For Nikoloz’s parents his every breath is a gift!

Joseph (father): Of course, as a healthy man, I could go to Tbilisi or abroad to work and send money. But then my son will die! I know it for sure! He's also with a soul, and he loves me very much! I feel it with all my heart… He won’t live a day without my care and love!

I wonder what Nikoloz would say to his father if he could speak? What games would he like to play - if he could move? What superhero would he want to be? What kind of fairy tales would he like? And what girl would he fall in love with ... or who would he become when he grows up? Nikoloz is doomed. A disease like his is incurable. His parents no longer have any hope left. They fight with all their might so that he does not get worse.

Doctors said that he would not live even a year. But he lived! They said that he could not handle getting a cold – but he did it, he proved doctors wrong! Lord has other plans for Nikoloz. Maybe through his suffering He wants to bring us closer to Himself?

Joseph:I attended my wife during labor, it went well. I saw my baby boy first. But on the second day he became very ill. he turned yellow, the tests were bad. Bilirubin levels were abnormally high, 45 units are the norm - and Nikoloz had more than 600 units! For me it was a big blow. I remember those days, all my feelings and prayers, in which I turned to God to give me the strength to help my son. I cant even begin to explain how much my wife suffered…

Joseph: You know, no! Everything is God-given, all the joys and experiences. It would be fair if we only accept good, and deny the bad and blame Him for it. Am I wrong? The fact that my Nikoloz is alive now - he is 13 years old - is also a gift from God. After all, when he was sent home from the hospital, we were told to prepare a grave because he wouldn’t survive!

Joseph: It is very difficult both financially and physically. I have been working at a gas station for 12 years, my salary is 500 GEL. Due to the fact that I have a salary and I am considered a “rich” person, we are not given the status of a socially unprotected family. My Nikoloz's pension is 270 GEL.

Joseph: Nothing at all, keep in mind, that I pay off debts every month! For 13 years I have accumulated a lot of debts in the bank. I can't kill my child, my own son, because I don’t have enough money. But I couldn’t tell the doctors: “You know what, I don’t have money, let’s not appoint an important operation for him, don’t prescribe expensive medicines.” My poor boy had to go through 3 surgeries. Recently, he needed to get his tonsils removed, but the doctor did not advise us to do anesthesia - he said he would not survive. He had to take medication. So a large amount has been accumulated over 13 years. And I pay 600 GEL per month for loans. and on the remaining 170 lari we are trying to survive. We need diapers, medicines and food. That's all I dream about, if there was a cow, at least my son would be provided with dairy products…

His fragile bones can break easily

Joseph: You know, when a sick child is born, person doesn’t usually think what will happen next, how you will live on, the main thing you care about is to cure and try to save your child.... so I sold everything that I had and was left with nothing! And now the child needs food. I am always looking for work, but what kind of work in the countryside? And I simply have no right to leave my family and go somewhere in search of a job. Now, if I also received benefits with a salary, it would be like a breath of fresh air for me! Everything I need just for Nikoloz.

“Dad is with you, son, don’t be afraid of anything”

Joseph: Look at him, he lies down all the time, he has the most severe form of cerebral palsy. He can't even sit down. he only makes sounds. The only thing he can do on his own is eat. And do not think that he eats everything that you give him. The only thing he enjoys is food.

Joseph: Yes! You know, he can explain everything with one "oooo" sound. If he wants hugs, he shouts his “oooo” in one intonation, if he wants to lie down alone so that he is not touched, the “oooo” sounds different. we have already learned to tell them apart. when I come home from work after a night shift, he understands by the sound of the door that it's me, and you should hear how joyfully he screams for me to come and kiss him, oh my poor baby!..

Don't think that since Nikoloz is ill, he doesn't feel anything. This is how he smiles when he sees his dad.

"Hey, dad where did you go? I can't see you"

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Friends, the Chernovetsky Charitable Foundation is launching an action: to help Nikoloz Martadze. As you know, the Fund does not stop at one-time assistance. After all, we must live as it should be the proudest nation on earth - the Georgians!

To survive, Nikoloz urgently needs food, hygiene products, medicine and diapers. If you manage to gift Nikoloz’s family a cow so that he can be provided with dairy products, you will simply make a miracle come true! Help them survive, imagine that they are your loved ones, that this little sick boy is your own flesh and blood.

And also - cheer up this father-hero, support him, tell him that he is not alone and that we will not leave his beloved Nikoloz in trouble! It is very important!

You can also personally get acquainted with them, provide them with all possible assistance, and God bless you! And reward you! Here is their Address: Zestafoni, Kveda Sazano Village.

Every time you can help someone, just do it and be happy that God is answering someone's prayers through you!

Friends, there is one more request: if you know about the misfortune of a neighbor or friend do a godly deed, drop us an email at: office-fsp@fsp.ge.

Your kindness is a chance for yourself to be happy in everything!

Friends, thanks again to each of you!

Our Fund’s accounts are:

#GE15TB7194336080100003

#GE42LB0115113036665000

#GE64BG0000000470458000

(Purpose: Nikoloz Martadze)

You can also transfer money from our website.

It is also possible to transfer money from TBCpay and ExpressPay terminals. Find our Fund under "Charity" section (you can read more about rights and responsibilities of the Fund following the link https://goo.gl/GY2Gus).

Now you can read the stories of our beneficiaries on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chernovetskyi.fund/ and Telegram: https://t.me/ChernovetskyiFund.

Even if you dial once this special number, it might save someone's life: 0901200270! God bless you!