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Today's paper. Last Updated: 02/05/2012
Black Diamond

Black Diamond

Ingra and I agreed to meet at the “Coffeehouse” near Belorusskaya. I was a little late and flew into the cafe, not noticing amidst the hurrying pedestrians the pretty, young, pregnant girl standing near the entrance. Then she called me and we finally found each other. Inga Medvedeva was a champion paralympic athlete in skiing. She was 27 and awaiting the arrival of her child. When you see how she walks along the street, you don’t even realize she’s missing a leg. While we drank tea, Inga told me her story.

Seryozhka

Seryozhka

This story begins on 3 October 1997 in a small northern town when her firstborn child appeared on the earth—a son. She and her husband anxiously awaited his birth, made plans, and dreamed about what he would become. But the first sign of trouble burst out with the child’s first scream.

I like Sunday more than Monday... (Polleena Grigoryeva)

I like Sunday more than Monday... (Polleena Grigoryeva)

Our daughter is 13, she studies in the 7th form. Despite of the fact that Polly has hearing disability (her left ear doesn't hear at all and her right ear suffers from serious sensorineural hearing loss), the girl has been studying from the very start at an ordinary secondary school with excellent marks in all the subjects. She has taken part in many contests and has been a success. We would like to hope Polleena's example could inspire other families with disabled children.

 

To help children


Карапетян Сюзанна/Karapetyan Sjuzanna

Карапетян Сюзанна/Karapetyan Sjuzanna

Диагноз: Дефект межжелудочковой перегородки

Diagnosis: Defect of the interventricular septum.

Слепцова Айсена/Sleptsova Aisena

Слепцова Айсена/Sleptsova Aisena

Диагноз: Двусторонняя врожденная аномалия развития наружного и среднего уха (микротия средней степени/атрезия полная). Двусторонняя кондуктивная тугоухость II-III ст.

Diagnosis: bilateral congenital abnormity of development of outer and middle ear (microtia of the 3rd degree, atresia). Bilateral conductive hearing loss of the 2nd — 3rd degree.

Екатерина Смирнова/Ekaterina Smirnova

Екатерина Смирнова/Ekaterina Smirnova

Диагноз: Диспластический правосторонний грудной сколиоз IV степени

Diagnosis: dysontogenetic thoracic righ-sided scoliosis of the 4th degree

Other children

Шадапова Цырена\Shadapova Tsirena

Шадапова Цырена\Shadapova Tsirena

Диагноз: Правосторонняя микротия, атрезия правого наружного слухового прохода, правосторонняя кондуктивная тугоухость 3 степени.
Diagnosis: right-side microtia, atresia of right acoustic meatus, right-side conductive hearing loss of the 3rd degree.

Мироненко Даша/Mironenko Dasha

Мироненко Даша/Mironenko Dasha

Диагноз: Открытый аортальный проток
Diagnosis: open aortic passage


Алесич Елена\Alesich Elena

Алесич Елена\Alesich Elena

Диагноз: Диспластический грудной правосторонний сколиоз 4 ст.

Other children