SOS Ukraine - assistance for the disabled

Dear Friend!

We would like to thank you for your donation, which helps disabled Ukrainian refugees and their families receive the care they deserve and urgently need.

Today I will write to you about the children who are in our care along with their families. Sasha, Dima and Sofia suffer from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), they are very weak, because the disease progresses quickly. We paid for the examination necessary to qualify them for the drug program in Poland. We bought them new, very light, active wheelchairs, on which they can move independently. They have physiotherapy 2 times a week, spinal massage 2 times a week, neurorehabilitation 1 time a week, swimming 1 time a week, which they love! 2 times a week they have classes with an independent living instructor who teaches them, among other things, how to move safely in their wheelchairs. Most activities take place at our Rehabilitation Center https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/rehabilitation-center-in-poland/

The parents of these children really want to work. Three of them have already started working. They do not speak Polish, so they can do simple jobs. Sasha's mother has pedagogical education and knows Polish. We will employ her in our Foundation to take care of children in the day-care center. Sofia's mom is alone with her so she can't work.

More families with disabled children are waiting in line to join us... We try to make the families who are with us more independent and as soon as places become vacant, we take in more needy ones.

We also take care for children whose parents are disabled. Milka is 7 years old, smiling and likes going to a Polish school! Nazar is 3 years old, he has lots of toys and his mom takes care of him. Nazar's dad moves in a wheelchair. He is a software tester and works for his company. Natalka, who was in the swimming section in Ukraine, will be enrolled in the swimming club in Konin! One of the girls is having a lot of trouble finding her way in a new school. Change of country, school, home, other children, other letters, another language. On top of that, there are painful memories of the war and escape... it's all very difficult... We organize psychological help so that she can go through this very difficult time more easily.

We also help children who are still in Ukraine. We have purchased food for women and children who are hiding in the convent in Jazloviec near Ternopil. Most of the children are orphans and half-orphans.  

On April 24th our guests celebrated Easter. They prepared traditional dishes. For them it was an Easter full of longing for their relatives and homeland...

Kind regards and gratitude for your help,
PAY IT FORWARD Team