Two Children
Pictured below are Vitaliy and Kateryna, who have come to Kyiv
for treatment. They live in the small city of Tsyurupins'k, located far south on the left bank of the Dnipro River,
across from Kherson.
They both live and attend school in the special needs orphanage in
town. The children at the school have significant disabilities –
physical, mental, or both. Through the diligence of a very active director the children receive the best possible
care.
UCARE, with the help of the
Ortho-Tek Company, has provided these children with assistance with payment of surgeries and prostheses; and also provided medical equipment, wheelchairs and
medications. UCARE volunteers have also brought clothing,
shoes, art supplies, sports equipment, toys, picture books and
chocolates for them.
In 2001, with the help of Dr. Roksolyana Khromey of L'viv, UCARE provided a new set of schoolbooks for the orphanage school.
The books they've been using were twenty years old, falling apart, and
too few.
When the children come to Kyiv for their care, our Kyiv staff and
volunteers help them along each step of the way. They are greeted at thier arrival, provided with room and board during their stay, shown around town,transported to their medical appointments, as well as the hospital. As in many non-Western countries, limited care is
provided by the medical staff. The patient's family is expected to feed,
bathe and otherwise care for the patient, including providing and
changing bandages. Our volunteers are these children's "family."
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Kateryna trying on her new arm and leg prosthetics. |
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