje je za Krajačiće najveći praznik. Ove godine se 19. januara u njihovom domu slavilo na sva zvona, jer je to najsrećniji dan za Dušanku i Dejana iz Apatina. Njihova ćerka Dejana (5) tada je dobila bitku za život. Sve je počelo bezazlenom upalom pluća u decembru prošle godine, a onda se za samo nekoliko nedelja maloj Dejani stanje pogoršalo. Lekari su ustanovili da ima tešku bolest srca, endokarditis.

- Dejana je uvek bila vesela i živa devojčica. Nikada nije bila bolešljiva i kenjkava sve do tog prokletog decembra. Tada je sve krenulo naopako - priča mama Dušanka. - Lekari su nam rekli da je dobila infekciju na srcu koja je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalistak. Sve se dešavalo strahovitom brzinom. Do nas su dopirale samo loše vesti, a onda smo saznali da je našoj maloj devojčici hitno potrebna transplantacija srca.

DESIĆE SE ČUDO

U tom trenutku Dušanka i Dejan su se osetili nemoćno. Nisu znali kako da pomognu svojoj mezimici, ali baš tog dana u holu Dečje bolnice u Tiršovoj srela ih je princeza Katarina Karađorđević. - Svake godine na Božić obilazim bolnice u našoj zemlji. Tako sam učinila i ove godine - priča Princeza Katarina dok miluje po glavi Dejanu, koja je došla u posetu kraljevskoj porodici na Beli dvor. - Kada sam došla u Dečju bolnicu, upoznala sam se sa Dejaninim slučajem. Bila sam strašno potresena. Izašla sam u hodnik i ugledala ženu na čijem su se licu ocrtavali tuga i bol. Pitala sam lekare ko je ona, a oni su mi rekli da je to Dejanina mama. Prišla sam joj i rekla, ,,Ne brinite, danas je Božić, zato sam sigurna da će bog učiniti čudo za vaše dete".

Konzilijum lekara u Tiršovoj konstatovao je da je jedino rešenje za malu Dejanu hitna hirurška intervencija, u kojoj bi se uništeni krvni sud zamenio delom srčanog tkiva koji može da se dobije jedino od donatora iz banke tkiva i organa u Briselu. - Bili smo jako zabrinuti kada smo to čuli. Znali smo da ne možemo da dođemo do tog tkiva, jer to pravo imaju samo zemlje koje su članice Evropske unije - priča tata Dejan. - Međutim, tada nam je u pomoć priskočila kraljevska porodica. Već sutradan je princ Aleksandar pozvao dr Afksendiosa Kalangosa, direktora kardio-hirurgije Univerzitetske klinike u Ženevi, od koga je zatražio pomoć. - Video sam koliko je Katarina bila zabrinuta za život male Dejane. Tog dana svi smo bili rešeni da damo svoj maksimum. Pozvali smo dr Kalangosa, koji je tada bio u Moskvi - priča princ Aleksandar. - Zamolili smo ga da odmah dođe u Beograd, što je on i učinio.

SEDAM DANA ŽIVOTA

Lekari su Dejani prognozirali još samo sedam dana života. Međutim, tim domaćih kardio-hirurga, dr Ilić, dr Hercog i prof. dr Ida Jovanović, uz veliku pomoć dr Kalangosa, uspeli su da pronađu spasonosno tkivo. - Od toga je zavisilo sve jer se Dejanino stanje pogoršavalo iz dana u dan - priča tata Dejan. - Ali čudo se stvarno desilo. Baš na Bogojavljanje, dr Kalangos je stigao u Beograd s tkivom koje je doneo u kontejneru na temperaturi od minus 83 stepena. - Istog momenta lekari su počeli da operišu našu devojčicu. Teško je opisati kako smo se osećali dok je trajala operacija. Sve je bilo neizvesno - priča mama Dušanka. Kada su lekari izašli iz operacione sale, uzviknuli su, „Dejanino srce ponovo kuca". - Skakali smo od sreće, iza nas su bili teški dani borbe - radosno priča Anja, Dejanina starija sestra. Samo dve nedelje od operacije Dejana je puštena iz bolnice, a čim je malo ojačala, poželela je da se lično zahvali kraljevskoj porodici. - Jako smo zahvalni svima koji su nam bezuslovno pomogli. Uz takve ljude bilo je mnogo lakše proći kroz ovaj pakao - priča Dejan. Mala Dejana, tatina imenjakinja, anđeoskog lika, u roze suknjici prišla je princezi Katarini i princu Aleksandru i zagrlila ih iz sve snage, a onda je izustila. - Želim puno da se zahvalim princezi Katarini i dr Kalangosu jer su mi spasli život. Danas, posle nepuna tri meseca od operacije, Dejana se oseća sjajno. Vratila se svojim igračkama i svojoj porodici.

USPOMENA NA ŽIVOT

U znak zahvalnosti, mala Dejana je pripremila dva posebna poklona za kraljevsku porodicu. Prvi je crtež, a drugi zlatan krst. - Nacrtala sam sliku na kojoj se držim za ruke s princezom Katarinom i princom Aleksandrom, a u pozadini sam nacrtala Hram svetog Save, sunce i dva srca. To je od mene za uspomenu na naše zajedničko čudo - objasnila je mala Dejana.

BLIC ZENA ,09.04.2007.

WE HAVE WON THE BATTLE FOR DEJANA’S HEART

PRINCESS KATHERINE AND PRINCE ALEXANDER HAVE CONVINCED THE KRAJACIC FAMILY THAT MIRACLES ARE POSSIBLE

Dejana urgently needed a heart transplant. The doctors gave her just 7 days to live. The Karadjordjevic Royal Family gave her a new life.(Bogojavljanje) is the biggest holiday for the Krajacic family. On January 19 this year, it has been celebrated with bells and whistles, because it was the happiest day for Dusanka and Dejan, from Apatin, Serbia. Their 5 year old daughter Dejana then won a battle for life. Everything started with a seemingly unthreatening pneumonia in December last year, and her condition got worse in just a few weeks. The doctors diagnosed a very serious, endocarditic condition of the heart.

- Dejana has always been a cheerful and lively girl. She has never been ill, and she has never complained, until that cursed December. Then it all started going downhill, says mommy Dusanka. – The doctors have told us that she has a heart infection which has struck the aorta and damaged the left valve. Everything was happening very fast. All the news that reached us were bad, and then we found out that our little girl needed an urgent heart transplant.

A MIRACLE WILL HAPPEN

Dusanka and Dejan felt powerless at that time. They did not know how to help their beloved one, but on that very day, Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic met them in the hallway of the Children’s Hospital in Belgrade. - Every year on Christmas, I visit hospitals in our country. And I did that this year, too, says Princess Katherine as she caresses little Dejana, who had come to the White Palace to visit the Royal Family. – When I came to the Children’s Hospital, I was informed about Dejana’s case. I was extremely shaken up. I came out to the hallway and saw a woman whose face was expressing deep sorrow and pain. I asked the doctors who she was, and they told me it was Dejana’s mother. I approached her and said: “Do not worry. It’s Christmas today and I am certain that God will perform a miracle for your child”.

The team of doctors at Tirsova Street in Belgrade reached a conclusion that the only solution for little Dejana was an urgent surgical intervention, in which the damaged capillary would be replaced by a part of the heart tissue, which could be obtained only from the Bank of tissue and body part donors, located in Brussels. - We were very concerned when we heard that. We knew we could not have access to that tissue, as that right only applies to EU member countries, says papa Dejan. – At that time, however, the Royal Family jumped in to help. The next day, Prince Alexander called Dr. Afksendios Kalangos, director of the Cardio-Surgical University Clinic in Geneva, and asked him to help. - I saw how much Princess Katherine worried for the life of little Dejana. On that day, we were all resolved to give our maximum. We called Dr. Kalangos, who, at that time, was in Moscow, says Prince Alexander. - We asked him to come to Belgrade immediately, which he did.

SEVEN DAYS LEFT TO LIVE

The doctors gave Dejana only seven more days left to live. But, the team of domestic cardio-surgeons, made up of Dr. Ilic, Dr. Hercog, and Prof. Dr. Ida Jovanovic, managed to find the life-saving tissue, with the great help of Dr. Kalangos. - Everything depended on it, because Dejana’s condition was getting worse day by day, says papa Dejan. – But, a miracle has really happened. Precisely on (Bogojavljanje), Dr. Kalangos arrived to Belgrade with the tissue he had brought in a container, at -83 degrees Celsius. - The doctors started operating on the girl as soon as the tissue had arrived. It is hard to describe how we felt while the surgery was taking place. Everything was so uncertain, says mommy Dusanka. When the doctors came out of the operating room, they yelled: “Dejana’s heart is ticking again!” - We jumped for joy, as the very tough days of struggle had finally been put behind us, says Anja, Dejana’s older sister, cheerfully. Only two weeks after the operation, Dejana was released from the hospital, and, as soon she regained some of her strength, she wanted to personally thank the Royal Family. - We are extremely grateful to all people who have unconditionally helped us. With people like that, it was much easier to go through the hell we have been to, says Dejan. Little Dejana, named after her father, with an appearance of an angel, approached Princess Katherine and Prince Alexander in a pink skirt, hugged them as strongly as she could, and spoke softly: - I wish to say a huge Thank You to Princess Katherine and Dr. Kalangos for saving my life. Today, less than 3 months after the operation, Dejana feels great. She has returned to her toys and her family.

MEMORY OF LIFE

As a sign of her gratitude, little Dejana prepared 2 special gifts for the Royal Family. The first is a drawing, and the second is a golden cross. I drew a picture of me holding hands with Princess Katherine and Prince Alexander, and in the background, I drew the Saint Sava temple, the Sun and 2 hearts. That comes from me, in memory of our common miracle, explained little Dejana.

„GLAS KOMUNE“ APATIN, 30.03.2007

SRCE KUCA PUNIM ŽIVOTOM

ZA DEJANU KRAJAČIĆ PRIJEM U KRALjEVSKOM DVORU

Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar II i Princeza Katarina, 14-tog marta primili su, u Kraljevskom dvoru, petogodišnju Apatinku Dejanu Krajačić, njene roditelje i sestru. Da je život misija vredna čuvanja koja je, sjajnom timskom akcijom, rezultirala spasavanjem života male Dejane, potvrdio je susret zabeležen i objektivom foto-aparata. - Oni će uvek biti u mom srcu i ovo je jedan od najsrećnijih dana u mom životu- izjavila je u svom obraćanju na prijemu porodice Krajačić, Njeno Kraljevsko Visočanstvo - princeza Katarina.

APATINKA DEJANA KRAJAČIĆ NA PRIJEMU U KRALjEVSKOM DVORU

ŽIVOT - MISIJA VREDNA ČUVANjA

Dva meseca nakon složene operacije kojoj je podvrgnuta, u salonu Belog dvora, samouverena i nasmejana, uz svoje roditelje i sestru, petogodišnja Apatinka Dejana Krajačić potrčala je ka Njihovim Kraljevskim Visočanstvima- Princezi Katarini i prestolonasledniku Aleksandru II, pala im u zagrljaj i izustila reči hvale što su joj pomogli da, uprkos teškoj bolesti, dobije bitku za život.

Prve zdravstvene tegobe kod male Dejane, nastupile su tokom decembra prošle godine kada je. po dijagnozama lekara u Somboru. ustanovljena infekcija na srcu koja je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalistak. Tu čekanja nije moglo biti pa su je hitno uputili na Univerzitetsku dečju kliniku u Tiršovoj u Beogradu gde je lečena najjačim dozama antibiotika. Infekcija se, međutim, brzo širila i za konzilijum lekara bio je to signal da se hitno interveniše da se uništeni krvni sud zameni delom srčanog tkiva koji može da se dobi-je jedino od donatora iz banke tkiva i organa u Briselu. Ako je Dejanina nesreća tog trena bila što naša zemlja nije u članstvu Evropske unije (nemamo pravo korišćenja tkiva i organa iz te banke), sreća joj se ukazala na drugoj strani. Naime, toga dana princeza Katarina Karađorđević obilazeći tradicionalno uz Božićne praznike male pacijente u Tiršovoj, videla je i Dejanu kojoj je zdravstveno stanje bilo izuzetno ozbiljno. Duboko dirnuta situacijom male devojčice, princezina reakcija bila je da istog trenutka pozove svog prijatelja dr Kalangosa koji je u više navrata već dolazio u Beograd na njen poziv i obavio nekoliko veoma komplikovanih hirurških zahvata. Iz Los Anđelesa, gde ga je zatekla da operiše dvoje dece, odmah je stiglo njegovo obećanje da će pomoći maloj Apatinki. Tada je obavio i razgovor sa našim kardio-hirurzima dr Ilićem, dr Hercogom i prof. dr Jovanović da bi dodatno saznao sve detalje vezane uz slučaj. Sa svojim bliskim saradnikom, dr Andreom iz Fondacije "Srce za dvoje", dr Kalangos uspeo je da pronađe spasonosno tkivo u Americi. Hitna operacija zakazana je za 22. januar, ali je princeza Katarina bila prestrašena realnom pretnjom da mala Dejana to ne doživi. Telefonskim pozivom, od svog bliskog prijatelja zatražila je da istog momenta, ne čekajući taj datum, pošalje privatni avion u Poljsku, po dr. Kalangosa, a on je, sa doniranim tkivom, u Beograd stigao baš na Bogojavljanje u sedam sati uveče. U Tiršovoj je već sve bilo spremno za ovu komplikovanu operaciju. Tokom četvorosatne intervencije, uz asistenciju dr. Slobodana Ilića, načelnika kardiohirurgije, dr. Kalangos je očistio inficirano tkivo i ugradio deo srčanog zaliska i početni deo aorte. Najteži deo operacije bio je ugrađivanje koronarnih arterija čija je i najmanja povreda mogla da dovede do infarkta. Dejanino srce počelo je normalno da kuca dva sata nakon toga iako je ta noć za dr. Kalangosa bila peta u nizu neprospavana od početka te nedelje jer je uz bolesnu decu bio u SAD, Turskoj, Poljskoj i kod male Dejane. Ona je, petog dana nakon operacije, prebačena sa odeljenja intenzivne nege, a pored roditelja, za njeno se zdravstveno stanje neprekidno brinula i kraljevska porodica. Sada kada su se na prijemu u Belom dvoru videli ponovo nakon dva meseca svi su bili dirnuti. - Ne mogu da opišem sreću koju osećam kada vidim Dejanu živu i zdravu danas sa nama. Ovo je jedan od najsrećnijih dana u mom životu. Život je misija vredna čuvanja, a to je razlog što smo ovde. Znala sam da mala Dejana mora da preživi i bila sam odlučna da joj spasim život. Najtoplije se zahvaljujem dr. Kalangosu i dr. Idi Jovanović koji su timskim radom spasili Dejani život. Želim maloj Dejani i njenoj porodici puno sreće. Oni će uvek biti u mom srcu i zahvaljujem Bogu na ovom čudu - istakla je princeza Katarina u svom obraćanju. Doktor Afksendios Kalangos na prijemu porodice Krajačić nije bio fizički prisutan ali su sa njim obavili telefonski razgovor koji su mogli da čuju i brojni novinari. Rekao je da je to za njega jedan izuzetno emotivan trenutak i da su mu u očima tog časa zaiskrile suze zbog sreće da se Dejana dobro oseća. Takođe je rekao da je za operativni zahvat podjednako zaslužna i pomoć i asistencija njegovih kolega iz klinike u Tiršovoj, a Dejana |e u telefonsku slušalicu uspela da, vidno uzbuđena kaže jedno veliko hvala doktoru koji joj je pomogao u teškoj bolesti. On je pokazao i da je veliki humanista jer je sam kupio deo srca kojim je zamenio oboleli zalistak Dejaninog srca (homograf).Iz ruku trajnog prijatelja i velikog borca za njen život-princeze Katarine, Dejana je dobila i specijalni poklon-Pepeljuginu kočiju da je uklopi sa svojom najdražom igračkom - malim konjem koji je na Božić dobila baš od princeze. Život je zaista misija vredna čuvanja!

“GLAS KOMUNE”, APATIN, 30.03.2007.

DEJANA KRAJACIC FROM APATIN TOOK PART ON THE RECEPTION AT THE ROYAL PALACE

HEART TICKING WITH LIFE

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine have received at the Royal Palace on March 14 the five year old girl from Apatin, Dejana Krajacic as well as her parents and sister. That life is a mission worth saving, has been proven by great team work which resulted in the saving of little Dejana’s life, and has been spotted by the camera lens of a photographer. - They will be in my heart forever, and this is one of the happiest days of my life, said Her Royal Highness Princess Katherine at the reception of the Krajacic family.

LIFE – MISSION WORTH TO BE PROTECTED

Two months after very hard operation she had been submitted, in the hall of the White Palace, self-confident and smiling 5 years old Dejana from Apatin, together with her parents and her sister run toward their Royal Highnesses – Princess Catherine and Crown Prince Alexander II., fell in their arms and uttered thankful words for their help to gain the fight for life itself, despite her hard illness.

First sanitary difficulties began by little Dejana in December of the last year, when doctors in Sombor found an infection on the heart which had attacked the aorta and destroyed the left heart valve. It was very urgent and she was brought to the University clinic for children in Tirsova Street in Belgrade where she has been treated with the strongest doses of antibiotics. But the infection has been spreading very rapidly and it was a sign for doctors to react urgently – to replace the destroyed blood vessel with a part of heart tissue that could be only brought from donator of tissues and organs bank in Brussels. If Dejana’s misfortune in that moment was the fact that our country is not a member of European Union (and it is also not allowed for us to use tissues and organs from that bank), she had luck on the other side. Actually, on that day Princess Katherine was traditionally visiting for Christmas little patients in Tirsova hospital and she saw Dejana whose sanitary condition was very grave. Princess was deeply moved by the whole situation of little girl and her first reaction was to call her friend dr. Kalangos who also many times before came to Belgrade on her call and made couple of very complicated surgical handles. At the moment Princess informed him about little Dejana he was in Los Angeles and has been operating two children but he immediately promised that girl will be operated. He spoke then with our cardio-surgeons dr. Ilic, Dr. Hercog and Prof. dr. Jovanovic in order to become as much information about that case as possible. Dr. Kalangos and his personal assistant dr. Andre from the Foundation “Heart for two people” succeeded and found the salutary tissue in United States. The urgent operation was fixed on 22nd January, but Princess was frightened with real threat that little Dejana maybe will not undergo. She phoned her close friend and requested that he immediately send a private plane to Poland, pick dr. Kalangos there up and he personally brought donated tissue to Belgrade, exactly on Day of Theophany at 7 p.m. In Tirsova hospital everything had already been prepared for that hard operation. During these four hours the operation has being lasting, with assistance of dr. Slobodan Ilic, head of cardio surgery, dr. Kalangos was cleaning the infected tissue and built into the heart part of heart valve and first part of aorta. The most difficult phase of operation was building coronal arteries into the heart, which minimal injury could be fatal and cause infarct. Dejana’s heart started to pulsate normally two hours after the operation. That was the fifth night of that week that he spent awake below sick children in USA, Turkey, Poland and by little Dejana. After the fifth day being operated Dejana left the department of intensive care and as well her parents also the Royal family constantly took care about Dejana’s sanitary condition. When they met at the White Palace after two months, all were deeply touched.

-I can’t describe my happiness when I see Dejana today hale and hearty. This is one of the most important moments in my life. Life is mission worth to be protected and this is the reason that we are here. I simply knew that Dejana must survive and I was decided to rescue her life. Deep hearty thanks to Dr. Kalangos and dr. Ida Jovanovic who rescued Dejana’s life team working. I wish to Dejana and her family luck. They will always stay in my heart and I first of all I am thankful to God and His Miracle – emphasized Princess. Dr. Afksendios Kalangos did not take part on the reception of the family Krajacic but they phoned him that could be also heard by many journalists. He said that it was very a very emotional moment for him and he felt tears in his eyes because of happiness that Dejana was getting better. He said that for surgical handle are also equally meritorious his colleagues from the clinic in Tirsova street, their help and assistance, and Dejana, very excited, succeeded to say great “Thank you” to the doctor who helped her in very hard illness. Buying part of a heart on his own as substitution for sick heart valve of Dejana’s heart, he showed that he was also great humanist. Dejana’s friend for all her life and fighter for her life, Princess Katherine, gave her a special present – Cinderella’s coach as addition to Dejana’s favorite toy – little horse that she received also from Princess as a Christmas gift. Life is really mission worth to be protected!

31.3.2007, SUBOTIČKE NOVINE

MALO SRCE OPET KUCA

Devojčica Dejana Krajačić je nedavno sa roditeljima stigla u Kraljevski dvor u Beogradu da zahvali Princezi Katarini i Princu Aleksandru Karađorđeviću što su joj spasli život. Naime, prilikom posete Dečijoj bolnici u Tiršovoj ulici, Princeza je zapazila Dejanu kojoj je bila neophodna hitna operacija srca. Princeza je tada pozvala svog prijatelja i jednog od najboljih svetskih hirurga dr Afksendiosa Kalangosa koji je u januaru i operisao Dejanu. I to uspešno. Na slici vidimo da je princeza devojčici poklonila ono što je ona i najviše želela Pepeljuginu kočiju!

Vesti, 16.3.2007

POBEDNIK

Princeza Katarina Karađorđević spasla je život devojčici iz Apatina Dejani Krajačić (5). Ona je iz Grčke dovela svetskog kardiohirurga koji je operisao devojčicu.

Blic, 21.3.2007

ŽIVOT NADMAŠUJE BAJKU

Prvo sam pomislio da bi po ovom događaju morao da bude snimljen film. Onda mi je na pamet pala opaska Dušana Kovačeviča „Pozorište pokazuje život" - istina je, i film i pozorište često mogu ne samo da „prepisuju život" već i da se u njega: umešaju i da ga nadmaše. A onda nas je taj događaj još jedanput uverio do su i film i pozorište ponekad nemoćni pred životom. Naravno, govorim o čudesnom spasavanju male Dejane iz Apatina, koju su, kao u najuzbudljivijem trileru, u poslednji čas izbavili Princeza Katarina i plemeniti doktor Kalangos. Samo što u filmskoj storiji, i kad je ovako dirljiva, uvek možete do se utešite da je sve samo fikcija i do suzama ne ugrozite svoju mušku sujetu. Kod pomenutog događaja to nije bilo moguće. Jedini žanr s kojim bi on mogao da se uporedi bila bi bajka: tu su i nepojmljivo dramatičan zaplet, u kome o koncu visi život jednog deteta i dobri ljudi koji u poslednji čas pritiču u pomoć i srećan kraj Tu su čak i dve princeze - Katarina i mala Dejana. Uz to, sam čin spasavanja simbolično se odigrao na Bogojavljenje. Mislim da bi aktere ovog događaja država Srbija morala da odlikuje za plemenitost. Postoji, međutim, još nešto što nikog ne bi trebalo da ostavi ravnodušnim: ova borba za dečiji život, osim u „Blicu" u medijima je prošla gotovo nezapaženo. Od ponovnog susreta „dve Princeze" drugima su bili važniji nulti i šesti princip, to što je Mladićev sin kupio stan, pa čak i to što je sirotog Abramovića ojadila žena! Ako je za nas zanimljivo samo kad dečje glave padaju, a nimalo nas ne interesuje kad se spasavaju, čemu onda možemo da se nadamo?

Ilustrovana Politika, 19.3.2007

PRIČA 0 PRINCEZI I DEVOJČICI

Srce je počelo da kuca

Stigao je i taj srećni trenutak na red: devojčica Dejana Krajačić je sa roditeljima stigla u Kraljevski dvor u Beogradu da zahvali Princezi Katarini i Princu Aleksandru Karađorđeviću što su joj spasli život. Dejana je tokom decembra dobila infekciju srca koja je napala aortu i uništila levi srčani zalistak. Prilikom posete Dečjoj bolnici u Tiršovoj ulici princeza je zapazila Dejanu kojoj je bilo ostalo nekoliko dana života. Odmah je pozvala svog prijatelja i jednog od najboljih svetskih hirurga za srce dr Afkendiosa Kalangosa koji je u januaru operisao Dejanu. Ta vrsta operacije je vrlo rizična, ali ovog puta je bila uspešna. Dejanino srce je počelo da kuca dva sata posle intervencije.

- Život je misija vredna čuvanja i to je razlog što smo ovde. Dejana je istinski donela veru u moje srce - rekla je Princeza i poklonila devojčici ono što je najviše želela - Pepeljuginu kočiju.

Svedok, 20.03.2007

Princ Aleksandar II i princeza Katarina Karađorđević ugostili porodicu Dejane Krajačić, devojčice kojoj su pre dva meseca spasili život

Ozarena širokim osmehom, očiju uprtih u Princezu Katarinu i Princa Aleksandra Karađorđevića, petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina gostovala je prošle sedmice na Belom dvoru. Plavokosa devojčica pristigla je na Dedinje u pratnji članova najuže porodice - mame Dušanke, tate Dejana i sestre Anje, koji su dva meseca po okončanju teške porodične drame došli da prinčevskom paru zahvale na humanosti. Jer, da nije bilo nesebične pomoći i podrške Princeze Katarine, malena Dejana danas ne bi bila među nama...

Tokom decembra 2006. godine, mlađa kćerka Krajačićevih dobila je infekciju na srcu koja joj je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalizak. Nemoćni da se izbore sa devojčicinom bolešću, somborski lekari uputili su Dejanu na Univerzitetsku dečju kliniku u Tiršovoj u Beogradu, gde je lečena najjačim dozama antibiotika. Međutim, infekcija se brzo širila i postojala je opasnost od veoma teških komplikacija. Dejani je očajnički bila potrebna transplantacija srca, a lekari su prognozirali da, ako transplantacija ne bude obavljena u najkraćem mogućem roku, ishod može biti fatalan...

Tokom svog tradicionalnog božićnjeg obilaska bolnica i sirotišta, Princeza Katarina je u Univerzitetskoj dečijoj klinici u Tiršovoj videla petogodišnju devojčicu i bila duboko potresena njenom sudbinom. Princezu je posebno dirnula patnja Dejaninih roditelja, majke Dušanke i oca Dejana, koji su danonoćno bdeli nad posteljom svoje mezimice.

- Obećala sam im da ću dati sve od sebe da Dejana bude operisana - rekla je princeza Katarina Karađorđević. Razgovarala sam sa konzilijumom lekara i oni su rekli da je jedino rešenje hitna hirurška intervencija u kojoj bi se uništeni krvni sud zamenio delom srčanog tkiva koji može da se dobije jedino od donatora iz banke tkiva i organa u Briselu. Na nesreću, naša zemlja nema pravo korišćenja tkiva i organa iz te banke, s obzirom da još nismo u statusu članice EU. Ali, to me nije sprečilo da dignem ruke i odustanem.

Po povratku iz bolnice u Tiršovoj, Princeza je pozvala svog prijatelja dr Afksendiosa Kalangosa, direktora kardiohirurgije Univerzitetske klinike u Ženevi, koji je na njen poziv i ranije dolazio u Beograd i uspešno obavio nekoliko veoma komplikovanih hirurških zahvata.

- Zatekla sam ga u Los Anđelesu, gde je operisao dvoje dece. Kad je čuo zbog čega ga zovem, obećao je da će iz istih stopa doći u Beograd da pomogne Dejani - s neskrivenim oduševljenjem u glasu prepričala je princeza Katarina.

Međutim, stanje male Dejane se iz dana u dan pogoršavalo. Prof. dr Ida Jovanović i tim kardiohirurga iz Tiršove neprekidno su bili u kontaktu sa dr Kalangosom obaveštavajući ga o zdravstvenom stanju male pacijentkinje. I baš na Bogojavljenje, 19. januara, dr Kalangos je sa svojim bliskim saradnikom dr Andreom iz Fondacije „Srce za dvoje" uspeo da pronađe spasonosno tkivo. Ali, trebalo je hitno obezbediti avionski prevoz. Princeza Katarina je i tu odigrala ključnu ulogu:

- Pozvala sam bliskog prijatelja i pitala ga: ,,Da li želiš da spasiš jedan život". Odgovor je, naravno, bio potvrdan. „Onda odmah pošalji avion u Poljsku, tamo se nalazi doktor koji će jednom srpskom detetu spasiti život", rekla sam mu. Istog trenutka avion je poleteo put Poljske, po dr Kalangosa, koji je stigao u prestonicu u sedam sati uveče.

U Tiršovoj je već sve bilo spremno za Dejaninu operaciju. Stručnjaka svetskog glasa sačekao je dr Slobodan llić, načelnik kardiohirurgije, koji mu je i asistirao tokom četvoročasovne intervencije. Dr Kalangos je očistio inficirano tkivo i ugradio deo srčanog zaliska i početni deo aorte, a uspešno je obavio i najteži deo operacije - ugrađivanje koronarnih arterija čija i najmanja povreda može da dovede do infarkta.

Dva sata od početka operacije Dejanino srce počelo je ponovo normalno da kuca. Njeno opšte zdravstveno stanje ubrzo se stabilizovalo, i pet dana posle operacije devojčica je prebačena sa odeljenja intenzivne nege.

- Ne mogu da opišem svoju sreću što vidim Dejanu živu i zdravu. Ovo je jedan od najsrećnijih dana u mom životu, jer dokazuje da su čiste namere uvek nagrađene. Život je misija vredna čuvanja, a mala Dejana istinski je donela veru u moje srce - zaključila je Princeza Katarina. •

POKLONI

Susret u Belom dvoru protekao je u svečarskoj atmosferi. Presrećni što je njihova Dejana živa, vedra i vesela devojčica, porodica Krajačić uručila je Princezi Katarini poklone. Dejana je specijalno za svoju dobrotvorku uradila crtež, a njena majka Dušanka poklonila joj je privezak u obliku zlatnog krsta.

S druge strane, prinčevski par predao je Dejani specijalni poklon, Pepeljuginu kočiju da je uklopi sa svojom najdražom igračkom, malim konjem koji je dobila za Božić od princeze Katarine.

Blic,16.03.2007

POBEDNIK

Nj.K.V. Princeza Katarina pomogla da devojčica Dejana Krajačić preživi teško oboljenje srca tako što je u Beograd dovela jednog od najboljih kardiohirurga u svetu dr Kalangosa koji je devojčicu operisao

B92, 15.3.2007

PRINCEZA VRATILA ŽIVOT MALOJ DEJANI

Spiker:

Hajde da vidimo i da krenemo od današnjeg Blica, na naslovnoj strani 'Princeza vratila život maloj Dejani. Dva meseca nakon operacije Dejana Krajačić srela se sa Princezom Katarinom Karađorđević koja je u Beograd dovela jednog od najboljih svetskih kardiohirurga koji je u januaru operisao devojčicu iz Apatina. Dejanino srce krajem 2006. godine napala je teška infekcija, lekari su joj davali samo sedam dana života.

RTS1, 15.3.2007

HUMANITARNI RAD PRINCEZE KATARINE

Spiker:

Susret je bio dirljiv kao i kada su se prvi put srele. Samo ovoga puta ni blizu tako dramatičan. Dejana je u Dvor došla da se zahvali Princezi Katarini.

Reporter, Marina Stevanović:

Ovako je na Kraljevskom dvoru jedna Princeza primila drugu. Mada je očekivala štiklice i balsku haljinu kako je to obično opisano u bajkama mala Dejana je princezu Katarinu ugledala u elegantnom sakou sa suzama u očima. Pri ovom susretu plakali su svi, Princ Aleksandar, Dejanini roditelji, novinari, fotoreporteri. Jesi uzbuđena?

Dejana:

Nisam.

Reporter:

Pa kako nisi, pogledaj koliko kamera, fotoreportera?

Dejana:

Ja mislim da su iz cele zemlje

Reporter:

A za sve njih sledio je i skroman ali veoma ozbiljan govor.

Dejana:

Pomogli su mi u tako jednoj teškoj bolesti, ja moram da im se zahvalim jako.

Reporter:

Tokom decembra 2006. godine mala Dejana je dobila infekciju na srcu koja je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalizak.

Kada je njeno Kraljevsko Visočanstvo Princeza Katarina upoznala devojčicu preostalo joj je svega nekoliko dana života.

Duboko dirnuta njenim stanjem ona je učinila ogroman napor i dovela od najboljih svetskih kardio hirurga doktora Askendijusa Kalangosa. Dejana je uspešno operisana 19. januara nakon dve nedelje potpuno se oporavila i otpuštena je iz bolnice.

Princeza Katarina Karađorđević:

Izvinite ali ona je za nas čudo. Bog je bio za Dejanu i njihovu porodicu.

Reporter:

Ne mogu da opišem sreću koju osećam kada vidim Dejanu živu i zdravu. Ovo je jedan od najsrećnijih dana u mom životu jer dokazuje da su čiste namere uvek nagrađene. Život je misija vredna čuvanja i to je razlog što smo mi ovde.

Mala Dejana je istinski donela veru u moje srce, istakla je princeza Katarina u svom obraćanju. Njihova Kraljevska Visočanstva predala su Dejani specijalan poklon Pepeljuginu kočiju da je uhvati sa svojim najdražom igračkom malim konjem koji je dobila za Božić od princeze Katarine. A Dejana je njima predala svoj umetnički rad. Mnogo štošta je na njemu čak dva srca. Koje je od ova dva srca tvoje?

Dejana:

Moje je malo a ovo je pola za Princezu Katarinu i Princa.

Reporter:

Znači jedno srce do drugog. Jedno je zajedničko za princa i princezu, reci ti princezi Katarini kako se zove tvoj princ?

Dejana:

Ognjen.

Reporter:

Tokom prijema putem telefona iz Ženeve direktno se uključio i doktor Kalangos. Koji je tog 19. januara na poziv princeze Katarine hitno doleteo u Beograd kako bi obavio presađivanje srca detetu kome su lekari prognozirali manje od 7 dana života.

Princ Aleksandar Karađorđević:

To je malo.

Reporter:

Jel smeju princeze da jedu ove kolače?

Princ Aleksandar Karađorđević:

A, da, da. Može, može.

Novinar:

Za vas ova akcija, pretpostavljam da nemate reči?

Dušanka Krajačić:

Da, to se ne rečima znači, ne može izraziti, to jednostavno se doživi i zaista ne možete da verujete šta može da vam se desi i koliko ljudi mogu da vam pomognu, to je zaista velika stvar.

Prof. dr Ida Jovanović, lekar Dečije klinike u Beogradu:

Božanstveno, ovo je jedan božanstven primer humanosti, profesionalizma, jedna pokazna vežba za sve one koji su našu profesiju ponekad posramili, kako se velikim srcem može postići mnogo bez novca, samo sa jednim lepim osmehom i

hvala.

Novinar:

Petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina imala je sreću da doživi bajku. Princeza Katarina zna da u Srbiji ima još bolesne dece i zato je najavila veliku humanitarnu akciju. Gotovo milion evra biće prikupljeno od domaćih i stranih donatora da bi se nabavila savremena oprema pomoću koje će naši i lekari iz inostranstva lečiti decu od najtežih srčanih oboljenja.

24 sata, 15.03.2007

PRINCEZA POMOGLA DA DEJANA DOBIJE SRCE

Dejana Krajačić (5) posetila je juče Beli dvor i zahvalila princezi Katarini

Bajka o devojčici, princezi i srcu

HUMANOST - Zahvaljujući nesebičnoj pomoći princeze Katarine Karađorđević i ogromnom naporu dr Afkendiosa Kalangosa, jednog od najboljih svetskih kardiohirurga, petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina dobila je u januaru ove godine novo srce.

U znak zahvalnosti, predivna devojčica anđeoskog lika juče je u pratnji svoje porodice posetila Karađorđeviće u Belom dvoru. Iščekujući njen dolazak, Princeza nije krila svoje uzbuđenje. Samo što je zakoračila u salon, Dejana je pala u njen zagrljaj. Poljupci i suze prštali su na sve strane, a potom su razmenili poklone koje su namenili jedni drugima.

Dejana je Karađorđevićima na poklon donela svoj crtež, na kome je nacrtala princa, Princezu i sebe kako se drže za ruke, hram Svetog Save, sunce i dva srca, ali i konja koga je, kaže, dobila na poklon od princeze. Drugi poklon, zlatni krst, bio je za Princezu Karađorđević su Dejanu darovali Pepeljugu s kočijom.

- Kada imate bolesno dete prava je sreća što ima ovako divnih ljudi koji žele da vam pomognu- rekla je kroz suze Dejanina mama Dušanka.

Iako Dr Kalangos nije bio prisutan, oni su s njim razgovarali telefonom.

- Veoma sam srećan što se Dejana dobro oseća. Ona je divan poklon za mene i ja sam neizmerno srećan što sam joj pomogao -rekao je doktor.

Studio B, 14.3.2007

TRANSPLANTACIJA SRCA MALOJ DEJANI

VODITELJ:

E došli smo polako skoro do samog kraja emisije Beograde dobar dan, ispričaćemo vam jednu zaista potresnu priču, potresno je krenula i potresna jeste jer se radi o detetu i znamo da nažalost vremena su takva da one teške bolesti ne zaobilaze čak ni najmlađe i u tom trenutku smo najslabiji i sve bi učinili i sve bi dali da se pomogne dakle mala Dejana

Krajačić čiji smo problem dakle trenutak kada je bilo, kada smo saznali da je potrebno da se uradi transplantacija srca zaista pratili. Ono što je najveći problem u celoj toj priči bilo jeste dakle da mi nismo članica EU i da nismo imali prava na tkiva i na organe koji se nalaze i čuvaju od donatora u banci u Briselu. Pomogli su dakle Fondacija princeze Katarine i tkivo je pronađeno u Americi, operaciju je uradio jedan od najboljih svetskih kardiologa dr Afendios Kalangos i Dejana Krajačić sada živi potpuno normalno zaista je sretna, srećni su oni oko nje, ona još uvek toga nije svesna.

REPORTER, LJUBINKA DOBROSAVLJEV:

Susret Dejane i njenih roditelja i Prestolonaslednika Aleksandra i Princeze Katarine bio je veoma dirljiv. Tom prilikom čuli smo i kako je princeza odlučila da pomogne maloj Dejani.

NJKV PRESTOLONASLEDNIK ALEKSANDAR II:

To je bila interesantna situacija, to je bilo na Božić, moja supruga ide svake godine u posete bolnice u Beograd i ona je bila u Tiršova i kad se vratila ona je rekla da je videla mala Dejana, porodicu i mi smo bili ovde sa sinovima, ona priča šta je bila situacija, ona je bila vrlo uzbuđena i želi da pomogne.

PRINCEZA KATARINA:

Izvinite ali za nas to je čudo, Bog je bio za Dejana i ceo porodicu.

REPORTER:

Dejanino stanje stabilizovalo se posle operacije koja je obavljena 19. januara koronarnih arterija Dejani je omogućila bezbrižnu budućnost sa zdravim srcem.

VODITELJ:

Rekla sam potresna priča ali sa srećnim krajem i to su dobre poruke, ovakva priča ne može da vas ostavi ravnodušnim I onda tu niz stvari koje čovek može da uradi da se oseća bolje i da pomogne.

Politika, 15.3.2007

SRCE OPERISANE DEVOJČICE BESPREKORNO KUCA

Petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić uspešno se oporavlja posle intervencije dr Kalangosa koji ju je operisao na molbu princeze Katarine Karađorđević

Prvi put posle teške operacije na srcu juče se petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić susrela se sa princezom Katarinom i princem Aleksandrom Karađorđević na čiji poziv je čuveni kardiohirurg dr Afksendio Kalangos prihvatio da se lati komplikovanog zahvata. U pratnji roditelja i sestre, devojčica je u Starom Kraljevskom dvoru zahvalila Karađorđevićima na ukazanoj pomoći i posredovanju.

U dirljivoj atmosferi, Dejana je Katarini Karađorđević poklonila crtež na kome je nacrtala prinčevski par, Hram Svetog Save i veliko novo srce. Njeni roditelji su zahvalili i prof. dr Idi Jovanović koja se starala o Dejani za vreme njenog boravka na Univerzitetskoj dečjoj klinici u Tiršovoj ulici. Ipak, svi su se složili da devojčici iz Apatina ne bi bilo spasa da je nije operisao dr Kalangos. On se porodici Karađorđević, maloj Dejani i Dejanu i Dušanki Krajačić obratio telefonskim putem.

- Obećavam da ćemo i ubuduće sarađivati. Pomoći ću da se formira kardiohirurški tim, obučen za najteže operacije. Ujedno najavljujem da ćemo bolnici u Tiršovoj poslati i dva neophodna aparata, od kojih jedan vredi 300.000 švajcarskih franaka, a drugi 250.000 evra – objasnio je svetski priznat hirurg, direktor kardiohirurgije na Univerzitetskoj klinici u Ženevi.

Kako su kazali Dejanini roditelji, ona sada ne oseća nikakve tegobe i pa svakih nedelju dana odlazi na kontrole u Tiršovu. A na Božić ove godine devojčici su prognozirali još nekoliko dana života zbog infekcije na srcu koja je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalistak. Čuvši za nesreću porodice iz Apatina, Princeza Katarina je odmah pozvala svog prijatelja dr Kalangosa koji je putem svoje fondacije „Srce za dvoje" pronašao spasonosno srčano tkivo u Americi, a potom i operisao devojčicu.

- Plašili smo se da neće dožive-ti termin operacije, 22. januar. Insistirala sam da dr Kalangos bude u Beogradu već 19. januara. Rekao mi je daje to nemoguće, jer se nalazi u Poljskoj i da nije zakazan nijedan let za Beograd. Onda sam zamolila prijatelja da pošalje privatni avion po dr Kalangosa koji je iste večeri stavio Dejanu na operacioni sto - ispričala je Princeza Katarina Karađorđević.

Dejanino srce normalno funkcioniše i ona se igra sa vršnjacima kao i pre bolesti. Njeni roditelji i medicinski tim veruju da je pred njom srećno detinjstvo bez briga.

Građanski list, 15.3.2007

PRINCEZA KATARINA SPASLA ŽIVOT DEVOJČICI IZ APATINA

APATIN - Kraljevska porodica

Karađorđević-u Belom dvoru juče je primila petogodišnju Apatinku Dejanu Krajačić s roditeljima, kojoj je, zahvaljujući pomoći princeze Katarine, u zadnji čas spasen život. Naime, Dejana je na Dečju kliniku u Tiršovoj u Beogradu stigla početkom januara u teškom stanju, s visokom temperaturom i teškom infekcijom aortnih zalistaka srca. Na klinici se, tih dana, zatekla i princeza Katarina, koja je deci delila božićne paketiće i kad je videla Dejanu, tada već ozbiljno životno ugroženu, odmah je pozvala čuvenog svetskog kardiohirurga prof. dr Sendiosa Kalangosa da joj pomogne, Doktor se odzvao molbi i odmah je privatnim avionom stigao u Beograd. Doneo je i veštački deo srca, koji je sam kupio. Pošto je uklonio bolesno tkivo, dr Kalangos je zamenio oboleli zalistak i aortni koren, a potom obavio i reimplantaciju toronarnih arterija. Operacija je urađena 19. januara, a četiri dana kasnije Dejanu je ponovo posetila princeza Katarina sa suprugom, Prestolonaslednikom Aleksandarom, kako bi joj poželela što brže ozdravljenje. Dejana je 5. marta izašla iz bolnice i uspešno se oporavlja.

Košava, 15.3.2007

Spiker:

A današnji Blic piše kako je petogodišnja devojčica dobila bitku sa bolesnu. Princeza Katarina Karađorđević vratila život maloj Dejani tako što je u Beograd dovela jednog od najboljih svetskih kardiohirurga koji je u januaru operisao devojčicu iz Apatina. Dejanino srce je krajem 2006. godine napala teška infekcija, lekari su joj davali sedam dana života. Više o tome čitajte u današnjem Blicu.

Press, 15.03.2007

PRINCEZA SPASLA MALU DEJANU

BEOGRAD - Petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina, koja se uspešno oporavila posle transplantacije srca, posetila je juče sa porodicom kraljevski par Karađorđević, zahvaljujući kojima joj je spasen život. Mala Dejana je u decembru 2006. dobila infekciju na srcu, koja joj je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalizak. Devojčicu je 19. januara, uz asistenciju lekara sa klinike u Tiršovoj, uspešno operisao prijatelj Princeze Katarine, doktor Afksendios Kalangos iz Ženeve.

- Od sveg srca zahvaljujemo kraljevskoj porodici, dr Kalangosu i lekarima u Tiršovoj što su spasli život našoj Dejani - rekla je kroz suze majka Dušanka Krajačić.

Mala Dejana posetu na dvoru iskoristila je da Kraljevskom paru pokloni sliku koju je sama naslikala.

Doktor Afksendios Kalangos obećao je da će na Klinici u Tiršovoj napraviti odeljenje kardiohirurgije. Za dva aparata, iz svoje fondacije „Srce za svet", dr Kalangos izdvojiće 300.000 švajcarskih franaka i 250.000 evra, a za uređenje dela klinike 100.000 dolara.

RT Vojvodina 1, 14.3.2007

Spiker: Fondacija princeze Katarine Karađorđević od 2001. godine do danas organizovala je brojne humanitarne akcije drugi rođendan i kao početak neraskidivog teške srčane infekcije kojoj su lekari Dečije života, Princeza Katarina srela je prilikom pružanja pomoći najugroženijim građanima Srbije, pre svih deci. Jedna takva sa srećnim završetkom obeležena je danas u kraljevskom dvoru.

Reporter Vera Korponaić:

Petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina prošli Božić slaviće kao svoj prijateljstva sa kraljevskom porodicom Karađorđević. Dejanu obolelu od klinike u Tiršovoj ulici u Beogradu, prognozirali svega sedam dana tradicionalne božićne posete ovoj klinici. Dirnuta patnjom Dejanine majke princeza je uz pomoć svog prijatelja, doktora Kalangosa, inače direktora Kardiovaskularne klinike u Ženevi, kao i naših lekara, organizovala hitnu operaciju. Dejana je operisana na Bogojavljanje, 19. januara, a početkom marta je napustila bolnicu. Uspešno se oporavlja i danas je sa porodicom došla u kraljevski dvor da zahvali dobrim ljudima. Najpre telefonom doktoru Kalangosu koji je bio u Ženevi.

Dejana Krajačić:

Pomogli su mi u tako teškoj bolesti da moram da im se zahvalim i jako od srca.

Katarina Karađorđević:

Svaki život u našoj zemlji je vrlo važan i naša deca su naša budućnost.

Dušanka Krajačić:

Dejana se odlično oseća, znači kao i svi njeni vršnjaci, igra se i sve ono što znači oni rade i ona može da radi bez ikakvih teškoća. To se rečima znači ne može izraziti, to jednostavno se doživi i zaista ne možete uopšte da verujete šta može

da vam se desi i koliko ljudi mogu da vam pomognu. To je zaista velika stvar.

Prof. dr Ida Jovanović, Dečija klinika u Beogradu:

To je jedan božanstven primer humanosti i profesionalizma, jedna pokazna vežba za sve one koji su našu profesiju ponekad posramili kako se može velikim srcem postizati mnogo bez novca, samo sa jednim lepim osmehom i sa hvala.

Reporter:

Jel ideš u obdanište, jel se igraš da sa decom.

Dejana Krajačić:

Sada ne, ali treba malo da prođe vremena.

Reporter:

Petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina, imala je sreću da doživi bajku, a princeza Katarina, vođena saznanjem da u Srbiji još ima ugroženih, najavila je veliku humanitarnu akciju za nabavku savremene opreme koja će naši ali i lekari iz inostranstva lečiti decu od najtežih srčanih oboljenja.

RTS 1, Beogradska hronika, 14.03.2007

SPIKER - Mi vas sada vodimo u dvor. Susret je i danas bio dirljiv kao i kada su se prvi put srele, ali ni blizu tako dramatičan. Dejana je u dvor došla da kaže hvala princezi Katarini.

REPORTER - Ovako je na kraljevskom dvoru jedna princeza primila drugu. Mada je očekivala štiklice i balsku haljinu, kako je to obično opisano u bajkama, mala Dajana je princezu Katarinu ugledala u elegantnom sakou sa suzama u očima. Pri ovom susretu plakali su svi: princ Aleksandar, Dejanini roditelji, novinari, fotoreporteri. jesi li uzbuđena?

DEJANA-Nisam.

REPORTER - Pa kako nisi? Pogledaj koliko kamera, fotoreportera?

DEJANA - Nadam se da su iz cele zemlje.

REPORTER - A za sve njih usledio je i skroman, ali veoma ozbiljan govor.

DEJANA - Princezi Katarini i profesoru Kalangosu, pomogli su mi u takvoj teškoj bolesti da moram da im se zahvalim jako od srca.

REPORTER - Tokom decembra 2006. godine mala Dejana je dobila infekciju na srcu koja joj je napala aortu i razorila levi srčani zalizak. Kada je Njeno kraljevsko visočanstvo princeza Katarina upoznala devojčicu preostalo joj je svega nekoliko dana života. Duboko dirnuta njenim stanjem ona je učinila ogroman napor i dovela jednog od najboljih svetskih kardio - hirurga dr Afkendiosa Kalangosa. Dejana je uspešno operisana 19. januara. Nakon 2 nedelje potpuno se oporavila i otpuštena je iz bolnice.

NjENO KRALjEVSKO VISOČANSTVO PRINCEZA KATARINA - Izvinite, ali za nas ona je čudo. Bog je bio za Dejanu i celu porodicu.

REPORTER- Ne mogu da opišem sreću koju osećam kada vidim Dejanu živu i zdravu. Ovo je jedan od najsrećnijih dana u mom životu jer dokazuje da su čiste namere uvek nagrađene. život je misija vredna čuvanja i to je razlog što smo mi ovde. Mala Dejana je istinski donela veru u moje srce, istakla je princeza Katarina u svom obraćanju. Njihova kraljevska visočanstva predali su Dejani specijalan poklon

- Pepeljuginu kočiju daje uklopi sa svojom najdražom igračkom, malim konjem koji je dobila za Božić od princeze Katarine. A Dejana je njima predala svoj umetnički rad. Mnogo što šta je na njemu, čak 2 srca. Koje je od ova 2 srca tvoje?

DEJANA - Moje je malo, a ovo je pola za Princezu Katarinu i za Princa.

REPORTER - Znači, jedno srce do drugog jedno je zajedničko za princa i princezu. Reci ti princezi Katarini kako se zove tvoj princ?

DEJANA-Ognjen.

REPORTER - Tokom prijema, putem telefona, iz Ženeve direktno se uključio i dr Kalangos, koji je tog 19. januara na poziv princeze Katarine hitno došao u Beograd kako bi obavio presađivanja srca detetu kome su lekari prognozirali manje od 7 dana života.

NjEGOVO KRALjEVSKO VISOČANSTVO PRINC ALEKSANDAR - To je normalno...

REPORTER - jer smeju Princeze da jedu ove kolače?

NjEGOVO KRALjEVSKO VISOČANSTVO PRINC ALEKSANDAR - Da, da. Može.

RTS1, Dnevnik, 14.03.2007

POMOĆ FONDACIIE PRINCEZE KATARINE

SPIKER- Fondacija princeze Katarine Karađorđević od 2001. godine do danas organizovala je brojne humanitarne akcije pružanja pomoći najugroženijim građanima Srbije, pre svih deci. jedna takva, sa srećnim završetkom obeležena je danas u kraljevskom dvoru.

VERA KORVONAIĆ (novinar)- Petogodišnja Dejana Krajačić iz Apatina prošli Božić slaviće kao svoj drugi rođendan i kao početak neraskidivog prijateljstva sa kraljevskom porodicom Karađorđević. Dejanu obolelu od teške srčane infekcije, kojoj su lekari dečje klinike u Tiršovoj prognozirali svega sedma dana života, princeza Katarina srela je prilikom tradicionalne Božićne posete toj klinici. Dirnuta patnjom Dejanine majke, princeza je uz pomoć svog prijatelja dr Kalangusa, inače direktora Kardio- vaskularne klinike u Ženevi, kao i naših lekara, organizovala hitnu operaciju. Dejana je operisana na Bogojavljenje 19. januara, a početkom marta je napustila bolnicu. Uspešno se oporavlja i danas je sa porodicom došla u kraljevski dvor da zahvali dobrim Ijudima, najpre telefonom doktoru Kalangosu, koji je bio u Ženevi.

DEJANA KRAJIČIĆĆ- Pomogli su mi u takvoj teškoj bolesti da moram da im se zahvalim jako od srca.

KATARINA KARAĐORĐEVIĆ- Svaki život u našoj zemlji je vrlo važan. Naša deca su naša budućnost.

DUŠANKA KRAJIČIĆĆ- Dejana se sada odlično oseća, kao i svi njeni vršnjaci, igra se i sve ono što oni rade i ona može da radi bez ikakvih teškoća. To se rečima ne može izraziti, to jednostavno se doživi i zaista ne možete da verujete šta može da vam se desi i koliko Ijudi mogu da vam pomognu. To je zaista velika stvar.

Prof. Dr IDA JOVANOVIĆ ( Dečija klinika u Beogradu) - Sve ovo je jedan božanstven primer humanosti, profesionalizma, jedna pokazna vežba za sve one koji su našu profesiju nekako osramili, kako se može sa velikim srcem postizati mnogo, bez novca, samo sa jednim lepim osmehom i zahvalnošću. KORVONAIĆ- Petogodišnja Dejana Krajičić iz Apatina imala je sreću da doživi bajku,a princeza Katarina vođena saznanjem da u Srbiji još ima ugroženih, najavila je veliku humanitarnu akciju za nabavku savremene opreme pomoću koje će naši, ali i lekari iz inostranstva, lečiti decu od najtežih srčanih oboljenja.

24 sata, 15th March, 2007

PRINCESS HELPED DEJANA TO GET A NEW HEART

Dejana Krajacic (5) visited The Royal Palace yesterday and thanked HRH Princess Katherine.

FAIRYTALE ABOUT A GIRL, A PRINCESS AND A HEART

HUMANITY – Due to HRH Princess Katherine’s unselfish help and the huge effort of Dr. Kalangos, one of the best cardio - surgeons worldwide, five year old Dejana Krajacic from Apatin got a new heart in January this year.

As a gesture of gratitude, the beautiful girl with the face of an angel visited yesterday, together with her family, Their Royal Highnesses at The Royal Palace. Awaiting her arrival, HRH Crown Princess Katherine didn’t hide her happiness. When Dejana entered the room, she jumped into Princess Katherine’s embrace. Kisses and tears were sputtering all over. Afterwards they exchanged gifts.

Dejana gave The Royal Family her drawing as a gift, on which she drew the  Princess and herself holding hands, St. Sava Church, the sun and two hearts, but also a horse that Princess had given to her. The other gift for Princess was a gold cross. Their Royal Highnesses gave little Dejana Cinderella and her carriage.

- When you have a sick child, its true happiness that people like this exist and that they want to help – said Dusanka, Dejana’s mother, through tears.

Even though Dr Kalangos wasn’t physically present, all of them talked to him via conference call.

-I am very happy that Dejana is feeling well. She is an enormous gift for me and I am extremely pleased that I was able to help her – said Dr Kalangos.

TV Studio B, 14th March, 2007

HEART TRANSPLANTATION FOR LITTLE DEJANA

MODERATOR:

At the very end of tonight’s show Hello Belgrade we will tell you a very moving story. It began startlingly and it is moving because it is about a child, and we know that now are the times when such terrible illnesses do not avoid even the youngest ones. In that moment we are most sensitive and we will do anything to help. The biggest problem in Dejana’s situation was that we are not member of EU and we didn’t have rights to use tissues and organs from the donor bank in Brussels. Well, Crown Princess Katherine’s Foundation helped and an organ was found in America, the operation was performed by Dr Kalangos, one of the best cardio surgeons worldwide. Dejana Krajacic lives a normal life now. She is very happy and everyone around her is joyful.

REPORTER, Ljubinka Dobrosavljev:

Meeting Dejana, her parents and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine was very emotional. On that occasion we heard the story of how Princess Katherine decided to help little Dejana.

HRH CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER II:

That was a very interesting situation. It was on Christmas Day, when my wife goes every year to visit Belgrade hospitals, and she was in the hospital in Tirsova Street this time. When she came back home, she said that she saw little Dejana and her family. My sons were here then and she told us that the situation is very critical and that she wants to do something about that, she desperately wanted to help them.

HRH CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE:

Sorry, but for us it is miracle, God was here for us and for Dejana’s family.

REPORTER:

Dejana’s condition stabilized after an operation which was performed on 19th January and which assured Dejana a carefree future with a healthy heart.

MODERATOR:

I told you a moving story but with a happy end. This story can not leave you calm, and there is a

Građanski list, 15th March, 2007.

PRINCESS KATHERINE SAVED LIFE OF A LITTLE GIRL FROM APATIN

APATIN - Royal Family

The Karadjordjevic’s received five year old Dejana Krajcic from Apatin with her parents at The Royal Palace yesterday, whose life was saved at the last minute thanks to Princess Katherine’s help. Dejana arrived in serious condition to the Children’s Clinic in Tirsova Street, with high body temperature and an infection of the heart aorta valve in early January. At that time, Princess Katherine was at the clinic, giving Christmas presents to sick children and when she saw Dejana, at that moment in serious life danger, she immediately called world famous cardio-surgeon Prof. Dr Kalangos to help Dejana. The Doctor answered the Princess’s call for help and arrived in Belgrade with a private plane. He brought needed part of heart, which he bought himself. After he removed the sick tissue, Dr Kalangos replaced the sick valve and rout of aorta and he re-implanted the arteries. The operation was on January 19th, and four days later Princess Katherine visited Dejana with her husband, Crown Prince Alexander, to wish her to get better soon. Dejana left the hospital on March 5th, and she is successfully recovering.

Košava, 15th March, 2007.

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And today’s BLIC is writing about how a five year old girl has won a battle with sickness.  Princess Katherine Karadordevic has brought life back to little Dejana because she brought to Belgrade one of the world’s best cardio surgeons to operate the little girl from Apatin in January. Dejana’s heart was infected by a serious infection at the end of 2006 and doctors gave her seven days to live. Read more about that in today’s Blic.

Press, 15th March, 2007

PRINCESS SAVED LITTLE DEJANA

BELGRADE- Five year old Dejana Krajacic from Apatin, who has successfully recovered after heart transplantation, visited yesterday with her family The Royal Couple Karađođević, because thanks to them her life was saved. Little Dejana got a heart infection in December 2006 which attacked her aorta and destroyed her left heart valve. The little girl was operated on January 19th by a friend of Princess Katherine, doctor Afksendios Kalangos from Geneva with the assistance of doctors from Tirsova clinic.

- We are thankful from all our hearts to The Royal Family, to Dr Kalangos and to doctors in Tirsova Street for saving the life of our Dejana - said mother Dusanka Krajacic with tears in her eyes.

Little Dejana used her chance when she was visited The Royal Palace to give The Royal Couple a drawing which she made on her own.

Doctor Afksendios Kalangos promised that he will make a cardio surgery department in the Clinic in Tirsova Street. For two medical units, from his foundation “Heart for two”, Dr Kalangos will donate 300.000 Swiss franks and 250.000 euros, and for the adaptation of part of the Clinic another 100.000 euros.

RTS1, Dnevnik, 14th March, 2007

HELP FROM PRINCESS KATHERINE FOUNDATION

Speaker - HRH Crown Princess Katherine Karadordevic’s Foundation, from 2001 until today has organized many humanitarian actions to help the most vulnerable people in Serbia, above all the children. One such action with a happy ending took place today at The Royal Palace.

VERA KORNOVAIC (reporter) - Five year old Dejana Krajacic from Apatin, will celebrate last Christmas as her second birthday and at the same time as the beginning of an unbreakable friendship with The Royal Family Karadjordjevic. Princess Katherine met Dejana, who was sick from a severe heart infection and as doctors said had seven days to live, at Children’s Clinic at Tirsova Street, during her traditional Christmas visit to the hospital. Touched by Dejana’s mother’s suffering, Princess organized an emergency operation for Dejana thanks to her friend Dr Kalangos (Director of Cardio Surgery in Geneva) and to our doctors. Dejana had surgery on Bogojavljenje on January 19th, and and she left the hospital at the beginning of March. She is recovering successfully and today she is visiting The Royal Palace with her parents to thank these good people, foremost Dr Kalangos by phone, who was in Geneva at that moment.

DEJANA KRAJACIC - They have helped me in such a difficult situation that I have to thank them deep from my heart.

KATHARINE KARADJORDJEVIC - Every life in our country is very important. Our children are our future.

DUSANKA KRAJACIC - Dejana is feeling very well now, same as other children her age, she is playing and all that they can do, she can do to without any trouble. One can not express with words these emotions, you can only experience them and you can not imagine what can happen to you and how much people can help you. It is really an amazing thing.

Prof. Dr IDA JOVANOVIC (Children’s Clinic in Belgrade) - All this is one divine act of humanity, professionalism, one good example for those who occasionally embarrass our profession, how you can do a lot with a big heart, without money, just with one beautiful smile and gratitude.

VERA KORVONAIC - Five year old Dejana Krajicic from Apatin had a fortune to experience a fairy tale, and Princess Katherine guided by idea that there are many helpless people in Serbia announced big humanitarian action of providing necessary medical equipment. In that way Serbian and foreign doctors will treat children of the heart illness.

Politika, 15th March, 2007

HEART OF THE OPERATED GIRL BEATS PERFECTLY

The five year old girl, Dejana Krajacic, is successfully recovering after the operation by Dr Kalangos, who operated her on the appeal of Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic .

For the first time after the difficult operation on the heart, the five year old girl Dejana met with Princes Katherine and with Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic yesterday. Accompanied by her parents and sister, the little girl thanked the Family Karadjordjevic, on their help and intervention.

In a touching atmosphere, Dejana gave Princess Katherine a drawing in which she painted The Royal Couple, the Church of Saint Sava, and a new big heart. Her parents also thanked Dr. Ida Jovanovic who took care of Dejana during her stay in the University Children’s Clinic in Tirsova Street. Everybody agreed to the fact that the girl from Apatin would not have been saved if Dr. Kalangos could not have operated her. He spoke with The Family Karadjordjevic, little Dejana and to Duska Krajacic on a conference telephone call.

“I promise that we will cooperate in the future. We will help with creating a cardiovascular team, trained for the most demanding operations. At the same time I announce that we will send to the Hospital in Tirsova two new necessary devices, one of them is valued at 300.000 Swiss Francs, and the second one valued at 250.000 euros”- explained this famous and well– respected Director of the Cardio Surgery at the University Clinic in Geneva.

As the parents of Dejana said, she does not feel any pain now, and she goes once a week for a check-up in Tirsova.

At Christmas, prognoses for this girl were saying that she has few days remaining to live, because the infection had hit the aorta and destroyed the left heart valve. When Princess Katherine heard of this family misfortune, she immediately called her friend Doctor Kalangos, who through his foundation “Heart for two”, find heart tissue, and after that operated the girl.

“We were afraid that this girl would not survive until the date of operation, 22nd January. I insisted that Dr Kalangos come to Belgrade on 19th January. He told me that it is impossible, because he is in Poland, and that there are no flights to Belgrade. Then I asked another friend to arrange a private plane which will pick up Dr Kalangos, who operated Dejana on the same day”, said Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic.

Dejana’s heart now functions normally and she is playing with her friends like before she became ill. Her parents and the medical team believe the she will live her childhood without worrying.

RT Vojvodina 1, 14th March 2007         

Narrator: The Foundation of Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic has from 2001 until today organized many humanitarian actions. Princess Katherine met the little girl Dejana during her Christmas visit to the Hospitals.

Second meeting was at The Royal Palace.

Reporter, Vera Korponaic:

-Five year old Dejana Krajacic from Apatin will celebrate last Christmas like her second birthday, thanks to The Family Karadjordjevic. During the traditional Christmas visit of Princes Katherine, doctors gave the prognosis that Dejana had only seven days to live. Touched with the suffering of Dejana’s mother, the Princess, with the help of her friend Dr Kalangos, Director of the Cardio Vascular Clinic in Geneva, and our doctors organized an urgent operation. Dejana was operated on the big Orthodox holiday on 19 January, and she left hospital in the beginning of March.   She has successfully recovered, and today she came with her family to The Royal Home, to say thanks to these good people. Firstly to Dr.Kalangos, by phone, because he was in Geneva at that moment.

Dejana Krajacic said to Princess Katherine and to Dr Kalangos: “You helped me with such a hard illness, and I need to thank deeply, and from the heart”.

HRH Crown Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic

- Sorry, but she is the miracle for us. God was here for Dejana and for the whole family.

Dusanka Krajacic

- Dejana is feeling very well now, same as other children at her age, she is playing and all that they can do, she can do too without any trouble. One can’t express with words these emotions, you can only experience them and you can’t imagine what can happen to you and how much people can help you. It is really an amazing thing.

Prof. Dr Ida Jovanovic (Children’s Clinic in Belgrade)

- All this is one divine act of humanity, professionalism, one good example for those who occasionally embarrass our profession, how you can do a lot with a big heart, without money, just with one beautiful smile and gratitude.

Reporter:

- Do you go to kindergarten to play with other children?

Dejana Krajacic:

-Not now, I need to wait for some time to pass.

 Reporter

Blic, 15th March 2007

HOW DOES A FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL WIN A BATTLE AGAINST DISEASE

Princess brings life to little Dejana

Two months after the operation, Dejana Krajacic met Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic, who brought to Belgrade one of the best cardio surgeons worldwide, who operated the girl from Apatin in January.  Dejana’s heart was attacked by a serious infection, and doctors were giving her only seven days to live.

How did Dejana win this battle for life?

The heart of Dejana was attacked with a serious infection. Thanks to Princess Katherine and Dr Kalangos, the heart beats again, full of life.

At the door of the Blue Salon of The Royal Palace, came the little girl with the look of an angel, in pink dress, coat and boots yesterday. Self-confident and smiling, five year old Dejana Krajacic fell into an embrace with Princess Katherine. That was her first meeting with the people who helped this girl from Apatin beat this terrible heart disease.

At the end of last year, Dejana got an infection which attacks the aorta and which destroyed her left heart valve, and she desperately needed to have that part of her heart replaced. The initial diagnosis was given in Sombor, where she was first being treated, and they urgently sent her to the Hospital in Tirsova Street in Belgrade.

The consortium of doctors in Tirsova diagnosed that the only solution is to perform an operation in which the destroyed valve will be replaced by new heart tissue which could only be obtained from the donor bank of tissue in Brussels. It was a misfortune for Dejana, because our country doesn’t have the right to import tissue or organs from the organ bank in Brussels, because we are not members of EU. But, she was fortunate on the other hand. Exactly on that day, Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic, was on her traditional Christmas tour through the Clinic in Tirsova Street, when she met Dejana.

The knowledge that the prognosis of the doctors was giving Dejana less than seven days to live alarmed Princess to immediately call her friend Dr. Afksendios Kalangos, Director of Cardio Surgery of University Clinic in Geneva.

After talking to our cardio surgeons Dr Ilic, Dr Hercog, and Prof. Dr. Ida Jovanovic, who explained to him every detail about this case, Dr. Kalangos, with his close assistant Dr. Andrea from the Foundation “Heart for two”, succeeded in finding the tissue that was needed. Meanwhile, Dejana’s condition was worsening from day to day. The team of cardiologists from Tirsova Hospital was continually informing Dr. Kalangos about the girl’s condition and the operation was scheduled for 22nd January. Frightened with the real threat that the child will not survive until the day of the operation, Princess Katherine called her close friends who immediately sent a private jet to pick up Dr Kalangos who was in Poland at that moment. Dr Kalangos arrived in Belgrade on the big Orthodox holiday on 19th January at 7pm, with the precious tissue which was settled in a box the size of an average TV, in a container at the temperature of 83 degrees. He successfully passed all bureaucracy, and he went straight from the airport to operate the girl. In Tirsova everything was ready for the operation in which Dr Slobodan Ilic, Head of Surgery assisted Dr Kalangos. Two weeks after the operation, the girl was released from hospital and only check-ups remind her of that operation.

Yesterday at The Royal Palace, after the hugging and tears  she sow the Prince, Princess and herself holding hands, Saint Sava Church, a sun and two hearts, but also a horse which was a gift to her from the Princess.

Another gift for the Princess was a gold cross.

Dejana unpacked her gift impatiently and she exclaimed that it is a lovely present. Inside was a big Cinderella with carriage.

-It’s such a relief when you are a parent of the sick child and you have such wonderful people, who want to help you, said her mother Dusanka through tears.

Even though Dr Kalangos was not present; they spoke with him by telephone.

- I am very happy because Dejana feels well. Without the colleges from Tirsova, this operation would have been impossible. This for me is a very emotional moment, and I must admit that my eyes are full of tears, said Dr Kalangos.

Dejana reacted to these words; she came to telephone and said:

-Thank you Dr Kalangos, and to the Princess too, because you helped me with my serious illness.

Big heart of the doctor

Dr Kalangos, of Greek origin, showed that he is a big humanist and friend, because he bought a homograph, part of heart tissue with which he replaced the sick valve. Thanks to him, his Foundation “Heart for two” will help in supplying the Cardio Surgery in University Children’s Hospital in Tirsova Street in Belgrade. By the end of the year two new devices will arrive which will make a great number of operations possible; one device costs 300.000 Swiss franks, and the other one 250.000 Euros. Besides that, they have prepared an extra 100.000$ for renovating rooms in building, where the new equipment will be placed.

Blic, 16th March 2007

WINNER

H.R.H. Princess Katherine helped little Dejana to survive a difficult illness of the heart by bringing one of the best cardio surgeons in the world, Dr Kalangos to operate the little girl.

B92, 15th March 2007

PRINCESS BRINGS LIFE AGAIN TO THE LITLLE DEJANA

Narrator;

Let see, and begin from today’s Blic, on the top page “Princess brings life to the little Dejana“. Two months after the operation, Dejana Krajacic met with Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic, who brought one of the most famous cardio surgeons in the world, who operated the girl from Apatin in January. Dejana’s heart was attacked by a serious infection at the end of 2006, doctors gave her only seven days to live.

RTS1, 15.3.2007

HUMANTIRAIN WORK OF PRINCESS KATHERINE

Narrator:

The meeting was so emotional, like the first they time met. But this time it was not as dramatic. Dejana came to The Royal Palace to thank Princess Katherine. 

Reporter: Marina Stevanovic: How did you imagine Princess like this, or in high hills and ball dress?

Little Dejana saw Princess Katherine in an elegant suit, with tears in her eyes. In this meeting everybody cried, Prince Alexander, Dejana’s parents, journalists, photographers..

Are you exited?

Dejana:

I am not….

Reporter:

How can you not be, look how many cameras, photographers?

Dejana:

I think they are from the whole country.

Reporter:

For all of them, a modest but very serious speech followed.

Dejana:

They helped me with a hard disease, and I must thank them very much.

Reporter:

During December 2006, little Dejana got a serious infection on her heart which attacked the aorta and the left heart valve.

When Her Royal Highness Princess Katherine met the girl,  she had only seven days to live. Deeply touched with her condition, she brought one of the best cardio surgeons, Dr Askendoijos Kalangos to Belgrade.  Dejana was successfully operated on 19th January, and she was fully recovered after two weeks, and released from hospital.

Princess Katharine Karadjordjevic:

Sorry but she is a miracle for us. God was here for Dejana and for the whole family.

I can not describe the happiness when I see Dejana alive and healthy. This is the one of the happiest days of my life, because it proves that pure intensions are always regarded.  Life is a mission, worth saving, and this is reason why we are here.

Little Dejana truly brought joy in my heart, pointed out Princess Katherine in her speech.  Their Royal Highnesses gave a special gift to Dejana – a Cinderella carriage, which she can combine with her favourite little toy horse, which she received on Christmas from Princess Katherine.  Dejana also gave a present to them, it was her artistic work. Many things were on that drawing, even two hearts. Which one of these two is yours?

Dejana:

Mine is this little one, and this one is for Princess Katherine and the Prince.

Reporter:

It means two hearts one next to another. One is for Princess and Prince together; what is the name of your Prince?

Dejana:

Ognjen.

Reporter:

During the reception, in a conference call to Geneva, they called Dr Kalangos. Dr Kalangos who, on the 19 January had an emergency flight to Belgrade, to do

 transplantation of the heart to the child, which doctors prognoses had only seven days to live.

Journalist:

I suppose that you are speechless?

Dušanka Krajacic:

Yes, you can not describe it with words, you need to experience that, you can not believe what might happen, and how much people can help to you, this is really amazing.

Prof. dr Ida Jovanovic, doctor of University Clinic in Belgrade:

Divine, this is one divine example of humanity, professionalism, one of the example practices of professionals for everyone who puts this profession to shame sometimes, how with a big heart you can do much without money, only with a nice smile.

Journalist:

Five year old Dejana from Apatin had the fortune to experience a fairytale. Princess Katherine knows that in Serbia there are more sick children, and because of that, she announced a new humanitarian action. Almost a million Euros will be contributed from local and foreign donators, to obtain modern equipment, with which doctors from Serbia, and from abroad, will be able to cure children.

Newspaper Kathimerini, 17 March 2007

Gift of Life to little Dejana from Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia

It is possible, even in our times, a true story of pain to become a beautiful fairy tale with happy end! Such a story we received in our journalist mail by letter on March 14th from Belgrade, along with the photograph of little Dejana Krajacic, who was welcomed by TRH Prinve Alexander kai Princess Katherine along with Prof Dr Ida Jovanovic at the Royal Palace in Belgrade. And here is the story:

In December 2006, little Dejana contracted a heart infection which hit the aorta and critically damaged the left heart valve. The disease was diagnosed in Sombor, where Dejana was initially treated, and she was immediately transferred to the University Children’s Hospital in Belgrade where she was treated with the highest doses of antibiotics. The infection was spreading fast and the threat of complications was increasing every minute. She desperately needed a new valve in her heart.

When Princess Katherine met Dejana on Christmas day while visiting the children’s hospital she had only a few days left in her life. Her situation was serious.

Deeply touched with her condition Princess Katherine made an urgent appeal and brought one of the world’s top heart surgeons Dr. Afkendios Kalangos in an emergency private aircraft to Belgrade.

Dejana was successfully operated on 19 January and after two weeks she fully recovered and was released from the hospital.

“I can’t express the joy that I feel when I see Dejana alive and well here with us today. This is one of the best days in my life. Life is very precious and saving a life is a very emotional thing. I knew that little Dejana had to survive and I was determined to save her life. I warmly thank Dr. Kalangos, Dr. Ida Jovanovic and everyone at the Tirshova Hospital; it was a great team working together. I wish little Dejana and her family all the very best, they will always be in my heart and I thank God for this great miracle” – emphasized Crown Princess Katherine.

During the reception a conference call took place to Dr. Kalangos, who thanked Their Royal Highnesses for giving him the opportunity to save the life of little Dejana. He promised he will continue helping the children of Serbia.

Their Royal Highnesses gave Dejana a special gift, a Cinderella carriage for her favourite toy, a little horse she received from Princess Katherine on Christmas day.