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The Janelidze family was graced with two kind and wonderful boys. Their mother, Eliza, was overjoyed beyond words. And their father, Geronti, would proudly say to everyone, “I am raising two brave sons for my homeland.” Indeed, as the years went by, the boys grew more handsome and, most importantly, were known throughout the Abasha district as well-mannered and kind-hearted brothers. Most people held this loving family in high regard. But envy is a cruel thing—there were those who begrudged the couple’s boundless love and happiness. That envy bore bitter fruit. It is heartbreaking to write these words: neither of those young men is alive today. Gangrene and liver cirrhosis, two merciless diseases, claimed their lives. Since then, every day for their devastated parents has been a living hell. Their poor mother clings to old photographs of her children, and her heart feels like it is being torn in two. No one can truly understand the fiery agony consuming her heart. Eliza’s soul aches in ways only a mother who has lost her children could comprehend. No one else…
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A veteran of the Abkhazian war breaks his last piece of dry bread in half. Robert Jakhia was wounded four times in the Abkhazian war. He never feared death—he was ready to give his life for his country. Today, this forgotten hero lives in ruins. Years ago, Robert was hit by a car, leaving him with a damaged spine that required surgery. He has also undergone two hernia surgeries. He’s deaf in his left ear and blind in his left eye due to a wartime injury.
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By some twist of fate, we, dear friends, have become the closest people to this lonely couple. There’s no one else they can rely on but us. Dali and Akaki, both gravely ill, have no home, no medicine, and no food. Everything they once had was sold to pay for medical treatment. They have to move from one place to another just to avoid paying rent. Dali (60 years old): “If not for our neighbors, we wouldn’t be here anymore. We would have died of hunger or cold. The kindest woman, Tea, shares her bread and firewood with us. And she has a family of her own; she’s a mother of many children. We’re so grateful to her. May God bless her! We don’t have children of our own—there’s no one else to take care of us.” How much pain and hardship can a person endure?
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Ill children
Saba is just four years old. He suffers from a severe retinal disease—retinopathy—that could lead to complete blindness in just a few days. Right now, he can only see objects very close to him. Everything else is like a blur, shrouded in fog. His vision is deteriorating rapidly, and nothing seems to stop it. The day Saba was born should have been the happiest day of his mother’s life. Instead, she heard the devastating words in the delivery room: “Your son isn’t breathing.” Saba’s life began with resuscitation, doctors, and a tough battle for survival. He miraculously pulled through, but it was later revealed that he had a congenital eye defect—retinal detachment – that caused him to lose his vision.
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Low-income families
What’s worse: terminal cancer or a home completely burned to ashes? A large family with two little children—a one-month-old and a two-year-old—is crying out for help! But there’s no one to turn to…The six thousand lari that the local government allocated is a mockery of their enormous grief… We are their only hope
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“My family is having a hard time. My mom is all alone in front of so many problems. I want to endure hunger, cold… I want to learn how to do without what is necessary for existence, but what I do not have… They tell me that I have matured, since I’m struggling like that… But what else is left to do?! I don’t want to bother my mother even more … Once, when I was younger, I put duct tape over my mouth to keep myself from crying out loud from hunger… I thought that no one would hear me then…” – these words of this smart girl broke our hearts. Lord, how is it possible that teenagers in Georgia talk about such things? They should have everything for a normal life, right?!
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Older people living alone
“Bebika, did you bring me something?” – “And what about me?” Four arms hug Irina by the neck. Bebika (they affectionately call grandmothers like that in Georgia. – Ed.) brought two chocolates. Hungry month awaits Bebika: she will gather sorrel in the forest, make nettle soup. But her kittens – Maiko and Niniko – will not be left without sweets.
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“Oh, how hard it is when your mom is sick! It’s all because of Tekla!” – says seven-year-old Luka and strokes his mother on the head. The mother of four children has been chained to bed for more than one year. Five-year-old Gvantsa, four-year-old Eva and one-year-old Tekla are sitting in bed with their mother.
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“Beautiful dolls are for rich kids, and they have a bike too! If they want – they will lend it to you and if they don’t want – they won’t! – 5-year-old Natalie says. Mom says we are poor. Often, we don’t even have food. And I dream of a bicycle!” “I close my eyes and imagine that instead of soup from a social canteen, I’m eating delicious food – food I want to eat!” says ten-year-old Mariam.
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“A person’s life is composed of black and white stripes, and mine is all black. Many years ago, my mother kicked me out of the house with epilepsy. Since then, I have been fighting poverty, disease, hunger! I have many other diseases in addition to epilepsy. My only income is the social allowance, but it is not enough even for one visit to the doctor.” – Ms. Karina tells us. “Why? Hasn’t there been any single bright spot in your life?” I want her to say something good. “Yes, of course – these were the people whom God sent me … Thanks to them I survived… And the Lord sent you to me – I believe in that!
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Khatuna is 29 years old. She can hardly remember when her foot stepped on the ground because too much time has passed. “Even in my sleep I can’t remember how I walked,” Khatuna says with resentment. “But I remember how great it was!” Her mother became her legs, her mother became her hands. Her mom became the whole world for poor Khatuna. She has no friends, no one she can talk to. Her peers treat her like a baby, children shy away and point fingers at her… It all hurts her so much… That has killed the tortured heart of Khatuna and her guardian angel – her mother Darejan – so many times.
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