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Sniper’s bullet did not kill him! But lack of one tiny pill can!

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Let me introduce Gia Beridze (52-year-old) to you. He looks like a healthy young man, but looks can be deceiving. His rib cage is cut in the middle and without pills his heart would not work. A day without pills can kill him. The person who fought for us, who saved hundreds or maybe thousands of people without knowing about that, does not deserve such an ignominious end. Does he?

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Let me introduce Gia
Beridze (52-year-old) to you. He looks like a healthy young man, but looks can
be deceiving. His rib cage is cut in the middle and without pills his heart
would not work. A day without
pills can kill him. The person who fought for us, who saved hundreds or maybe
thousands of people without knowing about that, does not deserve such an
ignominious end.  Does he?

He fought, starved,
slept on the bare ground, stood facing bullets, so that we and our children had
a peaceful sky over our heads. He managed to come back alive and he seemed to
be healthy. But in reality his heart failed and refused to go on beating.

Heaps of bodies, sniper bullets
whistling, a gun muzzle against his forehead… God forbid us to see or
experience all that. But Gia Beridze saw it with his eyes. Not only saw it, he
was involved in that and managed to survive in this hell. And now, in peaceful
time, he is under the risk of dying, just in front of our eyes, friends.

– Gia, what is your main problem at the
moment?

Gia: The problem is that that I can die
any time. You know, day after day I used to stare death in the eye. I was
accustomed to it, but at that time my life depended only on God’s will. And now
I completely depend on medications, and to be honest, it’s more scary then a
sniper’s shot. The shot still gives you a chance to survive, you don’t expect
it every second. And here… Every time when another jar of pills is about to
finish and I realize that I have no money to buy more, I get seized with
horror, the fear of death. My sick heart fails: my nervous condition causes
arrhythmia and I am taken to hospital.


Sniper’s shot? Have you been to war?

Gia: I just started working at the
Ministry of Internal Affairs, when military combat broke out in Abkhazia and I
was sent there. I saw enough terrible things there … It was not a war when an
army goes against another army. It was a brigandage, a carnage, a mess… And
it was not clear who was fighting. There were many groups and mercenaries, all
of them dressed in almost the same uniform: it was impossible to distinguish
who were the enemies, and who were not. Rivers of blood and mountains of
corpses of innocent people. I spent one year and a half there, and I think if I
tell you all about it, our conversation will continue too long.

– Gia, tell me, please, a little bit.

Gia:
Our guys used to shelter in tiny
villages, we starved, we had no water. We used lemon or orange juice to wash
up. One old lady used to bring me milk because I saved her husband. They were
attacked by security forces, and I made them off with automatic gunfire. But still
one day they were killed. When I rushed there hearing screams, it was too late.
They were both shot in their own beds, their mouths were open, and their teeth
were pulled out … You see, they were shot because of their gold teeth!

Once a little boy came running to me
and told me that he had seen people who were putting “some kind of round
things” on Sukhumi airfield runway. 
I knew that an airplane with three hundred of 18-year-old new recruits
was about to arrive, and I rushed there. It seems that the villains were in a
hurry because the mines were not covered with ground, and there were only six
mines there. I did not know the exact arrival time and started digging them
out. It was scary, it was the first time when I was doing that. The plane
landed exactly 20 minutes after I had dug the last mine out and could breathe a
sigh of relief…Thank God that the boy was smart enough to let us know, to
tell me about that. Those mines could have taken the lives of 300 young boys
who were brought to war directly from their schools.


You put your own life under a mortal risk!

Gia: I avoided imminent death many
times and I am grateful to God for that. Many times a sniper’s bullet whizzed
right over my ear. Once it even touched me. But it was not scary.

I was in captivity for two days, and it
was not just captivity. Do you know what the Russian roulette is? When they
place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, and place the muzzle
against the forehead: it will either shoot or not. So during those two days the
muzzle was placed against my forehead maybe 50 times. The revolver did not
shoot! Not once!


God loves you, Gia. Are you religious? What do you believe in?

Gia: I am on orthodox Christian. Although
it was forbidden in the USSR to go to church, I was baptized and my parents
instilled Christian traditions in me. My father was even arrested twice for going
to church. I know that only faith saved my life there, in the Abkhazian mountains
and valleys.


How did it happened that you found yourself at war?

Gia: In 1991 I started working at the
Ministry of Internal Affairs. I am a sportsman, a professional boxer, Master of
Sports, I was a member of the USSR national team. Together with my team I visited
all Republics of the Soviet Union. When I studied at school I had no time off.
I studied Georgian folk dances and box, I was torn between trainings. You
probably know that Georgian dances require serious physical strength. After
graduating from school I started to work at the publishing house, where my
mother worked. My father was a transport engineer, an intellectual and a well-
educated person. My parents did their best to raise a decent person of me. My
father died long ago, and recently, a year and a half ago, I lost my mother –
it was a severe blow for me. At the age of 18 I was called up to serve in the
army, in a sports division, and then … The head of KGB called me. They were
looking for sportsmen to work for the Militsiya. I did not want to, but there
was no way to refuse. So I became a case officer. Then the war began. It
started with the unrest at Samachablo, and then in Abkhazia. It is painful to
recall how many innocent people died before my eyes…

-Gia,
what happened after the war?

Gia:
I used to work at many places – at
a  security company, at a construction
site, at the security service of Patarkatsishvili – until his death, at a
market place, as a bus ticket inspector, but I gave up working there soon
because of the injustice, when they fined old people and 16-year-old teenagers.
The last straw was when they fined a priest in front of my eyes! In 2011, I had
a heart attack. I felt a severe pain. Thanks to my neighbors! They immediately
called the ambulance carrying me to the ambulance car on a stretcher. I
remember the ambulance racing and doctors talking to each other: “We can’t get
him …” I am so grateful to them: they managed to take me to the hospital in
three minutes! The heart failed and they put a stent. It is natural, that
excessive loads were contradicted to me after that. But I kept working in
security service at night and as a kids’ trainer in the daytime. I had to keep
my family somehow.

– Are you married?

Gia: Now I live completely alone, there
is no one to pass me a cup of water. My first wife Eka died of cancer. They
diagnosed a late stage of the disease, so the doctors were unable to help and
she died within a month. She left very young – she was only 45. We have an
adult daughter Mariam, who is 27 and a grandson Demetre, who is 2. But it so happened
that we do not often contact, unfortunately. My daughter is unemployed, she is divorced,
and now she lives at her friend’s place looking for a job. We got divorced with
my second wife four years ago, she could not tolerate the difficulties and the
lack of money, so she left me. Our son Giorgi is 14 years old now. He is a
wonderful boy! He studies folk dances and boxing, like me at his age. Unfortunately,
he lives far from me. He visits me only once a month, and buys and brings me
food, and sometimes he stays overnight.


Please tell me the story of you love.

Gia: With Eka, my first, now deceased
wife, we met only a couple of times before we got married. I used to work at
the security service at that time, and she worked in a bank. We were called
there – that’s how we met. Believe me, I am good in romance! Her working place
was filled up with roses of her height. Her mother was very strict and she did
not let her out except work – only home and work. She immediately said “yes”,
when I asked her to marry me. But as they say, when the need knocks at the
door, the love jumps out from the window. I am sorry, I don’t want to go into
detail…

– Does anybody help you? The relatives,
for instance?

Gia:
I have no close relatives, only distant ones, but we hardly communicate. You
know, everybody has its own troubles. Life is hard for everyone today.

Have
you ever thought that such misfortune would happen to you?

Gia: Look at me, I am a sportsman, a military
man. I look young and strong. Nobody would suspect looking at me that that my
rib cage was sawn in half and sewn up with wire. The heart is a very strange
thing. You think that you are all right and healthy, that you have overcome
everything and that all troubles, horrors, adversity are left behind. But in
one second if fails to work, since it cannot cope with all the troubles it had
to experience earlier.


Gia, at the moment your heart works due to an artificial pacemaker. When were you operated and what are the
results?

Gia: Last
year I felt very bad, I was out of breath and I went to the doctor. They did
not let me out from the hospital. They said I can die any second. They made
many examinations, they put an artificial valve, plastic aorta, three shunts
but did not manage to start the heart, so they had to put an artificial
pacemaker. It was the first operation of such scale in the South Caucasus.
Fortunately, it was successful and I am grateful to the doctors. Imagine, it
was completely financed by the state.

– And what about the medications and
treatment which are critical for you now? Does the state finance it?

Gia:
I am a socially disadvantaged war veteran. Many things have been financed by
the local government and town hall. I have reached the limit of the available
resources That’s what they tell me: “The limit has been exceeded” The limit of
my life? I will die without those medications. I don’t want to look ungrateful
– the state made a lot for me- for instance, they gave me this apartment.

– Really? Tell me how did you get it,
in what circumstances?

Gia:
We used to live in a former school building. Many socially disadvantaged
families used to shelter there. And the house of Salome Zurabishvili who was
about to become a President was nearby. So we were resettled for the security
reason. I was given this flat 23 sq.m. large at the outskirts of the city, but
I am grateful for that, now a have the accomodation of my own. I do not
complain, but I have just one problem – I have no hot water. The water heater
went out of order, and it’s so difficult for me to heat the water in the
buckets and to take them to the bathroom.

– What do you live on, what is your
income?

Gia:
My pension is 120 GEL plus I get 22 GEL as a veteran plus social allowance.
It’s 200 GEL total.

– What is that enough for?

Gia:
In winter it is not enough even to pay for the utility costs… For potatoes
and processed food. For nothing else. And the medications cost 400-500 GEL per
month.

– What particular help do you need at
the moment?

Gia:
Medications. Medications and examination. It’s not for health and not for
treatment. It’s just to survive! I can live without food, but I need
medications as much as the air! I don’t want to die…

If
you could help me with hot water, it would be just wonderful. The water heater
is out of order, and I cannot carry the water buckets heated on the stove.


Do you believe in the kindness of strangers?

Gia: Of course I do! That’s why I
decided to contact you. Your Fund is a great example of that. Thanks to you,
complete strangers learn about each other and get a chance to help those in
need. You know, I am completely alone. My son is far away, I have nobody even
to talk to…


What is your biggest dream?

Gia: I dream of seeing my son grown up,
of babysitting his children. I don’t want anything else. He is still a child. I
don’t want to leave before getting sure he has got on his feet and found his
way in life. I dream about nothing else.

  ***

Friends, here is a man who put his life
under a risk, who battled for our Homeland, for our peaceful and calm life. He
was ready to die for our sake. And now he appeals for helps, appeals to give
him a chance to live a little bit more in this world, to put his son on his
feet

Gia Beridze is a real hero, he indeed
deserves our empathy and help – he did not hesitate while exposing himself to
bullets. Now we all owe to join and save his life.

Gia critically needs medications, it’s
vital for him. Without them he will die immediately! But he is eager to put his
son on his feet and to babysit his grandchildren! He deserves it for sure!

Call him, cheer him up and give him a
hope for tomorrow. Phone: 599 91
48 08
.

Or visit him at the following address:
Tbilisi, Africa settlement, 12 B.Chichinadze street, apartment 51.

Please repost our publication. Let your
friends know about the grief of Gia Beridze! It’s extremely important!

God gives us chances to care about
people who are unable to take care of themselves. Those poor people are sent to
us by heaven so that we could prove not by words, but in deeds that we trust in
God!

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
 

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We have already helped many
disadvantaged people! Let’s support and David, as no one is immune to bad luck!
And who knows, maybe someday we ourselves will need help of strangers!

One call saves life – 0901 200270.

My heart beats again – all thanks to the patriots of Georgia!

Gia Beridze (52), a veteran of the Georgian-Abkhaz war, lived a difficult life full of dangers. He was married twice, has two children, but he rarely sees them. At first glance Gia seems to be a healthy and strong man but looks can be deceiving. Due to a massive heart attack, his heart is unable to beat without expensive drugs. We told you a heartbreaking story of Gia Beridze in our post “Sniper’s bullet did not kill him! But lack of one tiny pill can!” (https://chernovetskyifund.ge/en/projects/637-beridze/description).

 “I couldn’t even think that there are so many kind people in the world! Every day I pray for the health of those who helped and supported me. You have done a real miracle by changing my life!” Thanks to you, friends, Gia regained confidence in his future. Only thanks to your kindness, he found the strength to live on and fight for his life! Now he is not alone, and this is your merit. “I am immensely grateful to all of you! You saved me from imminent death! Lord heard me

– How has your life changed after our publication?

Gia: How has it changed? You just saved my life! I used to live completely alone in a small apartment and entirely depended on medications. There was no one to give a glass of water to me. I didn’t know how to live… After the post was published, kind people started calling me, asking about my health and my problems, some even transferred money to me. Fund personnel brought me medications without which I would not have survived. I was surrounded by your attention and support! You pulled me out of the abyss of despair, gave me hope. Only thanks to you, every morning I find the strength to live on, despite my health problems …

You have made wonderful gifts to me! Before meeting you, I could not even think that someday I would have a TV, especially such a big one.

Special thanks for the water heater! I cannot express it with words how happy I was with this gift! Previously, hot water seemed a kind of luxury to me – you have done a lot to make my life more comfortable.

But most importantly, you have brought the medications that I need so badly! Thanks to you, for the first time, I felt carefree and happy, because I didn’t have to think about where to get the medications for tomorrow. Thank God for directing me to you!

– Gia, who do you remember the most? Do you remember the names of the people, who helped you?

Gia: Most of all, I remember a married couple who transferred 100 GEL to my account. The woman’s name was Nina Kurashvili. Imagine, complete strangers provided me with such help! I still remember this with warmth …Unfortunately, I did not remember the names of most of the people who helped me … After the publication of your post, many people called and supported me. They transferred money to me many times, someone sent me 30 GEL. I am grateful for every penny transferred, because this money helped me to survive. However it was not only financial support that I got, but moral as well. Kind people asked me about my problems, tried to support me in every possible way. This instilled confidence in the future in me, I felt that I was not alone. I am grateful to everyone who took the time, helped and supported me! You cannot imagine what this means to me!

– Did the local authorities help you somehow after our publication? Did they ask you about your condition?

Gia: No, not at all. They helped me with nothing… The fact is that there is a limit for each socially unprotected person. I have exhausted my limit … In the past, the government has funded my expensive surgeries and covered huge expenses for my medications. The state has already done a lot for me, and I am grateful for that, but now I have to cope with my problems myself …

– Do you have enough medications at the moment, Gia? You need them so.

Gia: Thank God I don’t have to worry about that yet. The employees of your Fund brought me all the necessary medications; it will be enough for me for a while. In addition, they gave me a blood pressure monitor, which was a real surprise for me! I am very grateful for such help!

– Tell me about your emotions.

Gia: It’s hard for me to describe my emotions in words… I haven’t experienced such feelings for a long time. You have brightened my life! Every day was like a war before. I could hardly find money for medications, every day I was afraid that my heart would stop. My illness was aggravated by unsuitable living conditions. I didn’t even have hot water! I don’t know where I found the strength to live on. God Himself sent me such help! Words cannot describe the joy I experienced when you brought me a TV set, a water heater, and medications! I am amazed that at such difficult time people managed to support me!

– What does this support and help mean to you?

Gia: You know, I could not even imagine that you would help me so much … You saved my life. Now I know that I am surrounded by wonderful, kind people who always lend a helping hand. I don’t know what I would do now if you hadn’t published a post about me. Perhaps the people who helped me don’t fully realize how important it was for me, but you can’t imagine how grateful I am to them! And I am very grateful to you for everything you have done for me! This is truly priceless.

– Gia, maybe you have some more problems that our readers can help you with?

Gia: I am very grateful to you for everything! I am happy that God sent you to me. The only thing that worries me is the living conditions in my hovel. There are no windows, it is difficult to breathe without them, and the bathroom needs to be repaired. Besides that, I am afraid that they will cut electricity soon. Nowadays, electricity prices are huge… But these problems cannot be compared to those you have helped me to solve! I will not tire of repeating how grateful I am! You have shown great attention to me, provided me with invaluable support!

* * *

Dear friends! The problems of Gia Beridze, a war veteran, are not over yet. Gia will be glad for any help, any sign of attention! Let’s help him all together, because Gia needs it so much! Call him, support him with your kind words, tell him something good or visit him. Gia will be glad to see each of you!

His address is: Tbilisi, Afrika, B.Chichinadze Str #12, apartment 51.

Phone: 599 91 48 08.

If you have a heavy heart because of everyday problems or unresolved issues, as a distraction, just see our posts on Facebook, or better dial the number of any of our beneficiaries. Call them and you will forget about your problems. Because they are nothing in comparison with the problems of those to whom you opened your good heart and came to help at the most difficult moment of their life.

Our problems are noting if compared… Here are true misfortunes, in front of your eyes! Just thank the Lord for what you have. You are the happiest person in the world! Remember this and help those in need.

Our Fund’s accounts are:

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(purpose: Gia Beridze)

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