Blair's Life: On My Way…Again

Sunday 23 September 2012

On My Way…Again

Well the packing is done and in a few hours I’ll be heading to the station to get the overnight train to Kyiv for my flight to Kyrgyzstan tomorrow. These last 3 months have just flown by. It has been a busy summer here but I’m looking forward to what is going on in Kyrgyzstan.

This past week Anya and I continued our visits to the baby hospital. The little boy whose mother “forgot” him for 2 weeks has now been transferred to an orphanage. Then the girl I mentioned in my last entry turns out to be named Vika who is 1½ years old and her mother drinks. We were there one day when her mother came to visit. When the nurse came in to get her Vika started crying at the very mention of her mother. Then before they could get her ready the mother left without visiting. Vika has really taken to Anya and has been calling her mama – so cute and so sad at the same time.

Then there is Mikhail who has 2 club feet. His arms are also shorter than normal and his hands are turned in. When I was carrying him around he seemed very lethargic and unresponsive. His eyes were half shut and he seemed to be just dead weight in my arms. In hospital the kids’ hands are usually in little mittens or are covered with long sleeves. I guess that’s to keep them from scratching themselves when rolling around in their cribs. So for some reason I laid Mikhail down, rolled up his sleeves, picked him back up and held his hands. He grabbed my fingers and perked right up and became VERY alert to the things around him. I have often heard of the power of touch but I don’t remember ever seeing such a dramatic example of it before. It’s also a great reminder that the least little action we do can make the world of difference to someone else. I find this so humbling,

I also managed to get to the kids rehab centre to spend some time with the kids there. They are an amazing bunch of kids. Then yesterday on my last full day in Krivoy Rog I went with Lena T. to visit the girls at Sunshine Orphanage. I can’t think of many better ways to end my visit here this time.

So off to Kyrgyzstan I go (again). I’m still wondering what activities I’ll be able to do on a shoestring budget but I’ll figure that out when I get there.

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