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0901200270Georgia has never known such a story, my friends! And there are few
countries where this would be possible! Our today’s hero is Oleg Shainidze! He
alone cares for two children: a 14-year-old daughter and a ten-year-old son who
suffers from epilepsy. What a grief and what an unprecedented love of a father
for his children.
Oleg, how did it happen that you were left alone with the children? Where
is your wife?
Oleg: Nana is a very good woman. I love her and I don’t blame her!
Unfortunate woman. We had a love match, but few people can survive such a
grief: an incurable disease of a child.
When Saba fell ill, her heart gave out. She was taken ill with grief, and I
took care of her for two years as if she were my third little child. And when
she got a little better, I let her go. And I blessed her going, because if she
had stayed, she would have died! She could not, being seriously ill, take care
of a sick child. And I love her and would not have survived her death! And then
what would have happened to my children: no dad or mom. When she gets better,
she’ll come back. But I know she’s still sick. And please don’t ask me anything
more about her. It hurts me to remember! I don’t want anyone to judge her. Not
everyone can cope with the fact that the child is sick and nothing can cure
it… It is very, very difficult!
Too bad that her parents and relatives did not support her! They lost their
daughter, and I lost my beloved wife!
And Mariam and her mother communicate… and thank God!
– Oleg, tell us about your children.
Oleg: My daughter, Mariam, is 14 years old and she is in the ninth grade.
She loves reading. Every evening once she has done her homework, she does not
hurry to go out and talk to her peers, but sits with her brother and reads him
books, and Saba loves to listen to her. You only need to look him in the eye
once, and you will understand that his sister is the main person for him! Saba
will turn 11 in April. We love him very much. He loves to smile, and his smile
inspires me to live for my children.
– When did you find out about Saba’s diagnosis?
Oleg: He was a year old when the doctors told us that he was ill. It was a
big blow for me. I remember those days, all my feelings and prayers, in which I
turned to God to give me the strength to help him. And I cannot express how my
wife suffered.
– Are you angry with your wife’s parents? After all, if they had helped,
then your wife would not have got sick and would not have left the family?
Oleg: You know, everyone has their own truth. You can’t discuss people
without knowing them. We shall never condemn each other or forget the words of
God: “he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at
her.”
– Do you get any help from the state?
Oleg: Yes, social security and Saba’s pension, but that’s not enough for
us. I rent an apartment as I do not have any immovable property.
You know, when a sick child is born, you do not think what will happen next
and how you will live on; the main thing is to save and cure… So I sold
everything I had and was left with nothing! Now the children need food,
Saba needs care and Mariam needs school supplies… I’m always looking for a
job, but I can’t leave Saba. Once I tried to work at night, when all the things
at home are done and the children are put to bed. I thought to go out to work
at a construction site or as a night watchman, but the next morning I was ill.
I could have dropped my boy!
– What would you like to tell our readers? What do you need most of all
now?
Oleg: We need everything (laughs), but especially I would like to ask for a
special stroller for bathing my Saba. Bathing becomes a very difficult
procedure for us. I put my son on my lap and bathe him. And if you look at our
bath, you will understand that it is very difficult and sometimes dangerous! I
don’t even have a kitchen at home and I have to go out in the cold to wash the
dishes. It is also very cold at home and I would be happy if my children were
warm. You do a great job helping people. You are the messengers of our Lord.
Every little help is a reason for us to believe in good and kind people.
We wanted to talk to Mariam. When she got back from school, she sat
next to dad and listened to us, but when we started discussing her mother, she
ran away from us with tears in her eyes. Oleg explained to us that she is very
emotional. She wants to change everything, to help everyone, but understands
that she is still too small to do that, and presses on her.
Friends, now we can see how 14-year-old Mariam wants to help people, but
she can’t do it yet. Thanks to our Lord, we can help the father of these angels
and show that he is not alone and that good people appreciate him as a real,
loving father. We can help little Saba feel better and give Mariam an example
and an opportunity to help people in need. After all, this is what our Lord
wants us to do, so that we remember that the most forgotten, the last man is
also a man and our brother!
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Dear friends, Chernovetskyi Fund initiates a charitable action: to help the
poor family of Shainidze. As you know, the Fund does not stop at one-time
assistance. Georgians should live as the proudest nation on earth – Georgians!
To survive, the single father with two young children urgently needs food,
hygiene products, medicines, household appliances and a wheelchair! Help them
to survive as if they were your relatives, as if this little sick boy was your
son.
And also try to make friends with this cheerful and kind father. Call him,
wish him a happy New Year and good luck!
Cheer up this father who is a true hero, support him, tell him that he is
not alone and that we will not leave his children in trouble! This is very
important!
You can personally know them, provide assistance to this family, and God
will bless you. And He will reward You! Here’s their contact number: 514 01 48
48 Address: Ureki.
And be sure to repost our publication. Let all your friends know about the
grief of this family! It is very important.
God gives us the opportunity to take care of people who are not able to do
it themselves. Please, do not pass aside the sorrow of others! Unhappy people
are given to us from above so that we can prove our faith to the Almighty not
in words but in deeds!
Friends, there is one more request, if you know about the misfortune of a
neighbor or friend, do a Charitable deed, write to us by e-mail:
office-fsp@fsp.ge.
Our Fund account GE15TB7194336080100003, GE42LB0115113036665000 or
GE64BG0000000470458000 (purpose: Shainidze Family). You can also transfer money
from our website.
You can as well transfer money from the terminals of Nova Technology,
TBCpay and ExpressPay. Find our Fund in “Charity” section. (You can
learn about the additional rights and obligations of the Fund by following the
link https://goo.gl/GY2Gus).
And more, friends, be sure to find an opportunity to congratulate
disadvantaged Georgians on holidays with kind words or postcards. And give toys
or candies to the children, and in return they will send their smiles to you.
We are all one family. These people must know that we are together and always
close!
Little
Saba’s happiness will be returned to you a hundredfold
Believe and
according to your faith be it unto you… Ask, and it will be given to you… These
biblical truths, uttered every evening in Oleg’s prayer at the bedside of his
sick son, gave the unfortunate father the strength to courageously face the
coming day. The day when his flesh and blood, 11-year-old Saba, would wake up
and not be able to hug his father or run after his sister to meet a new day and
the sun…
11
years, every day… Believe and
according to your faith be it unto you… Ask, and it will be given to you…
–
These words and the faith itself are the only things that give me strength. No,
I am not talking about strength to take care of Saba: I’ll never run out of
energy for that!!! I’m talking about strength not to give up to life, despair,
and our routine.
And so, my
prayers were answered. What happened to us after applying to the Chernovetskyi
Fund changed our lives beyond recognition! I bow to the earth and thank you to
everyone who did not pass by… – These words of the father, who is raising
his son Saba with epilepsy and cerebral palsy and his beautiful 14-year-old
daughter Mariam, all alone, are reflected in Oleg’s happy eyes with genuine
gratitude.
– Oleg,
could you share, what has happened?
– We have our own
roof over our heads and we no longer need to wander in other people’s premises!
Our relative had an unfinished house, he suggested me to move in there and live
there with the children. But it was just bare walls with windows and doors. My
relative didn’t have the money to finish the construction, and I didn’t have
the money either… After all, we only live with Saba’s pension and the social
security.
The money that
the friends of the Fund donated to Saba and our family allowed me to put the
house in order, adapt it for life, and finally move out of the rented
apartment. Now Mariam has her own room, and Saba and I can comfortably fit in
one together – because it is impossible to leave him unattended.
And most importantly, Saba is happy! He now
has not only a house, but also a courtyard where he can sit for hours and enjoy
the sun!
– What exactly did you manage to do in the
house?
– We bought
building materials, plastered the walls outside and inside, insulated the house
with foam, equipped the rooms a little, and most importantly, the bathroom. It
is very difficult to bathe Saba; I had to heat water in a pot, put the child on
my lap and pour it onto him from a bucket. There was no other option as we had
no hot water or shower.
Now, thanks to
you, we have both. In the bathroom, we installed a hot water tank, a watering
can, laid tiles, and installed a sink.
Yes, and now I
have a dishwasher! I don’t like washing dishes! And there is never enough time
for this – I need to be with Saba all the time and there are thousands of
things to do. Now the dishwasher is in charge, so I let it do its job.
– Tell me, did anyone call you after our
publication, come personally, or help you in any way?
– Certainly. We
have so many new friends! Ordinary people came with food and gifts for Saba,
and Mariam was not forgotten either…
Representatives
of “Orbi” construction company came and gave us 600 lari. They also
gave us some tips on home improvement and a little help. Let God give you strength
and luck!
In March,
employees of another construction company brought us 500 lari and a huge amount
of food.
And there were
lots of ordinary people! I couldn’t even remember the names of all of them.
Sorry! But I was so filled with happiness and joy that my mind was unable to
remember anything…
They brought
food, money, clothes, even washing powder and soap. Words cannot express the
gratitude I feel for each of them. May the happiness of my children return to
them a hundredfold!
Yes, another
family of immigrants who now live in Israel, transferred money to us. I don’t
even know their names: the money was brought by their relative who lives in
Batumi. He said that the emigrants, after reading our story on the Internet,
decided to help us without giving their names. Holy people…
– Did the local authorities react to our
post in any way? Did someone come and ask how to help you?
– No, there was
no one. Although, I must say that the authorities have not completely forgotten
about us, but they do not spoil us. We were once helped with a stroller for
Saba. The city hall of Batumi allocated an amount, and we bought a stroller.
This, of course, helps us a lot. Saba can walk, or rather I take him for a walk
in this stroller.
– Oleg, I’m sorry if I hurt you, but I want
to ask – did your wife get in contact with you? Didn’t she at least call?
– Not me. She has
spoken to Mariam, and she knows that we live in our own house now. I’m not
angry with Nana for leaving me and the kids… I know she loves them, but Nana is
just a sick and weak person… We are now talking about a miracle that happened
to our family and I do not want to return to the sad and painful topic. I love
the mother of my children; I don’t hold a grudge against her. Let her be
healthy, and if she can, let her be happy…
– Well, Yes… Let’s talk about the good
stuff again. What does this help and support mean to you personally?
– It’s impossible
to describe with words. Perhaps no words can convey the gratitude that I feel.
It was so difficult for us… After all, I can hardly work – I have to take care
of Saba all the time. Once I tried to work at night, using the time when the
children are asleep, but it did not last long: if I did not to sleep at night
and during the day, it became impossible to carry my son in my arms. I almost
dropped Saba once… I had to give up trying to start working. And hiring a
nanny, as you can imagine, is an impossible luxury for us.
And rented
apartments? Enormous expenses ate up our entire meager budget. And now I use
this money for the children, for treatment, and for Saba’s medicine…
– Can you, instead of your son, tell us
about his emotions?
– After all, all
this: my appeal to the Fund and the publication of our story – was done for the
sake of Saba. He is helpless, unable to walk on his own, although I try to keep
his muscles from relaxing, trying to lead him around the room, supporting him
by the armpits. But he immediately sags and asks to put him back.
Of course, he is also happy that now he has
his own house, his own yard, spacious rooms and a bathroom. I am glad to have
people’s attention, because when we get a call or our new friends come, they
ask us to talk to Saba and say kind words to him. And even if Saba can’t answer
them clearly, his smile speaks for him. If you could see what a smile he has!
It lights up everything! It is the meaning of my life!
– What does Mariam say?
– Oh, Mariam has
her own room now, and the girl needs her own room. This is her world, which she
doesn’t want us to enter. There she studies, draws, reads… This is her world
as I said. And I’m happy that my girl is happy.
– Mariam, tell me how you’re doing.
Mariam (14 years
old): Thank you, very well. I never had a room of my own, but now I do. My own
bed and a place to study. I can invite my friends here, talk to them, and share
secrets with them.
– Which of the gifts pleased you the most?
Mariam (14 years
old): The dishwasher. Dad doesn’t like to wash dishes, and I’m the only woman
in the house, and I had to do it. Now my dad and I are saved, so we don’t have
to worry about dirty dishes in the sink.
Thank you very much for all that you and
our new friends have done for us, for food and clothes, for all the gifts… For
paying attention to us and changing my life with Saba and dad.
– What do you think Saba would tell me?
– I know for
sure, he would have hugged you and asked you to tell everyone that he is very
grateful! It means a lot to be able to be in the yard, and not sit in four
walls.
– Do you and Saba need anything else? Is
there anything else our readers can do to help you?
– If I could, I’d
ask for a computer. I know that everyone helped us a lot and thanks to this we
were able to renovate this house. So I’m not comfortable asking for anything
else. But, I am very far behind in the school curriculum due to the fact that I
do not have a computer. After all, classes are now held online, and I have
to go to my friends to do my homework.
– I think that your wish will be heard and
fulfilled. Oleg, do you still have any unresolved problems?
– The only thing
I dare ask for is help with Saba’s bed. We sleep in the same bed with
him, and it is very inconvenient for him.
I can handle the
rest myself. You gave me a chance to breathe, to live under my own roof and not
spend money on rented apartments. You showed me a path that I can already
follow. And this is the most important. And thanks to you, our family has made
so many friends who I am sure will stay with us till the end. I’ll say one
thing:
My fellow Georgians and your Fund have
changed our lives forever!
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And
if you feel heavy at heart because of everyday problems, or unresolved issues,
take a moment to look at our posts on FB. Better yet, dial the phone number of
any of our beneficiaries. Call him and
forget all your problems. Because they are “nothing” compared to
those to whom you opened your good heart and came to help in the most difficult
moment of his life.
Our
problems are nothing compared to theirs! Here it is, a real grief! It is before
your eyes! And thank the Lord for what you have. You are the happiest person in
the world! Remember this and help those in need.
Unfortunately,
the problems of this and other families do not end, so from time to time view
the stories of unhappy people on our site, talk to them. Every time you dial
the phone of another unfortunate person, you will definitely feel God’s
blessing on the back side! It is for sure! Keep on helping these families! This
is the best service to the Lord!
Your kindness is a chance to be happy in
everything!
Dear friends, thank you so much once
again!
Here is the account of our
Fund:
TBC Bank: GE15TB7194336080100003
Liberty Bank: GE42LB0115113036665000
Sakartvelos Bank: GE64BG0000000470458000
Purpose: the Shainidze family
You can also transfer money
from our website.
https://chernovetskyifund.ge/ru/projects/finished/537-shainidze/
You
can as well transfer money from the terminals of OPPA, TBCpay and ExpressPay. Find our Fund in “Charity”
section. (You can learn about the additional rights and obligations of the Fund
by following the link https://goo.gl/GY2Gus).
One
call will save a life – 0901 200 270
Let’s
think that by helping others, we take care of our own souls and draw closer to
the Lord through the very sufferings that we experience for others!
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