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(VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Veljko Stojkovi\u0107 is a boy suffering from a rare and severe disease, brain atrophy, whose fight for life touched many people in Serbia a few years ago.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, Veljko and his parents moved to the <a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/category\/america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States<\/a>, where the famous Mayo Clinic, together with Harvard University, carried out a special pilot project to help him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Serbian doctors, who told his parents that their child was fading and would not survive, American doctors put Veljko on special therapy, which gave excellent results, so the little boy born in Novi Sad has since started kindergarten, where he works according to a special program and spends time playing with his peers, which was unimaginable until recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Veljko&#8217;s parents, Darko and Dragana, sold all their property in <a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/category\/serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Serbia <\/a>to raise money for his treatment. The fight continued in America, so Darko, a graduate pedagogue, works seven days a week as a driver, and his working day lasts from 7 to 15 hours. But when it comes to his son, nothing is difficult for him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"170677\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Veljko-Stojkovic1-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170677\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"170679\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Veljko-Stojkovic3-1024x605.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170679\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"170678\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Veljko-Stojkovic2-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170678\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His wife Dragana, a master architect with two licenses from the Engineering Chamber and several serious projects behind her, closed her company in Serbia to dedicate herself to Veljko and the family, where she is not only a mother, but also a nurse, teacher, therapist, nutritionist\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the fight for their child&#8217;s life, Darko and Dragana did not receive adequate help from doctors in Serbia, and the hardest thing for them is the lack of support from their families, who did not understand the sacrifice they made to save their son&#8217;s life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Watch this exclusive report we filmed in <a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chicago<\/a>, which caused your reporter to be unable to hold back tears several times during filming\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VELJKOV MOZAK SE PROBUDIO! 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Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author: <\/strong>Antonije Kova\u010devi\u0107\u00a0 <strong>Video:<\/strong>\u00a0Vladimir Talijan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>For more exclusive reports and updates about the lives of Serbian and Balkan diaspora communities in America and worldwide, follow our YouTube channel Serbian News USA by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCS_ysoSEeeQwLLKUMVT2izQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THIS LINK<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/kurti-in-trouble-due-to-trumps-decision-around-130-million-in-usaid-assistance-for-pristina-frozen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">KURTI IN TROUBLE DUE TO TRUMP\u2019S DECISION: Around $130 million in USAID assistance for Pri\u0161tina frozen!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/great-news-for-serbian-children-in-america-jasminka-petrovic-brings-her-famous-workshops-and-film-to-chicago-and-washington-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GREAT NEWS FOR SERBIAN CHILDREN IN AMERICA: Jasminka Petrovi\u0107 brings her famous workshops and film to Chicago and Washington! 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