EMOTIONS


DURING THESE FIRST FEW DAYS I SENSE SIMILAR EMOTIONS TO THE FIRST DAYS OF 1991! ON EACH RETURN, THERE IS THE EMOTION OF BEING BACK WITH THE FAMILY WITH SUCH A WARM WELCOME FROM MOTHERS, CHILDREN AND STAFF.


THIS IS THE HAPPY PART BUT IT IS TINGED WITH SADNESS AS I HEAR OF THE LITTLE ONES WHO HAVE GONE TO HEAVEN SINCE I LEFT. LIFE GOES ON AND WE MUST FACE BRAVELY THE EFFORT TO COMFORT AND BRING JOY TO YOUNG AND NOT SO YOUNG.


HERE IN FLOOR 7 I VISIT SEVERAL MOTHERS WITH VERY ILL
BABIES. THEN ALONE IN A COT THERE IS LITTLE FLORIN ILIUTA. HE LOOKS IN WONDER AS I SING NURSERY RHYMES TO COMFORT HIM FOR, EVEN AT 2 YEARS OLD HE SUFFERS GREATLY FROM A RARE SKIN DISEASE. HOW TO HELP? WE PROVIDE CREAMS, BABYGROWS AND THE SOFT TOY. ABOVE ALL HE SEEMS TO RELISH BEING LIFTED IN THE ARMS.

IN FLOOR 5 THERE ARE SO MANY NEEDS WHERE BOYS AND GIRLS FROM 7 MONTHS TO 17 YEARS ARE CONFINED WITH CANCER / LEUKEMIA. BOOKS ARE A JOY THERE BUT THE FUN STARTED WHEN THE 16-18 YEAR OLD BOYS BEGGED FOR RADIO-CONTROLLED CARS. FUTURE SCHUMACHERS!

NEXT CALLS COME FROM PARENTS NEEDING PAMPERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. STRANGE BUT THREE OF THESE CHILDREN HAD EXACTLY THE SAME KIND OF ACCIDENT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY THEY FELL UNDERWATER AND LOST
CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH LACK OF OXYGEN. NOW ALL ARE STILL IN A COMA. PAMPERS ARE A VERY BIG NEED HERE.


OUTSIDE I'M TOLD A GRANDMA FROM GIURGIU WISHES TO SEE ME. FOR TWELVE YEARS WE'VE KNOWN HER ALWAYS REQUESTING ON BEHALF OF HER SON'S FAMILY OF EIGHT CHILDREN.
INSIDE AGAIN WE HAVE PLAYROOMS FOR THE LONG-TERM PATIENTS. LUCKILY WE HAVE YOUNG ROMANIANS WHO ARE WILLING TO “RUN” THESE PLAYROOMS AND MAKE LIFE MORE BEARABLE FOR THE LITTLE PATIENTS.

I AM BACK HERE ONLY THREE DAYS BUT I DREAM TO BETTER OUR PROGRAM BY ORGANISING TRIPS TO ONE TOURISTIC AREA, ALLOWING OUR CANCER PATIENTS ESPECIALLY, TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF SEEING THE CITY, THE PARKS, AND THE SHOPS AND ALSO TO ENJOY A PICNIC. THE CHANGE OF SCENE SHOULD DO SO MUCH GOOD!

I KNOW THAT, THROUGH THE PRAYERS AND GENEROSITY OF SO MANY GOOD FRIENDS OUR DREAMS WILL COME TRUE!