From the moment he was born, Jaś Przybylski has been fighting for every breath, every heartbeat, every day of his young life. He is his parents’ first and long-awaited child — a dream come true — but one that came wrapped in unimaginable challenges.

At first, everything seemed normal. Jaś entered the world appearing healthy, crying softly in his mother’s arms. But just three nights later, that fragile peace shattered. In the middle of the night, a nurse woke his mother, panic in her voice — Jaś was vomiting, and his intestines weren’t functioning properly.

“It felt like the world stopped,” his mother recalls. “I remember looking at him and thinking, something is terribly wrong.”

Doctors began a series of urgent tests. Within days, Jaś underwent his first surgery — astoma procedure, a temporary measure to help his body eliminate waste. After more examinations came the devastating diagnosis: Hirschsprung’s disease, a rare condition in which parts of the large intestine lack the nerve cells needed to move food through the digestive system.

He was only weeks old, yet already fighting for survival.

A Fragile Beginning

The first months of Jaś’s life were marked by pain, tubes, and fear. Multiple surgeries followed to treat intestinal adhesions and restore some function. But the complications didn’t stop there.

Doctors soon discovered that Jaś also had low muscle tone and a malformed palate, which made it impossible for him to eat on his own. For the first eight weeks of his life, he was fed through a tube. “It broke our hearts,” his mother says softly. “Seeing our tiny baby connected to machines — it wasn’t how parenthood was supposed to be.”

But even after overcoming one crisis, another would appear.

One Battle After Another

As the months went by, Jaś’s list of medical challenges grew. In May 2024, tragedy struck again — a sudden episode ofhypoxia, a lack of oxygen to the brain. Though doctors managed to save his life, the damage was devastating. Jaś lost many of the skills he had worked so hard to gain. He could no longer sit up, grasp toys, or even focus his eyes.

The lack of oxygen left him with severe visual and hearing impairment, and soon after, epilepsy. The seizures further weakened his fragile body, forcing his parents to live in constant fear — never knowing when the next one might strike.

Still, they refused to give up. “We told ourselves that as long as he’s breathing, we’ll keep fighting,” his father says. “We’ll do everything to give him a chance.”

But inJanuary 2025, another blow came — a bout of sepsis, a life-threatening infection that spread to his bloodstream and caused inflammation in his hip joints. Once again, Jaś was rushed to the operating room. Once again, he fought for his life. And once again, the long process of rehabilitation had to begin from scratch.

The Cost of Hope

Every surgery, every hospital stay, every round of therapy comes with staggering costs — both emotional and financial. The Przybylski family has devoted everything they have to keeping Jaś alive and giving him the best possible care. But the expenses never end.

Jaś needs constant rehabilitation, specialized medical equipment, and expert care just to maintain his current condition. Every week brings new therapy sessions — physical, neurological, and sensory — all crucial for his development. But even a short break from this routine risks undoing months of progress.

“You can’t pause rehabilitation,” his parents explain. “If we stop, he loses what he’s learned. We can’t let that happen. He’s come too far.”

Their greatest dream is simple: to see their son take hisfirst step — something most parents take for granted, but for them, would mean everything. “It might take years,” his mother says. “But we believe it will happen. One day, he’ll crawl, sit, and walk. We have to believe that.”

A Plea for Help

Over the past few years, many kind hearts have already joined Jaś’s fight, donating and sharing his story. That support has kept him alive, helped fund his treatments, and given his parents the strength to keep going. But the battle is far from over.

“Your help has carried us this far,” they write. “But we still need you. Rehabilitation, therapies, equipment — it’s all so expensive, and without it, Jaś has no chance to improve.”

Every donation, every word of encouragement, every act of compassion gives this little boy another chance — another day to fight, another moment to grow.

For his parents, the hope of seeing him smile without pain is what keeps them moving forward. “We know this journey will never be easy,” his mother says, her voice trembling. “But if there’s even one more chance for him — we’ll take it. Always.”

💙 Please, help Jaś continue his fight. Help him reclaim what illness has taken. Help him reach for that miracle moment — his first step into a life free of pain and filled with possibility.

Because for one brave little boy, and the parents who love him beyond measure, hope is the only medicine left.