“Wouldn’t it be best if they died?”
“Handicapped children require a lot of help from a lot of people. Wouldn’t it be best to just let them die?” A nursing student asked. There were 8-9 American women in the room and our mouths dropped to the floor in absolute shock. I knew that the doctors here advise mothers of handicapped children to just leave their children at the hospital. That it would just be a lot of heartache for them to bring them home, but I had never heard anyone speak so blatantly about it. I felt like crying and one woman did. The American team was very gracious in answering her question. The girl only reflected what she is taught in school. How sad.
This week a group of 22 American healthcare professionals came to
Ukraine to address the care of handicapped children. A physical therapist was in the group and God blessed me with part of her time. She went to the orphanage with me to see my children. She gave me some great ideas of what more to do with them. Also I was invited to the conference and learned even more. It was such a blessing.
