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3-year-old Nikoloz wants to see so much! “Mommy, is it night already? No, dear, it’s still daytime… Oh, woe is me! God help me! Georgia, help me!” – Lia Dzuliashvili, mother of 3-year-old Nikoloz, a most beautiful Georgian baby, prays for him and for all Georgian children.
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09012002703-year-old Nikoloz wants to see so much! “Mommy, is it night already? No, dear, it’s still daytime… Oh, woe is me! God help me! Georgia, help me!” – Lia Dzuliashvili, mother of 3-year-old Nikoloz, a most beautiful Georgian baby, prays for him and for all Georgian children.
“I die every day thinking that perhaps there is hope for the baby, and because of our poverty, I can’t help him in any way. Oh, Lord, this is the worst torment in the world – to see the torment of your child”. Mom Lia hugged Nikoloz, and he wiped tears off his mother’s face with his little hands.
Nikoloz always asks to hold him, cries, wants to move. He needs therapeutic massages, medications, examination, but … I have sometimes nothing for my children to eat, not to say to treat them.
A large socially disadvantaged family of the Dzuliashvilis with four children and unhealthy parents appeal for help to all friends of the Fund! Let’s help them together! Georgian children should be the happiest in the world! They are the hope of Georgia!
Lia Dzuliashvili, a
40-year-old mother of many children, was advised by many to hand over her
3-year-old son Nikoloz to a children’s shelter. The reason was his blindness.
They said she would suffer with such a child!
“I am a mother and as
long as I breathe, I will fight for my children, but to be honest, I am so
afraid for the child…”, Lia tells us.
This family is one of the
poorest and most unhappy in Georgia! Lia and 43-year-old father Soso
Potskhverashvili are both seriously ill! They live in the village of Tokhliauri
in the Sagarejo region, and have four children: Archila, 13, Anano, 11, Tsitsi,
10, and Nikoloz, who will turn 4 in the fall.
Leah suffers from anemia,
and Soso has a severe form of diabetes. These people are weak in health, but
adamant in spirit. They believe in the Lord, and they hope for His love! He is
their main support and stronghold on which they stand.
–
What are you afraid of, Lia?
– I’m only afraid that my kids would die
among strangers. Soso and I don’t think about ourselves anymore! Almost all of our family is ill.
*
I feel
that I have already given up on myself… All the weight of everyday life is on
me, and my husband too. How could we work?
Morning comes, and I wonder when this day will end, and at night I can’t
sleep; I think and worry…
I wonder how I still hold on, but the
children give strength to me and my spouse.
We try to talk about positive things in the
family, to inspire hope that Nikoloz will recover, will be able to walk, and
see. But I often notice tears in the eyes of the children, they understand
everything… I thank God for Nikoloz… Although he does not see and only
crawls, but he is a very active, smart, intelligent and loving child; I am
surprised how well he sings children’s songs. He needs specialized education,
but this is impossible in our area.
*
–
Lia, please tell me what is the main problem related to Nikoloz’s health; can
surgery help him; what do the doctors say, and when did you realize that the
child couldn’t see?
– I suspect that Nikoloz’s vision problem was
caused by an injury during childbirth, which was not reported to me, and when I
was discharged from the hospital, I found a scar on the back of the baby’s
head. Later I realized that the child
could not see. I tried to find out at
the hospital what had happened to my son, but they didn’t tell us anything
specific. Some doctors convince us that the operation will not be effective,
although a year ago at Dzhavrishvili, the Tbilisi eye clinic, they suggested
that in Ukraine they can operate and save one eye in which the child still
feels the light, but we do not have the funds for this. Now we are trying to
help Nikoloz with massages so that he can walk. He needs a long intensive
massage course, but the social service only funds a 10-day course per month,
which includes a 2-3-day massage, as well as special lessons and activities. Of
course, we are grateful to the local administration for this, but we can’t even
buy the medications that the neurologist has prescribed for Nikoloz. He often
screams, gets nervous, and cries. Seeing
his serious condition, the other three also get nervous. The girls started
heaving health problems as well. The
eldest daughter also needs treatment and massages, while the younger one has
lost sight in her right eye and is bothered by severe headaches and vomiting.
*
–
How do you get to the district center with a disabled child?
– You can’t even imagine how hard it is, the
child is already big, I have to carry him in my arms from home almost 3
kilometers to the highway, where I stand and usually wait for transport, which
may not stop to get to Sagarejo. Then I have to go back the same way. He can’t
get into the carriage, he is too big for the one we have, I don’t know how much
longer I can stand it…
*
–
Leah, when did the problems start in your family, and how did you live before
that?
– We have always been in need, but we were a
happy family. 4 years after our marriage, Soso and I had our first child. Yes, then I was really happy, and even now my
husband and I have no problems in our relationship, only we can support each
other, we have no one else to hope for…
Relatives have the same difficult living conditions and are also in
need… My brother-in-law’s family, with whom we live together in the same house,
is just as vulnerable and almost starving as we are.
Lia’s husband, Soso Potshverashvili, 43,
joins our conversation for a short time.
–
Soso, how did it happen that you found yourself in such a difficult situation,
as the head of the family, how do you assess your situation?
– What can I say… I can’t even console my
family with anything… We live only in the hope of social assistance. Maybe I
could do light work, for example, work as a driver, but I always have to take
medication; there are problems with my heart and blood vessels, and we are
afraid of losing help from the state. I used to work at a construction site,
but soon I started having health problems and had to leave. I don’t even know
if anything in our life can improve… Nikoloz is always asking
“uppy”, crying, and wants to be moved around… I help my wife as much
as I can.
–
Lia, how did you meet Soso and how many years have you been going through life
together?
— It was almost 17 years ago-we met by chance
at a friend’s birthday party and immediately liked each other. He and I are so
alike, and even today we are told that we are like a brother and a sister. We
both have blue eyes, and our kids are blue-eyed. We got married a month after
we met. There were no children for four years, then Archil came along… My
children were healthy, but in the last few years everything has changed… When I
was pregnant with Nikoloz, my doctors told me that my hemoglobin was very low
and it would be difficult to give birth, but I still decided… If God had given
me a child, I would have never killed it…
–
Lia, you know, there are mothers who are in the same difficult situation as
yours, or even more difficult; do you have something to tell them?
– Yes, and above all, I wish them that God
will look at them and strengthen them, so that they will never retreat for the
sake of their children. They can always be a support for them, let them not
give up… Whatever happens, the main
thing is that children feel that they are loved…
Despite everything, my children do not feel a
lack of attention and parental warmth. They even often tell me, we are already
adults, please pet Nikoloz, so that he does not cry and does not get nervous…
*
Lia allowed us to talk to her children, from
whom we learned that they do not have toys and books, they dream of seeing the
sea, and miss meat dishes. Anano, 11, was the first to talk to us.
* *
–
Anano, please tell me, have you thought about what you want to be when you grow
up?
Anano
(11 years old): I love music very much, but I want to become a drawing teacher.
– Do
you draw well?
Anano
(11 years old): No, my older brother teaches me, he even
gives me A’s, he draws very well.
–
What fairy-tale characters do you like or cartoon characters that you would
like to imitate?
Anano
(11 years old): From cartoons, I like sisters Anna and Elsa
the most. They are beautiful, bold and love each other. Elsa has such a
beautiful dress… And I do not have beautiful dresses… I would like to look as
beautiful as Elsa… I have long hair, and I like the way my mother styles
it… And I also like Masha, I would like
such a doll…
– Would
you share your toys with your friends?
Anano
(11 years old): Yes, I have one closest friend, Barbare, she
is my cousin and classmate. We always
play together, she has a very kind heart, she loves Nikoloz. I think I’m a good
friend to her, too.
– Anano,
are you happy, or would you like to have something to make you feel happy?
Anano
(11 years old): I am happy, but I dream that Nikoloz could
see. He also likes music and musical toys, especially cars. He likes baby
walkers because he leans on them, but he can’t sit in them anymore, he’s big.
I also dream of seeing the sea, I love to
splash in the water, but we only have a tap in here… I really want an inflatable pool.
–
What do you like to eat the most?
Anano
(11 years old): I love khinkali very much… My mother used
to cook, but now she doesn’t…
–
Why doesn’t she cook? Maybe, she has no time?
Anano
(11 years old): No… We just don’t buy meat.
After Anano, Archil, 13, spoke to us. He
loves nature and dreams of visiting Adjara.
–
Achiko, I know you draw well, what can you draw the best?
Archil
(13 years old): I am good at portraits, and I often draw
temples. Mostly I draw with pencil and
pastel, but I don’t have the necessary materials. I also like to carve
small objects out of wood.
* *
–
Who taught you to draw? Perhaps you have already decided to become an artist?
Archil
(13 years old): I have a very good school teacher, he
teaches me… But I would like to become a football player. My friends and I often play at the stadium,
I’m bad at it, but I want to learn. Our
class is very friendly, there are only 10 of us and we all respect each
other. I am not bad at school, I like
math, Georgian, art, music, and sports. I like books about nature and animals.
Now we have problems with the school laptop,
the keyboard has deteriorated, it does not work well, and we do not have the Internet, we can’t study together with other
children.
* *
–
Achiko, what do you want to do for your family in the future?
Archil
(13 years old): When I grow up, I will help my family with
my salary. I will never leave my family and Nikoloz… I love them more than
anything in the world… I often pray for Nikoloz before going to bed… You
know, he listens to me more than the others. He may yell or be naughty, but if
I tell him in jest, he listens. He
recognizes us all without words, caressing our faces with his hands, and knows
who is who. Nikoloz likes toys, but he doesn’t have any.
*
–
What would you like to receive as a gift?
– I
really want a bike and a computer…
The younger Tsitsi shared her dream of
becoming a musician and is waiting for the opportunity to learn to play the piano. She asked for two wigs for herself and her sister – pink and purple.
*
–
Lia, with what hope did you apply to the Fund, and do you believe in the
kindness of strangers?
– I believe, because 2 years ago, a complete
stranger saw me with Nikoloz at the
district administration, and bought us a stroller…
And I addressed the Fund with great hope, but
at the same time with fear, so that our social assistance would not be
cancelled…
Since
you contacted us, the children’s eyes have started to shine; they are waiting
for some miracle… Because of the
quarantine, they were left without education, we do not have Internet and
remote lessons are not available to us.
Thank you for responding…
—
Friends, we have no moral right to read this
story and not help these poor people!
Let’s pray for Nikoloz and his brother and sisters; ask the Lord so that
the life of this boy and his family would change for the better!
Let’s support
them, show mercy, give the children a chance to develop normally and have a
happy childhood. You can personally visit this family and provide assistance.
Believe us, the children will be happy!
Call Lia, find out about her
needs, cheer her up, support her, tell her that she is not alone and that
nobody will leave them alone in their trouble! It is very important.
Here is their address: Sagarejo Region, Tokhliauri Village. Phone 598 32 22 36
Dear friends, Chernovetskyi Fund initiates a charitable action: to
help the Dzuliashvili family. As you
know, the Fund does not stop at one-time assistance. Without children, the
country and people have no future. Take care of the younger generation! Help
them survive! “Write them down” as your relatives. And we are sure
that the Lord himself will bless you.
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. Not all people are the same. And not everyone is as
kind as we are. 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
Here is the account of our Fund:
GE15TB7194336080100003
GE42LB0115113036665000
GE64BG0000000470458000
(purpose: Dzuliashvili
family). You can also transfer money from our website.
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).
Just
1 call can save someone’s 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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