Over the course of 5 years, 38-year-old Alena underwent 16 hours-long difficult operations with Georgian doctors. How she remained alive is simply a miracle! There was no one to help her! The doctors periodically examined her, reassured her, but shrugged their shoulders and seemed to be just waiting for her to die so that she wouldn’t interfere with their life in peace! And when we at the fund saw her terrible situation, we rushed to help her along with the friends of the fund! She also has a minor child living with her! So terrible!

Ani (19 years old): The unbelievable happened! After the surgery, I took my first independent steps! I set aside my walker and walked. I managed to take four or five steps. The feeling is indescribable! The doctors say it’s a true miracle! If it weren’t for the kind friends of the Fund, I would have remained confined to a wheelchair forever. I feel great, except for the pain in my legs. But this pain is also a positive sign. It means sensation is returning to my legs. My body is starting to recover after the surgery.

The scoundrel husband left the unfortunate woman as soon as he found out that their son was born with a terrible disease – autism! Georgi clings to his mother like a child who can’t live a day without her love. So handsome and so miserable. Two deeply unhappy people, two tragedies. Mother and son—they are alone in this cruel world. Without means to live, without food and medications, and with the relentless threat from their landlord to throw them out like dogs onto the street! to this joyless life with all I have. Because if I die, what will happen to Giorgi? His father and my other child—my daughter—forgot about us long ago. Sometimes Eteri looks sadly at old photos, remembering when she was happy! Besides Giorgi, she had a beloved daughter, Nini. Such a sweet little girl. But as she grew, by the age of 14, she suddenly became cruel! She lost her heart and conscience, never to be found again by her dying mother!

Giorgi collapsed to the floor. And when the ambulance brought him to the hospital, he fell into a coma for a long three months! Every minute, I was with him, even though the doctors hinted that I was wasting time and money for nothing! But what do I care about the doctors when the Lord was always with me! And I believed in Him, spent everything I had! And Giorgi woke up, but already in Turkey! My son faced death in local hospitals in Georgia over a hundred times, and each time, I faced it with him. This has been our reality for 7 long years, day by day. Those who have lost a child or a loved one will truly understand the depth of my suffering. Georgian doctors kept saying, “No chances.” In my maternal prayers, the Lord told me, “Hold on and be strong.” Finally, after seven years, doctors in Turkey provided an immediate diagnosis and conducted a costly operation. Now, all we need is an expensive ventilator, and unfortunately, we don’t have the means for it.

The feet of the unfortunate and kind-hearted Mariam have never touched the ground… Over the course of 20 years, her spine has curved to such an extent that her chest meets her knees. She has sores on her feet that bleed, it’s hard for her to breathe, every movement is challenging for her, but she is a person who knows how to struggle even in such dire conditions…. Decades have passed, but the curved spine and the wheelchair haven’t become symbols of her life. She herself has become a symbol of unwavering determination, a symbol of willpower that inspires everyone around her to fight for their dreams, even when circumstances seem incredibly challenging.

The Greek mythical hero – Sisyphus – was punished by Zeus for robbing the travelers! Essentially, he was a dangerous criminal, a scoundrel, and a killer! But he was from a family of gods and incredibly strong! However, even he couldn’t have imagined the suffering that our own, without exaggeration, Georgian Sisyphus – Levan Toliashvili – is condemned to for a lifetime by the callous indifference of local officials.