Michał Antoniuk
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
A 45-year-old man from Gdańsk. At the age of 18, he had his leg amputated at thigh level as a result of bone cancer. He took part in a rehabilitation camp for amputees organised by the Poland Business Run Foundation in 2023. With the support of the Foundation, he financed the purchase of a hydraulic foot for a new prosthesis. His lifelong passion is cycling - before his disability on a road bike and now on a handbike. Recently, he has also been fascinated by remote-controlled car models and bashing, i.e. extreme driving them. He is always active and energetic and likes to laugh. Despite his disability, Michał has already explored a bit of the world and plans to continue doing so. He is also a community activist and volunteer.
Agnieszka Fojut- Jakubowska
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
A 32-year-old woman from the Lesser Poland voivodeship, mother of two sons. On 10 August 2023, while working, a bone-milling machine pulled in her right arm. It could not be saved and had to be amputated above the elbow, despite the doctors' efforts. Agnieszka is right-handed and because of this, her life changed 180 degrees after the accident. Getting back to normal is very difficult and, despite the exercises, takes a long time. She is a chef technician by profession. She loves cooking and, in the summer, making preserves from fruit and vegetables. She enjoys spending time in the kitchen, but now, without her arm, this is more difficult. However, Agnieszka does not give up and tries to think positively. She hopes that once she receives her prosthesis, nothing will be impossible for her. She dreams of opening her own business, such as a restaurant or café. A rehabilitation grant from the Znowu W Biegu Foundation will help her with this.
Zdzisław Młocek
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
A 72-year-old man from Kęty in the Lesser Poland voivodeship. He has been struggling with atherosclerosis for more than 30 years. In December 2022, due to acute ischaemia, he had his right leg amputated at thigh level. He currently moves around in a wheelchair and tries to walk on a prosthesis, assisted by two elbow crutches. Before the amputation, his greatest passion was cultivating his allotment. He was a keen mushroom picker and would go mushroom picking in the local woods. He also used to go to the seaside with his wife. The Foundation's support will enable him to attend a rehabilitation camp, where he will learn to move more confidently with his prosthesis. He also dreams of daring to drive a car now adapted to his disability, improving circulation in his left leg and strengthening it, as well as returning to his pre-surgery activity and passion, namely cultivating his allotment. However, good physical and mental fitness is needed for all these activities. Zdzisław hopes that with the help of specialists who provide rehabilitation and learning to walk with a prosthesis, he will be more independent and will be able to return, at least in part, to his former shape.
Oskar Chrząstek
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
44-year-old, husband, father of two sons. In June 2022, he suffered a traffic accident on a motorbike in which he lost both legs. Since February this year, he has been practising walking at home on prosthetics with C-legs. Automotive has always been his passion as well as his profession, as he runs a business repairing accident cars, renting cars and selling parts and used cars. Currently, due to the lack of capacity in his business, he deals with sales, and even this is quite difficult. Before the accident, he and his family enjoyed spending their free time at the lake or going on mountain hikes. Oskar also travelled with his wife on a motorbike or caravan to various places in the country and abroad. His dream is to walk independently, albeit on crutches, to his son's 18th birthday in June 2024. The funding for the rehabilitation holidays will greatly help him to achieve his career goals and facilitate a partial return to normality and life before the accident.
Jarosław Kowalski
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
A 65-year-old man from Zawiercie. In July 2023, his right limb at thigh level was amputated due to ischaemia. Overnight, his professional plans and everyday life collapsed. Until the accident, he had been professionally active, working as a machine mechanic in a plant that produces aluminum bottle closures. After work, he played table tennis with friends as an amateur when time allowed. In addition, he is interested in sports and enjoys listening to good music. Thanks to his prosthesis and the great support of his family and loved ones, he is overcoming further barriers. His biggest dream is to return to driving. He will then be able to visit friends and acquaintances across the country, whom he has met through his involvement in various social movements related to addiction. He actively participates in rallies and team-building meetings. He also enjoys helping people with their difficult issues. Funding for a rehabilitation camp for learning to walk will help him to return to a smooth daily routine, walk without crutches and fulfil his dreams. As he admits, he would like to "go wild" a bit more in life. ;)
Katarzyna Skoczylińska
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
A 42-year-old woman from a small town in the Lesser Poland voivodeship. Since 2011, she has been battling bone cancer - chondrosarcoma. Over the years, she has undergone eight operations, the last of which ended in the amputation of her left leg at thigh level. This ruled out her returning quickly to the job she loves so much. She worked as a nursery school teacher and this is what propelled her forward, giving her a sense of normality and fulfilment. She continues to fight to return to a level of fitness that will enable her to carry out her profession. Thanks to the tremendous support of family, friends, acquaintances and the local community, she was able to purchase a high-tech prosthesis. However, in order for her to be able to use it to its full potential and learn to walk efficiently and safely, systematic rehabilitation and adaptations to her changing physical conditions are necessary. This involves enormous costs, unaffordable for Katarzyna in her current situation. Funding for rehabilitation will enable her to learn to walk, replace some parts of her prosthesis and, ultimately, fulfil her dream of returning to work.
Tomasz Kubas
Poland Business Run 2024 Beneficiary
27-year-old from Krakow. A year ago, he was involved in an accident involving a tram, as a result of which he lost his leg - his right lower limb was amputated (hip exarticulation). He now moves around in a wheelchair and on crutches. His greatest passions are dancing, football and classic cars. He loves going to classic car rallies and going to matches, among other things to feel that special atmosphere that happens around a stadium. Before the accident, he used to dance a lot, and he also learned ballroom dancing as a child. He cannot imagine never going out on the dance floor again, especially at his own wedding. A prosthesis would also make it easier for him to further his career, as he wanted to set off on a truck tour of Europe, but this involves loading and unloading goods. He is an active person and doesn't like to lie around, so the prosthesis would enable him to go for a walk, to the cinema or to a concert. Tomasz dreams of starting his own business doing car detailing, but for this he needs a prosthesis. Right now he can't do simple tasks such as washing cars, and there is also a risk of falling, losing his balance or having a limited range of movement when working. He would also like to travel by train again, as he is currently unable to board a long-distance train due to the high thresholds. Thanks to the rehabilitation funding from the Foundation, he will be able to return to most of his passions and enjoy life even more and, above all, return to the physical work he loves.
