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Even in her worst nightmares, the young 27-year-old caring mother, Gvantsa Tvlidiani, could not have imagined that, in the prime of her life, she would one day find herself with her beloved sons and daughters in a crumbling, dilapidated house in the Shanghai settlement near Tbilisi. Seven children, the youngest just 4 months old, live with rats in a room where the ceiling has collapsed. Flies and poisonous wasps are everywhere, ready to sting the poor little ones at any moment. Six children sleep with their mother on one old bed, while baby Jaki sleeps in a basket serving as a cradle. The house has no bathroom or toilet.
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These children never think of leaving their MOTHERLAND – proud Georgia! Why do they have to suffer like this… In the Zanadze family, six little angels are suffering from severe hunger! When I asked the children, none of them could remember the last time they had a proper meal. Their breakfast, lunch, and dinner consist of stale bread. Thank you, thank you from all of Georgia – kind neighbors from the village! Despite being poor themselves, they always share food with the hungry little ones. Know that it is people like you who uphold the great Georgian traditions. May God bless you with health and happiness, and to all kind people as well! And our deepest gratitude from the Fund!
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Read the letter from a mother begging to save her only daughter. It will make you cry! “My daughter Mariam is only 2 years old. She has a rare disease – a cleft soft palate, and she urgently needs surgery. It’s just impossible to describe the terrible feeling when you can’t help your child simply because you don’t have the money to pay for treatment. Oh God! It hurts to write this, my heart breaks from worry, every day we have tears and screams. The little one can’t properly eat, drink, and even crying is dangerous for her. Food and water come out through her nose and can get stuck in her throat at any moment. Just imagine how the little one suffers, how a terrible cough chokes her!”
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Low-income families
Look, auntie, we only have one little piece of bread left!” – that’s how two-year-old Nikusha greeted me at the doorstep and burst into tears bitterly. The worst part is that this piece still needs to be shared among five people. Nino, mother (30 years old): Can you imagine what a trial it is for a mother to watch her child cry from hunger? I am seriously ill, I have epilepsy. So, when my son and I were discharged from the maternity ward, I couldn’t even breastfeed him. There was no money for baby formula, we did not even have a feeding bottle. My poor son, how hard he cried, he was in agony, I thought he would suffocate! I got scared and called an ambulance. The doctors immediately realized the child was hungry, and the ambulance driver bought the baby a whole crate of formula and a bottle. Thanks to the kindness of strangers, we managed to survive!
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“Just a week after you highlighted our need, our empty home was filled with furniture, appliances, and children’s clothes!” – says Eter. “In a week, you solved problems that other organizations ignored! With you, I don’t feel like a beggar; I feel heartfelt attention and support. People call me every minute, asking what we need and how the little ones are doing. And I tell everyone that everything is wonderful now!”
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Older people living alone
This is 84-year-old Tamila Gagua. Her life is so tragic that even the Holy Mother might shed bitter tears… The story I’m about to tell will make your blood run cold. A tragedy that will be remembered for centuries. It all began many years ago, on a snowy winter day, when a lonely, widowed old woman in the village of Chognari was visited by her only son from Kaliningrad (where he was serving in the army). Her son got married there. Grandmother Tamila welcomed her daughter-in-law as her own daughter. But the most important part is yet to come. When Grandma Tamila saw her son holding a one-year-old boy with big eyes, she immediately knew it was her grandson, and she almost lost her mind with happiness. But her joy turned out to be premature. The boy was underdeveloped, he could not walk.
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Damned poverty! How beautiful and tender they are! They ask for nothing… Such tiny ones, but sorrow has already settled in their eyes! Inga (mom): Every day I look into the hungry eyes of my three children. Is there anything worse than this? May the Lord protect you from such trials, kind people!!! But know that my little ones wake up every morning hungry and their tummies often hurt. Dry bread, water, and 500 grams of pasta once a day – that’s the daily ration for my three little ones. And my youngest son, 4-year-old Gio, has recently started losing consciousness and fainting from hunger. Oh, Lord!
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Ill adults
When 7-year-old Tako saw me, she thought I was a fairy… She clung to her daddy and chirped: “Help, help” and then started crying bitterly. Hearing her, the other two little ones rushed towards their heavily ailing yet dearly beloved dad! Each of them desperately wanted to be in his arms, hoping perhaps a miracle had occurred, and the fairy had bestowed health upon their father.
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“We can help summon ‘???’ But they come at a high cost and won’t come for free! Such is the harsh reality… – What caused his death? Melana: On April 16, early in the morning, he went out for a temporary job, kissed the sleeping children, me, and left. I saw him off… Suddenly, oh God, he clutched his heart and fell at my feet. He was our provider and the best father in the world! And now everything is on me alone! After all, I have to dress and feed everyone, and on top of that, there’s Nikoloz’s terrible illness! “Every new day, I wake up with the words, ‘God, grant us to live one more day,’ as if we’re walking through a minefield. I don’t know what we’ll die from,” Melana laments. Because I’m all alone in this whole wide world! And Nikoloz’s seizures, if we don’t have the expensive medicine, happen every 15-20 minutes.
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Ill children
Tsiala (the mother): “Before the surgery, the doctor told me: ‘Keep in mind, I’m taking him in, and I will return him twice as tall as before.’ Seeing my son standing up straight is indescribable!” For all of his 17 years, Shalva walked with bent legs due to cerebral palsy, leaning on his mother or grandmother’s hand. And for all those 17 years, he dreamed of standing up straight, walking on straight legs. A few days ago, the family experienced that thrilling, long-awaited moment. For the first time, Shalva’s mother, grandmother, and the entire family saw him as he was meant to be – tall, stately as a cypress, and with the happiest smile. The entire country helped Shalva get on his feet. Friends of the Chernovetskyi Fund funded the surgery in Yerevan. “He’s now taller than me and his mother! – says grandmother Manana. – This is the greatest day in our and his life!”
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Their parents won’t even make it to the hospital – they are seriously ill themselves! The children can still be saved, but expensive examinations and doctors are needed to learn about their illnesses, and all this requires money! But most importantly, what is needed is compassion! Together, we can help them! “Doll, cake, bed, and a block… lobio, table…” – little Mari repeats over and over, bending her fingers so as not to forget something. She’s not just asking for herself but also for her little sisters – they don’t know how to ask.
They are so unfortunate and defenseless that it makes my heart bleed! There is no one to take care of them but us, friends!
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Every evening Merab begs his mom to give him medicine. He can’t explain what hurts him and says there’s a fire in his legs. His mom has been suffering with him for 14 years, carrying him in her arms. Sometimes he has such strong spasms that his mom fears he might break all his bones while sitting in his wheelchair. Madonna: Merab was born prematurely, weighing less than two kilograms. They placed him in an incubator and assured me that everything would be fine. But for some reason, I felt that nothing good awaited us. Until he turned one, he cried so much, never stopped! Even the doctors couldn’t understand what was wrong, what was bothering him. Then he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Here they told us that surgery would help, while in Turkey they said that surgery would only worsen the situation, that cerebral palsy is incurable. So I resigned myself…
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