On Saturday, December 6 at 8:30 p.m., STVR will broadcast the charity gala evening Noc nadějí on Jednotkawhich is the result of long-term cooperation of Slovak Television and Radio with the Kvapka nadeje Foundation. Again this year, the Night of Hope will bring to the audience emotional stories of families whose children have undergone difficult treatment, and by introducing successfully cured patients, it will remind the power of solidarity, donation and modern medicine.
The gala evening will be accompanied by presenters this year Karin Majtánová, Hana Rapantová, Ľubomír Bajaník and Michal Slanička. The studio in Mlynská dolina will welcome families of child patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation, together with bone marrow donors from different parts of the world.
As part of the gala evening, a rich musical program is prepared for the audience. They will present themselves in original musical performances, for example No Name, Mirka Partlová, Peter Bič Project, Nela Pocisková, Tomáš Klus, Helena Vondráčková, Štefan Štec and Fajta, Smola and Hrušky, vocal group For You with Veronika Hatala, quartet of 4 tenorsas well as other musical guests with a Christmas-themed repertoire. All performers will support the charitable purpose of the evening without entitlement to a fee.
Karin Majtánová has been part of the Night of Hope for years. The presenter also spoke about the parents of sick children who never fully breathe. “The disease doesn’t choose itself and after some time it will return. They really go through ordinary days together, examinations, crises in the treatment, but they also go through such days as birthdays and Christmas, so the human factor plays a huge role there. I also know people from the transplant department and I love Dr. Horáková, whom I have also known for 30 years, because that is how long my daughter is, and she also did not have a very ideal start in life, so we were also in very, very close contact, and I feel that support.” she described the strong bonds between parents and doctors.
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